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Local Columns

Track down every last penny

Washington is borrowing money from China to pay for pointless projects in China. You read that right! Since 2017, more than $1.3 billion U.S. tax dollars have been sent to our adversaries, Russia and China. It’s a scary thought, but this sum likely doesn’t reflect the total amount ...

Honor Flight makes lasting impact on volunteers

Kemna Auto of Fort Dodge, a prominent automotive dealership in the area, proudly supported the recent Honor Flight journey as two of their employees joined as dedicated volunteers. This remarkable experience not only touched the lives of the veterans they accompanied, but it also left an ...

Tom Tierney: His camera captured the beauty of our world

As long as sunsets and sunrises are part of our world, memories of Tom Tierney and how he captured them so spectacularly with his cameras will remain with his family and friends and the thousands who found pleasure in his work. Tierney was many things in his 71 years, 3 months and 28 days ...

The crisis-in-caring is becoming a catastrophe

A crisis ignored eventually leads to catastrophe, and that’s what we’re witnessing. The word crisis was first used in 1990—33 years ago—by the Bipartisan Commission of the United States Congress to describe the challenges the nation faced in providing long-term care services to ...

We can build a vital community

We all want to see Fort Dodge thrive and prosper. We want our community to be a vital and vibrant place that we take pride in and call our home. But what is a vital community? It depends on how we look at ourselves and our community and the vision we have for the future. Every community is ...

Economic development, quality of life and workforce

Communities with a higher quality of life experience both higher employment and population growth. Our region’s elected officials and leaders understand this and have invested in improving the quality of life initiatives, such as trails, arts and culture, and other amenities. Understanding ...