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Letters to the Editor
Letter-to-the-editor This Memorial Day perhaps all of us should take a slightly different approach. Perhaps we could start out by apologizing to the Vietnamese people. Say loud and clear we should not have helped …
Get serious about Supreme Court ethics The recent news about Clarence Thomas’s financial entanglements with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow should be alarming to every American. This is what happens when the highest court in the land …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month We all have mental health needs, just as we have physical health needs. During the month of May, the League of Women Voters of Jo Daviess County invites you to reflect on your mental health. Our …
Our Galena Hospital Recently I had reason to be admitted to Midwest Medical Center by Dr. William Farrell on Monday, April 17 and released Wednesday, April 19. I cannot give enough praise about the care I …
A thank you and good luck For the last decade as a Congresswoman, I represented Galena and all of Jo Daviess County, along with many of the surrounding Illinois counties. The Gazette covered my comings and goings for that …
Columnists

Not such a good guy award: Columnist frets over ‘poor choices’ and noise that is greater than the parts

The Galena Gazette frequently gets letters extolling good folks for doing good things. We cleverly call this feature the “Good Guy Award.” Praise rolls in for good deeds, large and small. …

Canadian forest fires make for interesting sunsets

O ne of my favorite evening activities now that the weather has moved toward warmer temperatures is sitting on my back porch. From there I can see young people playing on the new playground …

A young newspaper carrier shares a story

Swept away by the beauty of hardworking men unloading trucks on Commerce Street last week, I proclaimed the impossibly lofty goal of writing a history of commerce in Galena in the following few …

Earth Works: Think green and eat local!

As the manager of Jo Daviess Local Foods (JDLF), the online farmers’ market delivering food throughout the county, I strive to “think green” every day. Local food is, by its …
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 …

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Workshop helps develop work habits

Hello, my name is Dylan Clark. I live in Elizabeth. I was born on Nov. 1, 1999. I grew up in Rock Island. I have been employed at The Workshop since August 2021. The Workshop has been offering …

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