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Editorials

Who doesn’t love a good blizzard?

Who doesn’t love a good blizzard? Ask the people who plow the roads. When the blizzard began Thursday night it seemed kind of tame. Well, it wasn’t. As Friday progressed multiple roads began to drift shut and despite the countless warnings by countless agencies who were going to ...

Church rising, state falling in Washington

An autumnal sky hung over the Capitol Monday afternoon. It was Yom Kippur, the day to atone, which seemed apt. Four thousand tourists come to the Capitol every day now, but the place will likely be dark next week. Gone was the cloud of uncertainty about a pending government shutdown. Most ...

Here’s another place where Iowa needs more transparency

There has been a lot of talk lately about why Iowa’s K-12 school districts need to be more transparent, and more accessible and more accountable, to parents and the rest of the tax-paying people of Iowa. That is the justification offered for a bulging backpack full of bills introduced in ...

Senate change won’t better inform Iowans

Typically, in the days leading up to the start of a new session of the Iowa Legislature, the attention is on lawmakers’ goals and priorities — and on the pledges they make to work together for the good of the people of Iowa. This year, however, Republican leaders who control the Iowa ...

Share in the holiday spirit with community Saturday

Things are going to be very festive in Webster City on Saturday as local businesses, the city of Webster City, the Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations collaborate for Christmas in the City. At various venues around the community, local residents will have an opportunity to ...

Include charitable giving in holiday budget

It can be easy during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season to overlook the fact that for the less fortunate among us, there will be no holiday from need. Children whose parents cannot afford those toys our youngsters think they have to receive, adults unable to find work to pay for ...