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Disagrees with praise for senators

To the editor: I was amazed by the irony of your Oct. 20, 2019, editorial. It praised Sen. Grassley for seeking to “stem the increase in farmer suicides.” It quoted his concerns that “farmers are increasingly feeling the pain of sinking commodity prices, devastating natural disasters, and ongoing trade disruptions.” These three concerns that Sen. Grassley stated “have caused great distress to farmers” are the direct results of President Trump’s actions with which the senator has found little fault. It must be comforting to receive praise for trying to solve problems ...

Event to benefit Health Center

To the editor: The Community Health Center of Fort Dodge has been in existence since 2006, serving Fort Dodge and the surrounding communities. We are writing this letter to ask for community support in helping us continue our mission of providing quality healthcare to all. In 2018 over 7,000 patients made over 25,000 visits to the health center, of these patients 184 were veterans, 32 were homeless and 96% were at or below the federal poverty level. On Saturday evening, November 2nd we will hold ou fifth annual fundraiser titled ‘All Star Fundraising Costume Party.’ The event, ...

Honor Flights a success

To the editor: Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight has completed its 2019 flying season. We had two flights, May 11 and Sept. 21. Some 300 plus veterans, World War II, Korean and Vietnam War veterans, from some 55 Iowa counties and some 208 Iowa communities participated. No major complications, just plain successful. All veterans taken and all returned safely. It is time to thank all persons and organizations that have participated in that success. Unfortunately, it is impossible to list all that have participated in that success for fear of leaving someone out. You know who you ...

Supports renewable fuels standard

To the editor: I must be missing something in the information provided about the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) in the Messenger recently. In the Messenger editorial Oct. 9, 2019, the writer praises President Trump, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for reaching an agreement to follow the law! I wasn’t aware that they needed an agreement to do that. The quote from Governor Reynolds says in part “We are grateful to President Trump for honoring the federal statute-” “By protecting the RFS President Trump ...

Hopes for more at grain silos

To the editor: We have been back to Fort Dodge a number of times since we left in 2017. It has been so satisfying to see positive happenings continue to build on wise choices made by city and civic leadership. When we arrived in June of 2000 there seemed to be a prevalent attitude of frustration that marked so much of the news, so this change is greatly appreciated. We have been disappointed though in the lack of follow through with the grain silos. We had assumed that more would be done on the surrounding land to provide for parking, walkways and an explanation of the ...

Democrats are the ones obstructing

To the editor: Democrat Representative Adam Schiff insisted for over two years that he had “direct evidence” of Trump’s interference in the 2016 election, evidence that he has never produced nor did Special Counsel Robert Mueller after a two-year investigation. Schiff is noticeably in the news again. To Schiff and the Democrats in Congress everyone, past and present, in the Trump administration is guilty of obstruction (yet to be proven), be it obstructing Mueller’s investigation of interference or obstruction of the now full-speed-ahead impeachment inquiry (impeachment being a ...