Galena Gazette

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Gazette Throwback November 23, 2022

Letters to the Editor

Vote April 4 for Groezinger Pennie Groezinger, a Stockton resident running for a second 6-year term on the Highland Community College Board, will continue to focus on advancing higher education for all students in the …

Westemeier At Large Candidate My first encounter with Jerry was when I enrolled in the Police Academy classes when he, as Chief of Galena Police, initiated to bring law enforcement techniques to the public’s attention with …

Vote for Groezinger I would like to recommend Pennie Groezinger for the position of trustee of the Highland Community College Board. Pennie, a current board member and vice-chair, brings much knowledge and experience …

Dear editor The same neo-liberal and neo-conservative factions of the US/Western power and money structure are reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as they did to Trump’s electoral victory in 2016. …

Good Guy Award The Pirate Closet has generously provided a snack for each day of our state-mandated standardized testing (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) for all of the third through eighth grade students. They …

Our Galena Library I don’t support building a new multi-million dollar library. We don’t need it. I resent being “over-taxed” year-after-year by the Library Board for cash they want but …

Please vote in the upcoming election April 4 we will have the opportunity to vote for three candidates for the Galena City Council and have a voice for the future of our beloved Galena. Those of us who live on the East side in Ward IV …

Columnists

A half-million tons: That’s how much glass has been recycled in Galena since 2020: Incredible!

Hillary Dickerson, city of Galena facilities manager gave us a rather remarkable statistic with us as it relates to the glass recycling program here. Over a half million tons of glass have been …

Congratulations: How about those boys from Scales Mound taking second place in the state?

On Saturday morning I was working on making corrections to Galenian pages when I suddenly remember the big basketball game in Champaign. But my heart started sinking as the first quarter steadily …

Lynn’s mussel curiosity continues

My current interest in pearl buttons was piqued when I held my first button-punched mussel shell in the palm of my hand. I felt I was holding a bit of local history about which I knew nothing. When I …

Exciting times: Third in the state; Scales Mound’s time to shine; and feeling grateful for the help

Emma Furlong was busy helping customers at The Galena Bakehouse this past Sunday morning when I stopped to pick up a cup of coffee for myself and Jay Dickerson who is so kindly helping us assemble …

Editorials

Let’s do better

It was an appalling start to the Martin Luther King, Jr., weekend on Friday, Jan. 14, when one participant chose to attend the Galena Music Boosters trivia night in blackface, a symbol of more …

Thinking about the holidays...Sharing & caring

As we approach this Christmas holiday season, we encourage all to think about the blessings we have–our families, friends, colleagues, our community as well as all the material things that …

Misguided legislation: Legislation making virtual meetings of public bodies acceptable for any reason should be defeated

Every city council or school board has issues large and small that impact the lives of the people it serves. Should residents be allowed to have chickens within city limits? Should the city-owned …

More editorials

More opinions

Candidate no-show muzzles his opponent

I was dismayed to learn that our incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Robert Hahn chose to not attend the March 6 candidate forum organized by the League of Women Voters. The forum gave voters a chance to learn …

Are you paying attention?

Full disclosure: I was an elected member of the Galena Public Library Board of Trustees from 1999-2003, …
Bill expands our understanding of ceramics

In a career filled with innovation, longtime Galena resident Bill Farrell (1936–2021) showed the world …
The COVID aftermath

At the age of 84 I find myself spending maybe to much time checking out obituary columns in the local and …
Did you know?

Did you know that the Galena library board raised the tax levy by 4.999 percent again this year? Does …
County board needs citizen input

I just read the Jo Daviess County Board voted to go forward with renovation of the Jo Daviess County …
Good Guy Award

I would like to nominate Larry Losch for the good guy award. Larry is a super friendly guy and can be …
Fresh water mussels: ‘Ain’t love grand!’

I have fallen in love with the mussel bound! Who’d have thought that would happen at my age? How …

Storm’s aftermath: Last week’s ice storm caused disruption, extra work but it left beauty all around

Freezing rain proved to be the chief topic of conversation this past week. With the temperature …
They are second to none

Ahhh, winter in the Midwest. Whether you are one that loves it or hates it, the truth of the matter …
Author basks in the wonders of our world

When I woke up today bald eagles were calling. The bright sun reflecting on iced limbs whispered, …
Water and soil: Beth Baranski travels the county talking about updated water resource plan

Beth Baranski has a big job ahead of her, a job that few would enjoy. Beth does. She enjoys getting …
No new library

Earlier this month the Gazette featured a story about space issues at our library on Bench Street. …
Appreciates Walmart’s help

The Galena Food Pantry thanks Galena Walmart for all the generous donations received of meat, baked …

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