America is a land filled with compassionate people. This is a nation where charitable giving is a standard feature of community life. There are many good causes and no shortage of generous souls willing to contribute time and/or money to make the world a better place for those less fortunate ...
Every November, Diabetes Awareness Month shines a spotlight on one of the fastest growing health concerns in the United States – type 2 diabetes. According to the CDC, more than 38 million Americans have diabetes, and another 98 million (nearly 1 in 3 adults) have prediabetes, a condition ...
How fortuitous it is that while the attention of millions of Americans seems focused on controversy, we take time out to honor those about whom we are in complete agreement: veterans of military service. No matter how we view politics, we are united in revering the men and women who have ...
Q: What’s the history behind Veterans Day? A: President Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 that renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all veterans of all wars. Armistice Day was made a national holiday in 1938 to honor the sacrifice of those who served in World War I and ...
An exciting new private group has committed itself to improving Fort Dodge by taking on big empty buildings. It’s called The Better Way Project. In the last two weeks it has announced its purchase of the Carver Building at 1003 Central Ave., a building at 817 Central Ave. and the former ...
Twice in the 1980s while traveling Iowa, I met 30-something-year-old mayors who so impressed me that I began telling people they “could or should be governor.” One was Tom Vilsack, who became mayor of Mount Pleasant in southeast Iowa when he was 36 years old in late 1986. You all know he ...