To the editor: As a longtime Eagle Grove resident, I have been shocked to read the recent coverage of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their harmful impact on communities of all sizes across the state. It has been widely reported that 29 Iowa pharmacies closed in 2024. These pharmacies ...

To the editor: Webster County recently held an election and authorized taxation to pay for EMT/ambulance services, designating such medical service as “essential.” I am left with a question now that the issue has been resolved with wildly favorable results. We will pay for such service ...

To the editor: I had a flight booked from Fort Dodge to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend the American Pharmacists annual meeting on March 20. When the blizzard occurred on Wednesday, March 19, I was concerned. I contacted Rhonda Chambers, the head of the Fort Dodge Regional Airport. She stated ...

To the editor: At Eggs and Issues, I brought up what I believe is the essential issue that everyone should be talking about: that the United States may lose its democratic status. For those who don’t know, the group that monitors and reports on the democratic status of nations put out a ...

To the editor: My heart was saddened when I heard that the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home is closing. I was the volunteer coordinator for UnityPoint Hospice volunteers from 2003-2022. A lot of our volunteers spend many hours in our wonderful Hospice Home helping our patients, their families and ...

To the editor: Fort Dodge and Webster County need to assure all families have immediate emergency medical services as an essential service when someone has a heart attack or terrible car accident on a rural county gravel road. That is why I am voting yes on March 4. The Messenger has ...