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Opinion

AFES says thank you to community

Local Columns

As we reflect on another year of service to our community, I want to take a moment to express heartfelt gratitude to the City of Fort Dodge and its residents for the incredible support you’ve shown Athletics for Education and Success (AFES) over the past 20 years. Your belief in our mission ...

Looking ahead to 2025

Local Columns

Q: What’s new on your plate in the U.S. Senate in the 119th Congress? A: Voters in the 2024 elections delivered a fresh mandate to Washington, D.C., returning President Trump to the White House and putting Republicans in control of both houses of Congress. That means the U.S. Senate will be ...

The Christmas spirit of giving should continue throughout the year

Editorial

Every year around the holidays, the generosity of people who live in and around Fort Dodge blossoms. The familiar red kettles of The Salvation Army get filled with change by people going in and out of stores. Donations flow for initiatives like Bikes for Tykes. Those are some of the ...

Recapping a year of results

Local Columns

2024 was a busy and successful year representing our families, farmers, businesses, and rural communities in Congress. I made over 320 stops on my biannual 36 County Tour, launched the second iteration of my Feenstra Agriculture Tour, held several town halls with Iowans, and advocated for our ...

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025.

Editorial

Soon, we will welcome in a new year. Tomorrow, no doubt many readers will stay home, joining the ranks of those sitting on the couch, counting down the final moments of 2024 while participating vicariously in the festivities broadcast from Times Square in New York City. Others will ...

We don’t want California’s EV mandates to spread nationwide

Local Columns

On Wednesday, Dec. 18, President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency delivered yet another blow to the American auto industry and affordability for our families. The EPA announced that it granted California permission to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars in the state. In doing so, ...