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The heat and humidity were oppressive. We had intended to talk about current plans for the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation. But Steve Barg and I seldom have conversations that do not take off in …
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by Lynn Werner
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7/11/23
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A few years ago, a young woman asked me if I wished I could relive my life and do it better.
“The truth is,” I told her, “I rather like just where I am. This is …
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by Lynn Werner
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7/5/23
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I appreciate a very diverse range of literature.
I feel like that’s fitting for someone who studied English in college to say, but when I say diverse, I really mean it. I’m someone …
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by Murphy Obershaw
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7/5/23
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Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, a fresh-faced cub reporter began his first day on the job at the Galena Gazette. His name was P. Carter Newton; the date, December 10, 1979. The Newtonian era …
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by Mike Jones
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7/5/23
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Winning a drawing at the Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum came right smack in the middle of “My Glorious Week of This, That, and the Other.” Call me fickle, but a woman of my age …
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by Lynn Werner
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6/27/23
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O ne of the activities which gives me great pleasure involves making photos of sunrises during early morning bike rides. Writing this weekly column has given me great pleasure as well.
For …
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by P. Carter Newton
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6/27/23
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A s Carter ends his weekly column, at least for the month of July, Murphy Obershaw, Bob Woodward, Mike Jones and I have been tasked to write one a month.
If I am being honest, I was hesitant. I …
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by Olivia Friederick
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6/27/23
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For many, July 4th is a day to reunite with friends and family and celebrate our nation’s independence.
For others, July 4th is the anniversary of the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, a …
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by Tessa Flak, Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum
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6/27/23
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One of the great personal experiences in my life took place at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Aug. 22, 2017.
I had been in Maine following the death of an uncle and had flown to …
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by P. Carter Newton
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6/20/23
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G ot too much stuff? These days it’s a common complaint. In past decades we thought nothing, or at least not very much, about throwing stuff away. Off to the landfill it went.
However, …
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by Pam Bernstein
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6/20/23
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Last week, I visited dear Galena friends on a particularly hot day. I sat in their welcoming home feeling embarrassingly sweaty after spending the previous hours working on my garden. Perhaps that is …
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by Lynn Werner
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6/20/23
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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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