To the editor: In his State of the Union address, President Biden claimed his administration had cut the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion in the last two years. Not true. In 2021, Biden’s first year in office, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan that provided an additional $1.9 ...

To the editor: I am a fifth-generation farmer in Humboldt County. The corn I raise is delivered to Gold Eagle Coop and is manufactured into livestock feed or ethanol, and the beans are manufactured into oil and meal. For more than 20 years, I have also worked off farm in the livestock ...

To the editor: Referring to Jared Strong’s article in the Tuesday Feb. 21 Messenger, Monte Shaw indicated all ethanol plants in Iowa will close if the pipelines aren’t built. They probably won’t even be able to sell the inventory that they have on hand. Then we are to assume that all ...

To the editor: Am I woke? Why, yes I am. I’m wide awake and alert to racial prejudice and discrimination. My question is, why isn’t everyone? Oh, that’s right, Iowans tend to bury their heads in the sand. Does it take a wake up call? A Chinese weather balloon invades our airspace and ...

To the editor: Thank you to the voters who voted for me in the January special election primary for the Fort Dodge City Council at-large seat. I am writing to encourage you to exercise your freedom to vote by voting on Tuesday, Feb. 7. You have an opportunity to select one of the two primary ...

To the editor: We were so saddened to learn of the recent passing of Robert Patton. A truly great singer who freely shared his wonderful talents with our community. How privileged we were to hear him perform with the Karl King Band on a yearly basis and the Fort Dodge Choral Society from time ...