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Opinion

Porters, Hughetts: A family friendship spanning 140 years

Local Columns

Some people are lucky to have friendships that last a lifetime. But for two families who were first united 140 years ago, friendships have lasted through five generations and remain alive today. Meet the Porter and Hughett families. It was 1882 when Thomas and Ann Porter homesteaded on ...

Frontier Days 2022 kicks off summer

Editorial

Starting today, there is a sure sign that the summer season is truly at hand — Frontier Days 2022 begins. The gates open at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village at 4 p.m. today and an exciting and diverse agenda of entertainment will commence soon after. The three-day festival continues a ...

Legislature accomplished a great deal

Editorial

When lawmakers wrapped up business for 2022, it was clear that the Republican majority could celebrate a record characterized mostly as a success. Not only had major legislative changes passed, but much of the ambitious agenda outlined by Gov. Kim Reynolds in her Condition of the State message ...

Warns of protests over Roe decision

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: In 1973 the Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, granted women the right to an abortion up to the point of viability, believed at the time to be around 23 weeks into the pregnancy. The right was granted nationwide. States could be more restrictive of abortions when the pregnancy was ...

Hunter provides facts on Iowa’s new antlerless deer season

Local Columns

After reading some of the recent round of stories about the final passage of Senate File 581, I’m pretty embarrassed. As a reporter, you’re supposed to tell the reader what happened, who it happened to, how it happened, where it happened and if known, why it happened. I’m old school ...

Take the time to remember

Editorial

Today is Memorial Day. For many people, it is a time to welcome the summer season by taking advantage of a three-day holiday weekend to spend time relaxing with friends and family. It is important, however, not to forget what this day is truly about. Beginning soon after the Civil War, a ...