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Editorial

Inauguration must ensure safety, honor tradition

What if you built an expensive, elaborate reviewing stand for a parade and on the big day, it overlooked an empty street? That is the question both President-elect Joe Biden and incumbent President Donald Trump must answer within just a few weeks. Inauguration day for American presidents ...

New plant will pioneer use of corn stover

The number of products that can be made from corn is staggering. It includes food, animal feed, ethanol, other chemicals, yeasts, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, colors and dyes, and even antibiotics. All of those items come from ears of corn. The corn stalks, stems and leaves — what farmers ...

This holiday season, support hometown businesses

It is no fault of billionaire Jeff Bezos that COVID-19 is the grinch who stole Christmas from many people in our communities. Bezos did not bring the virus to our country. We have no hesitation in suggesting that if he could end the epidemic by spending his entire fortune, he would do ...

NEW Cooperative has stepped up again this year

Food, like twinkling lights and carefully wrapped presents, is a major component of the holiday season. At family meals across the area, dining room tables will be just about creaking under the weight of all kinds of good things to eat. But unfortunately, not everyone can afford even a modest ...

Let’s support Toys for Tots

Some children in families facing difficult economic situations won’t have a very festive Christmas unless charitable giving puts some toys under the tree to make their holiday brighter. That’s why Fareway stores and the Marine Corps Reserve partner in the Toys for Tots effort to make sure ...

CJ Bio America book provides life lessons

Second graders throughout Webster County are now reading about the adventures of Chessie and JoJo. One of those characters is a pig; the other is a chicken. They are the stars of the new children’s book ‘‘Chessie and JoJo Make Their Way.’’ The decisions the animal duo make ...