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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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Galena EMS had been focusing on additional dedicated medical personnel for a few years. This past Jan. 4, the Galena Area Emergency Medical Service District (GAEMSD) offered an EMT program through …
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by Bill Bingham, coordinator, Galena Area EMS
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6/21/22
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Lilly was two years old when I took pictures of Scales Mound’s 2004 graduation. She sat next to me as the students entered. I snapped what I could from my seat. When it came time for the …
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by Jay Dickerson
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8/9/22
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This weekend I’ve been thinking about bicycling. At this point, Sarah might interject, “He thinks about biking all the time.” Gazette staffers might claim that, as well, especially …
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by P. Carter Newton
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6/6/23
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Mitakuye Oyasin. We are all related.
I remember close Sicangu Lakota friends of Rosebud Reservation as I write this column based on one I wrote in 2015. I dedicate it to Warlene Yellow Cloud, …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/29/23
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One hundred good things! After several rather grim columns, I decided to reaffirm the everyday moments that make us feel good. Joyfully, my list of good things is growing exponentially. What was …
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by Lynn Werner
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6/21/22
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Galena Gazette staff members have been fielding queries for a week or so about The Galena Gazette “going downhill.” The comments started coming our way after we shared details of major …
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by P. Carter Newton
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8/9/22
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The old saying goes, “The early bird catches the worm.” Dating back to 1605, the year the saying is first recorded in English, its meaning is simple. If you arrive early, you reap the …
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by P. Carter Newton
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9/27/22
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D uring my career here, one of the constants has been the Galena Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast. In my initial years here, the breakfast was hosted at Pete’s Steakburger Inn.
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by P. Carter Newton
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2/7/23
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Greenwood Cemetery, Memorial Day, 2023. We came to walk among the veterans’ graves, honor them–and remember. We were the only people in the cemetery.
How differently Memorial Day is …
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by Mike Jones
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6/6/23
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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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A Galena tradition is set to continue once again on Monday, July 4 as the Kiwanis Club of Galena prepares for the 28th annual Galena Fourth of July celebration.
This year will be different than …
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by Brandon Behlke
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6/21/22
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