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President Pinocchio

~a column by Colleen’Brien When someone you know lies – not just once, but on a regular basis – what do you think? Oh, I’ll hang out with this guy, should be fun. What difference does it make? We all tell little white lies. What’s it mean when that person who lies says that other people are the liars? Doesn’t…

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Introducing Ron Wagner

Starting this week, GreeneCountyNewsOnline readers will occasionally see political cartoons drawn by professional comic artist Ron Wagner of Des Moines. You’ll find them under the Opinion tab, usually on Sunday. Ron graduated from what is now East Marshall High School. He graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in Dover, NJ, and from the School of…

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On the march again

~by Denise O’Brien Van I was a lone Greene County participant, I thought, in the Saturday, Jan. 21, Women’s March in Des Moines. The local women I invited to walk with me had commitments, so I soloed, rather bravely, I thought. Now I know, thanks to Facebook, that several Greene County women were there. The throng was so large that I…

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Marching around the globe

~a column by Colleen O’Brien On Saturday, January 21, the day after inauguration, millions of people in America and across the globe marched for women’s rights. They marched in Australia and New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Antarctica, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, England, Ireland, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Scotland, Mexico, but not, as far as I could find out, in Russia…

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Letter to the editor – Sheila Goodwin

Dear Editor, As a Greene County resident I’ve been reading a lot about our school district and their decisions. Everyone seems to have an opinion about what changes need to be made to improve the relationship between the school district and the community and there seems to be a lot of squabbling. I’ve been squabbling a little myself.

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Let’s make a change

~by J.B. Hinote of Jefferson In hearing of the recent resignation of another school board member I have a few thoughts. First of all, I am not surprised. It is a thankless job, that of a school board member. On one hand you are fighting as hard as you can to make sure that the decisions made by the administration, and…

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So long….

~a column by Colleen O’Brien After eight years of pride in my president, I am reluctant as well as nervous to let President Barack Obama go. I understand I have no choice, what with the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution limiting presidents to two terms, but for so many of us it’s been such a civil ride, at least on…

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Of books there are too many….

…but never can there be enough ~a column by Colleen O’Brien This week I received from a librarian friend of mine a list of books to read; and then I was given the loan of a book called The Books that Changed my Life. These are gifts of great value to the book addict. It means we get to add…

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Marijuana as medicine?

~ by Angie Baack, New Opportunities prevention consultant Marijuana is a growing part of our culture. Popular musical artists incorporate usage into lyrics, Facebook is inundated with opinions about marijuana usage, and as of the November 8th election, more states have decriminalized recreational use and other states have included medicinal use. Now more than ever, we need to separate fact from fiction…

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