Word: galena
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...must remember that the American method of government is not one of consensus but one of representation. It is to be hoped that our Representatives sometimes cast a vote based not on political expediency but on principle. MARVIN YODER Galena, Alaska...
...system often holds you are guilty until proved innocent. I pity Jewell's mother for the way she was treated. I hope she and her family will accept an apology from me, as a citizen of the U.S., for the way our government has treated them. SCOTT D. ZANE Galena, Illinois...
...flame that first lit Grey's fuse was a riverboat casino in Galena, Illinois, the quaint Mississippi River town where he lived quietly with his wife and served as the local Methodist pastor. In 1991, 81% of the townspeople voted against playing host to the boat, but the referendum was nonbinding, and local officials, thirsting for revenue, invited it to dock anyway. "I got mad," recalls Grey. Now, with this nationwide campaign, he adds, "I'm getting even." This hometown fight led to invitations to speak in Iowa, Indiana, Missouri and other states grappling with a riverboat onslaught. Grey...