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Opinion

It’s time to tee up to stop violence

Editorial

Some of the golf carts that will be rolling along the paths at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course on Aug. 6 will have something extra attached to them. As part of the sixth annual Tee’d Off Against Violence Golf Tournament that day, the carts will have shields on them which tell the story of ...

New park building honors park benefactor

Editorial

To say that the late Donna Monkelien liked Oleson Park would be putting it mildly. Her name and her love of the sprawling park on the south side of Fort Dodge will be remembered for decades to come thanks to the newly opened shelter in the park which is named after her. A $183,412.93 gift she ...

Iowa’s fruit and vegetable growers deserve recognition

Editorial

There’s more than corn and soybeans growing in Iowa’s rich soil. Iowa’s farmers grow staggering amounts of corn and soybeans, so it makes sense that those crops are the first ones many people associate with the state’s farms. But there is also a surprising amount of fruits and ...

Work of many made for softball tournament success

Editorial

The 2022 Girls State Softball Tournament did not end the way the Fort Dodge Dodgers and their fans had hoped that it would, but it still showcased our community and its outstanding sports complex. The fact that Fort Dodge has hosted the tournament for more than 50 years is a tribute to the ...

VP Harris keeps up the gaffes

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: President Biden’s many gaffes have been written about. Vice President Harris has some oldies but goodies of her own. In an interview with Craig Melvin on the Today show In January, Harris was asked if it was time for the administration to change course, to change strategy, ...