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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 …
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 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 …