~a column by Colleen O’Brien I reacted to a speech last week with a sense of foreboding. It was blasted out by the GOP hopeful against the Democratic presumptive nominee for President of the United States.
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Tree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren for the Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will have its annual “Christmas in July” gathering at noon on Saturday, July 2, at the Uptown Cafe meeting room. Lunch will be Dutch treat from the menu. Guests and other family members are certainly welcome. Please bring items or cash donations for the Greene County Christian Action…
Read MoreMourning in a little town and all over the world
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Yesterday I attended a vigil for the massacre of 49 people in Orlando, Florida, that erupted in the early morning hours a week ago Sunday, on June 12. The service was in a small Florida town far south of the big city that is home to Disneyland and Pulse Nightclub. The city council of this…
Read MoreBeing a neighbor
The tragedy of the death of Keith Devilbiss in a traffic accident in Rippey and the impact on the young man driving a pickup made many aware of it what it means to be neighbor.
Read MoreRippey community mourns loss of Keith Devilbiss
~by Luann Waldo, Editor, The Scranton Journal The Rippey community is mourning the loss of a volunteer who in the past two years has made a big impact on the community. Keith Devilbiss, 78, died from injuries suffered in an ATV / pickup crash Wednesday, June 15, at 2:55 pm.
Read MoreNegative is as humans do
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Stephen Hawking, world renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, after studying the big questions of us humans (a form of Where’d we come from? What’re we doing here? Where are we going?), decided that our salvation as a species lies in space.
Read MoreGOP soapbox at Bell Tower Festival
The county and state candidates will participate in the Greene County GOP soapbox at Saturday at 1 pm. Candidates will speak and answer questions from the public. Look for the “soapbox” in front of Ben Franklin/Tech Zone.
Read MoreI love it when I can’t put the book down
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Lab Girl by Hope Jahren Any story that opens with “There is nothing more perfect than a slide rule” is either going to have you closing the book on a yawn or, like me, forcing you to read on because of the idiocy of the statement.
Read MoreTree Tracings
~by Valerie Ogren for the Greene County Genealogical Society Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, June 4, at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Elaine Deluhery will tell about her “First Ancestor in Iowa”.
Read More“…the education of the whole people…”
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expense of it.” John Adams said this a couple of centuries ago.
Read MoreQ & A: Memorial Day
~with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley “I encourage all Iowans to take a moment of gratitude at 3 pm local time on this Memorial Day. It is a day of solemn reflection for those who have died serving their country in uniform.” –Senator Chuck Grassley Q: Why is Memorial Day a federal holiday? A: This holiday observes the ultimate sacrifice of…
Read More“Where to Invade Next”
~a column by Colleen O’Brien Filmmaker-documentarian-activist Michael Moore has released another thought-provoking movie. In “Where to Invade Next” he tells his audience that in order to bring back things we in the U.S. need, he will intrude in countries populated mostly by Caucasians with names he can pronounce.
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