Get your corn boiled in Galena on August 29, 2026. Music, games, food, and refreshments!

The US Constitution called for one representative for each 30,000 citizens, but was capped in 1913

Perched on a hilltop on the southern edge of Galena is the US Marine Hospital.  Though it is near to town, few know of it – and even fewer know its strange and wonderful history.

Technology Has Exceeded Human Intelligence To over-simplify it, “The Great Filter” is an attempt to explain the “Fermi Paradox,” which asks why we have not detected intelligent life anywhere elsewhere in the universe.  The suggestion is that some point in the evolutionary process is so improbable as to be impossible, a “Great Filter.” The easiest picking for a “Great Filter” …

I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t heard it with my own ears, some think pickleball is too loud

“I’m not afraid of dying, but I don’t want to be the reason.” Do you have hypertension (high blood pressure), high cholesterol, or are you “borderline” type 2 diabetic? Do yourself a favor and learn about the Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB) diet. This is not a “fad diet”. This is an evidence-based, scientific way of looking at food and …

George Carlin had an amazing insight into the minds of Americans, and articulated well what he saw.

A few of my favorite photos from our recent California trip.

You never know what you’ll find in the old Gazette archives. This article comes from the March 16, 1910 edition of The Galena Daily Gazette. You can take away their freedom, but don’t mess with their tooth powder and hair ribbons! For a link to the growing archive of historical Galena newspapers, go to The Galena Foundation. GIRL RIOTERS ARE …