…all manner of different original variable distinct contrasted nuanced shades of mixed bag = fun ~a column by Colleen O’Brien Thanksgiving is a week gone, but I will remember this one for a long time; it was one Turkey Day that was about immigrants, just like the first one. I was not taking notes, but the conversation, without the many…
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Ernst reflects on 99-county tour
~by Senator Joni Ernst, Nov. 28, 2016 Born and raised in southwest Iowa, I grew up on our family hog, soybean and corn farm. As a child, I was taught by my parents the values many Iowans share: hard work, service and sacrifice. From Day One, I made a commitment to you to bring our shared values to Washington, and…
Read MoreIt’s thankful time
~a column by Colleen O’Brien It is two weeks after the general election, and lo and behold, it’s Thanksgiving; happens every four years. Every four years some of us get to be thankful. The rest of us look on in consternation — not a lot of thankfulness going on — because our candidate didn’t make it. It’s such a pendulum,…
Read MoreSchool board president Ohrt labels culture of the community as ‘toxic’
Challenges all to form a culture we want to live in Editor’s note: Greene County Schools board of education president David Ohrt provided to the board an update on what he called his “mental health status” at the Nov. 21 meeting. His comments follow. “The thing I’ve been thinking about that is really important to me is we make difficult decisions…
Read MoreTales of a traveler
~a column by Colleen O’Brien The following is a story told to me recently by an American who lived with her mother and father in Salzburg, Germany after World War Two, where Shelly D’s father, a U.S. Army officer, was stationed with the Allied occupation forces. The small wiry woman with barely a gray hair is 85. She is a hiker,…
Read MoreTension over, we now find ourselves in a reality show
~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…
Read MoreLetter 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.
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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.
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