To the editor: Wouldn’t it be great if the president understood small town America? That’s one of the reasons I’m supporting Nikki Haley for president and encouraging my friends and neighbors in Webster County to vote for her at the Jan. 15 caucus. Nikki was born and raised in a town ...
To the editor: Loneliness is having a moment. We are reaching epidemic levels of lonesomeness, and why? In a society that is more connected than ever, with smart devices out the wazoo connected to the internet, metaverse, the ether, to infinity and beyond, why still the constant barrage of ...
During a big winter storm such as the one that blew into Fort Dodge Monday night, lots of people like to stay inside, sipping their favorite hot beverage while they watch the white stuff pile up outside. But one group of people goes out in every storm, and the work of these unsung heroes ...
Just about everyone has called in sick at some point, saying they had the flu when they were sniffling, sneezing, maybe running a fever and generally feeling lousy. Those symptoms definitely add up to an illness, but the problem is not really the flu. Influenza, as it is properly known, is ...
To the editor: I have supported Donald Trump for president in both the 2016 and 2020 elections with votes and letters to the editor. That support has changed. I believe Donald Trump, president at the time, had direct and, in my opinion, sole responsibility for the Republican loss of both ...
Last December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that more than 302,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at our southern border, the highest number of crossings ever recorded in a single month in American history. This figure also comes on the heels of a CBP report confirming ...