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Asks for compassion

To the editor: As I go about my day, I hear and see a lot of impatience, non-compassion, hate, and violence occurring in America. God is not any of those, and one must ask, what happened that America lost their patience, compassion, love and kindness. Let’s start with America lost track of God, whom provided our basic morals and ethics in society. At Walmart, I see people who do not care about the person in front of or behind them as long as they can get their item and push their way to the front of the line; At Target, I see someone who gets angry and loses patience because the ...

Appreciates food drive support

To the editor: On April 8th the Fort Dodge Noon Lions held a drive-by food drive. A huge thank-you to everyone who came to the Lions’ Den to donate food and paper products. We collected and donated approximately 500 to 600 pounds of groceries to the Lord’s Cupboard. In a time when so many need help, it was heart-warming to see there are also many who are willing to help. Keep safe Fort Dodge! Nancy Weldon President Fort Dodge Noon Lions

Remembers announcement during WWII

To the editor: My story takes you back to the WWII era. I’ll be 97 soon, and all my friends are gone. At the time of the war, I was living with my sister in Chicago. I was hired by the U.S. Navy, with offices on busy State Street in downtown Chicago. Three years of great work. My desk was by a glass window near the entryway, and the door was locked. Rare that anyone entered that way. One day, a man entered and knocked on the door. I noticed his officers’ Navy uniform, so I pushed the buzzer and opened the door for him. He entered and stood right by my desk. All the men ...

We wonder why

To the editor: We have taken God out of our government, courthouses, schools and even our homes. Yet we wonder why God has let this terrible virus take over our lives. We need to let God back into our lives. Sharon Savery Rolfe

How we can help our veterans

To the editor: There is a heart-wrenching crisis in our veteran community. The latest records show that 1,284 veterans in the Midwestern region alone ended their lives prematurely. This has been devastating for our communities, leaving many people across our state asking why this keeps happening. Fortunately, Congress has taken action to help flatten the curve of veteran suicides. We’re in a better position to save lives now that President Trump and our representatives in Congress approved $25 million to research veteran suicides by firearm. However, collecting data takes time and ...

Is there anything I can do?

To the editor: My world is filled with wonderful friends who feel a desire to help during this Covid Crisis. It is hard to feel like there is nothing you can do. You need to know that the most important thing to do right now is to stay home to avoid contact with other people. Donating homemade baked goods to facilities not only causes you to leave your home to deliver them, but also could harbor the virus on the food or the container and deliver the virus to our essential services when we are working 24/7 to keep it out as much as possible. Send electronic gift cards if you want, but ...