To the editor: A crop of yard signs is mushrooming, reminding us of the election coming up in November. On the ballot will be an important GO bond extension for Iowa Central Community College. Dr. Jesse Ulrich, president of Iowa Central, has provided a clear, bold plan for the funds. He has ...
Fairly and correctly administering the law was a form of public service that Mark Cady turned into his life’s work. Cady, the Fort Dodge man who was the chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court when he died in November 2019, was a steady presence in courtrooms for nearly 40 years. He began ...
To the editor: I believe the hardworking taxpayers of Fort Dodge are being taken advantage of. The city of Fort Dodge is in a huge debt hole. The 2024 outstanding obligations for Fort Dodge are $197 million, as reported by Roby Smith, State of Iowa Treasurer. This debt hole includes ...
Recently, I was visiting with an older gentleman friend about what I should write about next. From across the table, a woman offered, "Farming." When I looked back, my friend looked me square in the eye and said, “Yep.” He knows I don’t come from a farming background, but we've had long ...
It may not seem like it right now, but at some point the federal government will get back to work. When it does, an area man will be playing the lead role in managing the United States Department of Agriculture’s rural development programs for the state of Iowa. Mike Sexton, of Rockwell ...
As president of Iowa Central Community College, there is not a single day that passes without a business owner or community member asking me how we can increase the number of people in the skilled workforce that our region, state, and nation so desperately depend on. On Nov. 4, our region ...