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Retirees and the Fair Tax Amendment
Recent contributors to the Gazette commenting on the Fair Tax amendment (Sept. 30 and Oct. 6) have voiced what I think is a quite justifiable concern: How can we trust the legislature to use … more
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Beware what you wish for. . .you might just get it
We have all heard the same old story from Illinois government today as in years past. The state needs more money so let’s tax the high-income residents and all will be well…as so … more
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These images bring back childhood memories for the author–the day he met Pancho, the Cisco Kid’s sidekick.
Mi nuevo amigo: The day I met Pancho
Inglewood, California, 1954. My neighborhood buddies and I were bored. Maybe that’s why we played “Army,” “Cops and Robbers” or “Cowboys and Indians” nearly every day. Those … more
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Praying for healing among the Lakota
A week ago, I received a personal message from Janice Dillan, a Sicangu Oyate Lakota friend who was in my class at Sinte Gleska University at Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. “The … more
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When Galena played football in December
The football season should be nearing its completion in the upcoming weeks, but unfortunately due to the pandemic, the season has been pushed to the spring. Prior to this year, the latest that … more
Steadfast commitment to bend the arc
Ruth Bader Ginsburg never sought fame. “I just try to do the good job that I have to the best of my ability and I really don’t think about whether I’m inspirational. I just do … more
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The original Galena High School was built in 1860 and burned to the ground in April 1904.
‘Does Galena High School need a spanking machine?’
The headline was an actual question posed by The Galena Gazette 125 years ago on Oct. 9, 1895, after dissensions between the principal at Galena High School and students. Talks of an organized … more
Act of consideration: Wearing a mask slows the spread of COVID-19 and benefits community members
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases pushes northward to 300 here in Jo Daviess County, there is one little thing we can all do that will stop or slow down the spread of this highly … more
Support for Fair Tax amendment part of solution
Although the League of Women Voters (LWV) never endorses candidates or political parties, we do take stands on issues we have studied and on which we’ve reached consensus. The LWV of … more
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An image from the 1908 Warren Fourth of July parade shows the Warren Academy in the background. The Warren Academy was a premier educational institution at the turn-of-the-century.
An ‘excellent educational institution’: The Warren Academy served its community for a dozen years
For a little over a decade, Warren was home to two different schools, one the public school that still is the pride of the community today, and the other the Warren Academy, which for its 12-year … more
Vote by mail: Ballots are mailed and now in the hands of voters. Remember: Be safe!
Two very welcome pieces of mail arrived at our home this past Saturday from Jo Daviess County Clerk Angela Kaiser. . .our vote-by-mail ballots. Another arrived for my dear sweet mother at Prairie … more
‘Justice, Justice you shall pursue’
This morning as I write, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state at the United States Capitol. She is the first woman to be given such an honor; she is also the first Jewish … more
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