Dear Editor, Jerry Lafferty holds up the trickle down theory as the remedy for low income workers (Letters to the Editor, Aug. 13, 2014). Historically, it hasn’t worked and the disparity between rich and poor continues to grow. Our capitalist financial system takes no...
The Final Word by Diane Lowrey, editor Taking advantage of the wonderful weather we’ve been able to experience the past several days, I recently took a drive around Trenton just to see what was going on. And boy did I get an eyeful. The most obvious activity is...
By Jeff Berti Grundy County Conservation Agent Deep, dark depression, excessive misery; what does a hunter do when it is July or August? The ducks are thousands of miles away, doe are weaning their fawns, bucks are growing antlers and ticks rule the woods. Life can...
City Chat by Gary Beverlin, Building Inspector Building codes and ordinances are put into effect to ensure that homes, schools, workplaces and other buildings in our community are as safe as possible. Codes address all aspects of construction including structural...
Retired longtime Trenton barber Ed Wilson, 72, died at 12:25 p.m. on Thursday July 1, 2010 at his residence in Trenton, where he had been under hospice care. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 5, 2010 at Resthaven Mortuary, north of Trenton....
Rian Bree Wilson, infant daughter of Jeff (Bud) and Amanda Miller Wilson, died on Thursday morning, June 24, 2010. No funeral services are planned. Rian Bree was born early Wednesday morning on June 23, 2010 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City. She...
