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A s we come off of the Memorial Day weekend and get into the thick of the summer, it’s an exciting time to be in the Galena area.
The tourism season ramps up to full force and the plethora …
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by Bob Woodward
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6/13/23
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Lawrence Dillon suffered. It was not just the discomfort; it was that he knew that folks looked away. It was sometimes awkward, for there was not just the pain but also some shame. He had that …
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by Lynn Werner
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12/20/22
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The story of Dave and Pat Casper’s relationship with the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation and Casper Bluff Land & Water Reserve has been well chronicled in The Galena Gazette. . .ever …
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by P. Carter Newton
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12/20/22
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It has been awhile since I have taken the time to write a column here, and I have definitely missed the opportunity to use this space to provide historical tidbits and information to the community. …
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by Brandon Behlke
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9/13/22
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Though I have been writing a series of columns on Galena’s railroads, I still don’t have a real understanding of the conditions for the workers who did the dangerous work of constructing …
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by Lynn Werner
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9/13/22
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Radio has its “Vault of Treasured Music.” Newspapers have archives. Staffers Kevin Engler and Mike Jones donned helmets, hazmat gear, and night-vision goggles to explore deep into the …
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by Kevin Engler and Mike Jones
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9/13/22
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In 2007, a story circulated that a 30-pound squash had been grown from indigenous seeds hidden in a clay pot for 800 years. The story turned out to be a hoax. The story of the size of the squash …
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by Lynn Werner
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11/22/22
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Just prior to Friday night’s Galena-Le-Win football game, the rising moon stole the show for anyone looking at that direction. What a view.
Author Avijeet Das writes, “The moon …
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by P. Carter Newton
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9/13/22
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It isn’t often that I read something and find myself crying like some blithering, emotional other self. But that’s what happened while editing a written-from-the-heart column by Keri …
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by P. Carter Newton
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11/22/22
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My day started out like every other. After the typical morning activities, I took my Akita, Kia, into town for a stroll on the levee, which I often did. I love the view overlooking the river on one …
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Theresa Severin
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1/16/24
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Now that it’s been a little over six months since we bought the Gazette from Carter and Sarah, I thought I’d take a little time to share some of the investments and updates we’ve …
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Bob Woodward
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11/7/23
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While researching the native groups in our region before settlement for what I had planned on being this week’s column, I took a long slow walk on my land. It was early morning. Smoke was …
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by Lynn Werner
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7/18/23
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