To the editor, I have been a resident of Greene County all of my life except for the two years I went to and graduated from AIB in Des Moines and the one year I worked for a CPA firm in Des Moines. During those three years in Des Moines I was always hoping a job opportunity would come up…
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Letter to the editor – Darren Jackson
To the editor, “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are hours where decades happen.” The author of the quote, Lenin, probably would not appreciate the way I am going to use his words in this letter. I’m not encouraging a communist revolution, but rather an educational and capitalist one.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bill and Peg Raney
To the editor, We are writing to show our support for the school bond referendum and to encourage others to support it with a yes vote on April 3. This plan addresses a variety of needs that we see as important for the kids and for the future of Greene County.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Karen and Steve McCoy
To the editor – We were born in Jefferson. We graduated from Jefferson. We raised our two sons here in Jefferson. We worked our entire years in Jefferson. Now, we are retired and living in Jefferson. We do not have children or grandchildren in this school system. We are property owners and pay our taxes. We don’t have fancy words…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Steve Fisher
To the editor, As the parent of a high school student, the spouse of a school teacher, and a school board member you’d probably expect me to be talking about the benefits of the proposed school/academy bond proposal and the advantages that it will present for the students and staff of our school system here in Greene County CSD. While…
Read MoreThe Behn Report
March 9, 2018 This week was busy as we worked to send Senate bills over to the House ahead of our next legislative deadline. Most days were filled with long debates on a number of bills, spanning a wide variety of topics. One of these was Senate File 2243, which prohibits false or misleading caller identification information to any person…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bruce Bannister
To the editor Greene County is now inundated with hog confinements. Within the city limits of Jefferson there is often a noticeable whiff of hog manure in the air. No one should have the right to impinge on anyone’s quality of life.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Diana and Justin Towers
To the Editor: Justin and I would like to share our support for the upcoming school bond initiative, “Our Kids, Our Future…….Greene County”. We moved back to this community a few years ago, putting our faith in the hope that we could earn a living and raise our family here.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Carl Behne
Editor, As a major employer in Greene County, Greene County Medical Center supports the current school bond proposal. It will benefit our community in many ways. First and most obviously, it is a vote in support of our kids.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – J.B. Hinote
To the Editor, I recently sat in a class where I was presented with a surprising fact. At most, people only remember about 15 percent of what you tell them. This came as a shock to me since I thought people really wanted to hear what I had to say. I was mistaken. We all are. The conversations we hold…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Hannah Sheridan
To the Editor: In the fall of 2017, my husband and I became parents to our very first pre-kindergartener. It marked the beginning of a journey, and for the next 15 years, my husband and I will be a part of this school system. Unfortunately, our beginning was a rocky one. This past fall, our daughter Lily and her 4-year-old…
Read MoreDo you know you have it?
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I read once that the mere thought of moving fills most Americans with dread; the article said it was akin to getting mugged in the park. I thought that was an over-the-top comparison, but the article was probably talking about moving to a different apartment in a big city where parks might be known as…
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