To the editor: The Fort Dodge Federated Garden Club expresses appreciation and thanks to all who supported our recent 20th annual garden tour. To the homeowners and gardeners who so graciously displayed your gardens to the public, thank you. We know that you lovingly tend your gardens ...

To the editor: The annual Oakland Cemetery Walk was a success again this year. The Friends of Oakland Cemetery would like to first of all thank the Ann Smeltzer Charitable Trust, without their continued support and donation each year we would not be able to have the walk. Others we would ...

To the editor: The 17th annual Swing for a Cure golf outing was held on June 10 this year at the Fort Dodge Country Club. We had 36 teams that enjoyed the fun-filled day. The outpouring of generosity and support this event receives year after year is a wonderful tribute to this community’s ...

To the editor: Frontier Days was a very memorable weekend for us. We enjoyed being part of the three-day event. All the activities were well attended by large crowds. Many thanks to Terry Cook and his Frontier Days team for a job well done. Thanks again to Shimkat Motor Co. for ...

To the editor: As I reflect on the past Memorial Day, as a daughter, sister, and wife of veterans, who proudly served our country, what I don’t understand is this. We have veterans living under bridges, or in squalor, in filth in a corner of a city street. In need of food, water, medicine, ...

To the editor: In 1973 the Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, granted women the right to an abortion up to the point of viability, believed at the time to be around 23 weeks into the pregnancy. The right was granted nationwide. States could be more restrictive of abortions when the pregnancy was ...