To the editor: In Iowa, your word is your bond, but actions speak louder than words. Sen. Chuck Grassley is a lifelong family farmer who understands the value of hard work, community, education, and family. He grew up on a farm in New Hartford. Iowa values run bone deep and through every ...

To the editor: Chris and I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who gave gifts of money towards our our home project from The Messenger article that was printed in the Aug. 28 edition. A very special thank you to our friend Sheri Gangsted for organizing this with The ...

To the editor: This is my response to the view of Rick Morain of Sept. 29, 2021. I read with interest his experience with automobile drivers violating speed laws while driving in Mass., New York and Pennsylvania. Well, I regularly drive from my home at Twin Lakes to Fort Dodge and I would ...

To the editor: Every war we’ve ever been in, leaving is always a fiasco. World War II we left Europe bombed apart and Russia took the biggest share of eastern Europe and split Berlin for years. Korea who actually won? No one wins and promising young people die. Vietnam, the North ...

To the editor: Most Americans would agree it was time to end our military involvement in Afghanistan. The same number would likely find fault with the manner in which the withdrawal was completed. It is reported that Biden made the decision in April 2021 to end U.S. military involvement ...

To the editor: As a Christian, veteran and always an independent voter, things have to change. Here we are not long after the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and so many family members are still waiting for answers and closure. In my 80 years, dad had always said you are a member of a Gold Star ...