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Not by it's cover...
By: Austin James Stone
"The Virtue of Selfishness"
Nonfiction
By: Ayn Rand
Perhaps this review is
bias, because Ayn Rand is, in
my opinion, one of the best
writers of the twentieth century.
"The Virtue of Selfishness" is
about Ayn Rand's personal phi-
losophy called Objectivism. The
book also points out the flaws in
another philosophy that is quite
popular in America today called
Altruism. The book is divided
into chapters and each chapter
discusses a different aspect of
these two philosophies. How-
ever, one of the major themes
of this brilliant literary work is
how many people in America
have taken the word "selfish"
and twisted it's meaning into
a negative connotation. How-
ever, if you enjoy Ayn Rand
half as much as I do, after you
read this book you will believe
in "The Virtue of Selfishness."
What My Library
Means to Me
By: Larry Stone
When I was asked this ques-
tion, I thought, piece of cake! I think
I could go on forever how important
our library is to my family. I'm not
a television person but I do read
all the time. The last 30 plus years
of my life have been dedicated to
young people. When I was grow-
ing up, it seemed as though there
was always something to do. Al-
most everyday I was baling hay for
someone, then after work we would
all meet at the Fireman's lake north
of town and swim, talk, or just hang
out with friends. Then there was al-
ways Schalk's restaurant, where the
bank is located now, where Kate and
Frank always made us feel at home.
When I look around me at the town
of Sherrard, as it is today, I see a
bank, two restaurants, two taverns,
a single baseball field meant to
serve 250 kids, and a park where
most of the playground equipment
was donated and built by the kids
themselves, via the volunteer proj-
ect at Sherrard Jr. Sr. High School.
What the library has done
the past two years is to open it's
doors and embrace and welcome
our young people. It's very rare to
go to the library and not see some-
one using the computers, reading
magazines or books, enjoying the
community room, but, most impor-
tantly, socializing and becoming
close friends once more. From our
very special Monday morning ladies
to our young people playing video
games, from our girl and boy scouts
to our Bible fellowship group, the
Sherrard Public Library has become
the destination or gathering I had
envisioned it would be. To those of
you who have become part of the
library family, I say "Thank you",
However, to those of you who have
went by and wondered "What is go-
ing on in there?", I would strongly
encourage you to come on down. I
promise that once you have glanced
all that the library now has to offer, it
will become your favorite place to sit
down, relax, and read a good book.
Meet Austin James Stone
By: Austin James Stone
Austin James Stone is 18 years
of age. He recently graduated
from Sherrard High School,
in the fall he is planning on
attending Black Hawk Com-
munity College for one year,
after which he will transfer to
another school to pursue his
greatest passion in life: Film.
Gifts and Memorials
Ed and Laura Evans
Monday Morning
Coffee Klatch
Trinity Regional
Health System
