~a column by Colleen O’Brien What a relief. Trump won and so we didn’t have to have rioting at the polls. An Iowa woman who was ready to start a revolution if Hillary won was rightly worried, however. “I’m ready for a revolution because we can’t have her in,” said Rhonda from Newton on Election Day. “What are we going…
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Letter the editor – Peter Bardole
To the editor, I would like to respond to Sid Jones’s letter to the editor regarding his concern about my ability to represent all of Greene County.
Read MoreNOTICE – Deadline for election-related letters
No letters to the editor related to the Nov. 8 general election will be posted at GreeneCountyNewsOnline after Friday, Nov. 4, at 5 pm unless they are in direct rebuttal to a previously posted letter. Thank you.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Sid Jones
To the editor, I am voting for Guy Richardson’s re-election to the Greene County board of supervisors because the whole county needs his representation.
Read MoreAn addiction to well-honed quotes
~a column by Colleen O’Brien I’m visiting in a home in which the hostess placed a book beside my bed: Witty Words from Wise Women, compiled by a woman, B.J. Gallagher. Instead of listening to politics today, I thought I’d read something far removed to lighten the election fatigue I’m beginning to suffer from, as is most of the United…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – James Holz
To the editor, I have had the opportunity to work with Peter Bardole in various capacities over the past eight years, including conducting business with him and collaborating on the Farm Bureau board.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Bonnie Silbaugh
Dear editor, With the many negative political races that are in front of us every day, I’d like to write a positive letter of support for one of our residents running for city council, Matt Wetrich.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Josh Tuel
Dear editor, I had the pleasure of meeting Pete Bardole in the summer of 2015. Pete brought his son to audition for the Community Players production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. I asked Pete if he was going to audition and he wasn’t sure but came back and read anyway. I ended up casting Pete in a pretty good role…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Matt Wetrich
To the people of Jefferson, I am writing to introduce – hopefully re-introduce – myself to you, fellow citizens of Jefferson. My name is Matt Wetrich and I am running for city council in the upcoming election on November 8. I am a 38-year-old husband and father. I have lived in Jefferson for 10 years and work as a naturalist…
Read MoreTree Tracings
The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Nov. 5, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Bill Burkett will share information about War of Northern Aggression: Confederate States of America—Burkett Family. Guests are always welcome. The meeting room is handicapped accessible.
Read MoreRead a book
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The leader-types of the world – presidents and prime ministers and the wanna-bes of those positions, other elected representatives and military fellas, celebrities, pundits, CEOs, dignitaries, wise guys and smart women, fashionable folks and partiers — may be in the news, thinking they’re making the news; but the people who make the necessary things happen…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jim Andrew
Dear editor, As a lifelong Greene County Republican and farmer, I am writing to endorse Peter Bardole, Republican candidate for county supervisor in the Nov. 8 election. I do this with some hesitation as my lifetime classmate and three term supervisor Guy Richardson, who was defeated in the party primary and chose to run again as an independent is also…
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