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133rd is nation’s best
February 9, 2013 The 133rd Test Squadron plays a highly significant role in our nation’s defense. It tests communication gear, radar, data links and software before it is issued to all branches of the military. more »»
Hail to the chief
February 7, 2013 Tim Carmody is remaining chief of the Fort Dodge Police Department and that is good news for the city. more »»
Voters keep schools strong
February 7, 2013 On Tuesday, Fort Dodge Community School District voters approved renewing the crucial physical plant and equipment levy for an additional 10 years and increasing the amount of the levy for the years... more »»
Don’t listen to Harry Reid
February 6, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., already is well on his way to making that house of Congress a rubber stamp for whatever he, often at the behest of President Barack Obama, wants to do. more »»
We must learn the full story
February 5, 2013 During the weeks before the November presidential election, questions about the Sept. 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans came primarily from Republican. more »»
Back plant and equipment levy
February 3, 2013 It’s time to go to the polls to provide our town’s public school system with the resources it needs to keep an excellent educational system strong. more »»
Conservatives must convince the public
February 1, 2013 Conservatives in the House of Representatives really had no choice but to postpone debate over increasing the national debt ceiling, as they have now voted to do. more »»
Hospice Ball is Saturday
January 31, 2013 Fort Dodge is fortunate to have health care resources that are the envy of other communities — including many much larger towns. more »»
Out-of-control spending must be curtailed
January 29, 2013 Two years ago President Barack Obama warned that unless he got his way from Congress with an unqualified increase in the national debt ceiling, terrible things would happe. more »»
Iowa Power Farming Show starts Tuesday
January 28, 2013 What organizers say is the largest indoor agricultural equipment show in the upper Midwest — and the third largest in the United States — kicks off Tuesday and continues through Thursday at Iowa... more »»
‘Progress 2013’ starts today
January 27, 2013 As the holiday season draws to a close each year, The Messenger’s writing staff embarks on a challenging adventure — producing a comprehensive look at how a wide array of developments in our region... more »»
Catholic schools serve area well
January 27, 2013 There has been a Catholic School System in Fort Dodge for almost as long as this town has been in existence. There are other Messengerland towns that can make a similar claim. more »»
Corn fuels Iowa’s economy
January 26, 2013 Corn production has been a key factor in the Iowa economy for more than 150 years. The state’s 21st-century economy is characterized by increasing diversit. more »»
An idea worthy of support
January 25, 2013 President Barack Obama consoled the people in Newtown, Conn., who suffered the unthinkable. Twenty innocent children and six adults were massacred in the community’s elementary school. more »»
Say it ain’t so, Joe!
January 24, 2013 Vice President Joe Biden is apparently dropping hints that he may make a run to succeed Barack Obama in 201. more »»
Carbon tax is not acceptable
January 23, 2013 Now that President Barack Obama has won re-election and begun his second term, he is free to pursue some of the goals he considered, but backed away from due to public outcry during his first four... more »»
Inauguration Day: Celebrating America
January 21, 2013 Today is a day for great pride. Barack Obama will once again take the oath of office as president of the United States at noo. more »»
Today we honor a dream of justice
January 20, 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, being observed today, is an appropriate time to recall an exceptional perso. more »»
Plan to attend Pork Congress
January 19, 2013 For four decades, the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Iowa Pork Congress has been a symposium where pork producers and assorted experts gather to share views and information about an industry that... more »»
Meeting the challenge
January 19, 2013 Look for the best in others. Dream big. Choose positive influences. Speak with kindness. Start your own chain reaction. more »» |
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