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Local Columns

Addressing Iowa’s doctor shortage

Growing up in rural Montgomery County, Iowa, I am all too familiar with the challenges of accessing medical care, especially if you or a family member needs to see a specialist. Sadly, postponed procedures, limited hospital beds, and long wait times for experts like cardiologists and OB/GYNs ...

Iowa Central is for everyone

Our purpose is very simple at Iowa Central Community College. We want students to come to Iowa Central and finish their degree or certification in the shortest amount of time possible, with the least amount of student loan debt, so they can go on and have a better life. It is a purpose we are ...

The sorry state of the Biden economy

On metric after metric, President Biden’s economic agenda — which he has coined “Bidenomics” — has failed our families, farmers, small businesses, and rural communities. His tax-and-spend policies have pushed the American Dream out of reach for too many families by eroding their ...

New superintendent welcomes upcoming school year

Dear students, parents, and guardians, On behalf of the entire staff at Fort Dodge Community Schools, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new academic year! It is with great enthusiasm and excitement that I write this letter as the superintendent of schools, and I am honored to have ...

Highlighting the Iowa State Fair

Q: What do you look forward to every year at the Iowa State Fair? A: Like many Iowans, I look forward to the Iowa State Fair every year. For 11 days, the fair showcases the best of Iowa’s heritage, history and industry, featuring one of the world’s largest livestock shows and the iconic ...

SBA’s fast fraud, made to order.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is running a drive-thru for fraudsters, serving up tax dollars from COVID-19 assistance programs to career crooks, violent criminals, and even felons still behind bars to grab-and-go. The agency cut billions of dollars of checks to almost anyone who ...