The big news story earlier this month out of Dubuque, Iowa, involves American Airlines and its decision to discontinue American Eagle service there. The news came as quite a shock.
Sarah and I …
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by P. Carter Newton
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7/26/22
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A little bit about a lot of things this month.
First, you may have noticed that the new Fall/Winter issue of the Galenian is out on the streets. (Mostly, we’re still making the rounds to …
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by Bob Woodward
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9/12/23
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Hi, hello!
It’s a delight to meet you. I’m Lisi Ludwig and I’m writing to you from my new home away from home at the end of Main Street. I’m still deciding if it’s …
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Lisa Ludwig
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12/12/23
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Veni, vidi, victus sum
On Saturday, September 9, the Gazette’s Senior Locomotion Correspondent laced up his Chuck Taylors and embedded with Heroes for History’s runners. A ringer …
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by Mike Jones
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9/12/23
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“Oscar, I have to go without you. Be a good boy. Do not jump on the sofa.”
That was enough for Oscar to give me his most tragic expression, which was laced with the sorrowful yet …
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by Lynn Werner
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11/1/22
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It was bittersweet filling out my vote-by-mail ballot for the Tuesday, Nov. 8 General Election and seeing my neighbor’s name, Janet Checker, on the ballot.
Janet was such a good soul and …
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by P. Carter Newton
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11/1/22
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W hen I was 16, they had a “What Kind of Job Do You Want?” night at Freeport High School. I looked at all the jobs offered, and the one that appealed to me was forest ranger. There were …
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by Lynn Werner
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2/21/23
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One of my summer rituals involved riding a bike across Iowa as a participant of RAGBRAI, the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. The route–different each year–takes …
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by P. Carter Newton
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2/27/24
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Sister, here. Every so often, a donkey has to pitch in and help her human out. Lynn is busy getting her garden ready and asked me last week if I would please write the next column. She concluded her …
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by Lynn Werner
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5/24/22
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What does a small bird have in common with Christina H., from Galena, who was declared “insane” and ordered to be committed to an asylum in February 1909?
This morning just before I …
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by Lynn Werner
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8/15/23
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I’ll be leaving The Galena Gazette at the end of this year. It’s time for goodbye and, especially, a heartfelt thank you.
Thank you, Gazette readers and advertisers. Your belief in …
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by Mike Jones
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12/27/22
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Why are native plants gaining importance with gardeners? First, native plants are designed by nature through thousands of years to thrive in your region.
Second, native plants help address the …
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by Mary Edwards
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5/2/23
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