To the editor: Over three years ago I wrote a letter like the one I am writing now. My Dad, Dennis “Dodger Denny” Olson, unexpectedly passed away. The amount of love and support my family was shown from the city of Fort Dodge was so entirely out of this world. My mom wondered how we would ...

To the editor: I welcome Joseph Jackson, of Fort Dodge, to share his opinion (10/27) on these pages. I am writing to straighten it out. He leaves out a central fact that thousands of Iowans attended the rally because they support the Trump agenda and are very dissatisfied with the Biden agenda ...

To the editor: We find ourselves in quite a predicament. We have urgent challenges staring us in the face with a dangerously dysfunctional and corrupted government that refuses to address them or put our democratic ideals and the common good ahead of their partisan interests. Why do we ...

To the editor: As a past president of the Iowa Corngrowers Association and someone who has farmed in Iowa for the past 45 years, I wasn’t entirely surprised the most recent Iowa Poll showed that 85 percent of residents in the state believe that ethanol is critically or fairly important to ...

To the editor: We are writing this letter to endorse Kim Alstott, a man of integrity that we have known for over 20 years. Kim has represented Fort Dodgers from Ward 4 for 10 years and would like to be able to continue to see some of his council work to fruition. Housing is important to ...

To the editor: After reading The Messenger’s articles on the candidates for Fort Dodge City Council at-large and attending the forum where the candidates spoke, I feel Richard Higgins deserves your vote for City Council at-large. He wants to be involved in the progress the city is making. ...