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Author Archives: Galen Gockel

Posted inOpinion

No hate, no fear … and silence is no option

by Galen Gockel January 31, 2017February 10, 2021

To begin, let me introduce you to Martin Niemoller. As a Lutheran clergyman in Germany during the 1930s, Niemoller emerged as an outspoken critic of Adolph Hitler and was thus detained in a concentration camp in 1937. He was confined at various sites until liberated by Allied troops at the end of World War II in 1945. 

Posted inOpinion

Stop stigmatizing illnesses of the mind

by Galen Gockel January 8, 2013February 10, 2021
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Remembering Bill Shafer’s remarkable legacy

by Galen Gockel February 1, 2011February 11, 2021
Posted inArchive, News

A local newspaper is essential to self-governing

by Galen Gockel June 28, 2005February 11, 2021
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Put-Call 101: Colt Building deal was well-considered, in 2001

by Galen Gockel and One View June 14, 2005February 11, 2021

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