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In her Condition of the State message, or as I like to call it, the State of the State (SoS), Gov. Kim Reynolds painted a glossy picture and just glossed over a lot of other issues. State Sen. Sean Bagniewski from Iowa District 35 did a good job in looking at the real numbers and issues. I have received his permission to use them for this SoS portion and I will also touch on Sen. Mike Bousselot's suggestion Iowa should buy the southern counties of Minnesota. Reynolds’ claim that Iowa is No. 4 for education choice because of her voucher program came from the Heritage Foundation, a ...

Webster City Women’s Club thanks the many visitors who attended the Festival of Trees

To the editor: Over 200 visitors enjoyed touring the Jane Young House during the Women's Club's Festival of Trees held December 6-8. The freewill donations were appreciated and will help us to maintain the historic home. We regret that the weather on the 14th caused us to cancel the open hours that day. Visitors were invited to select their favorite tree and participate in a puzzle matching each of the 22 decorated trees with a "Songs of Christmas" title. Children enjoyed searching for the hidden elf. The People's Choice selection was Country Twist Boutique with its "Christmas in ...

The Spirit of Christmas blesses us

Dear Citizens of Webster City, First, I want to thank all those kind souls who have already sponsored an Angel from the Angel Trees located at Kendall Young Library and Peoples Credit Union. The Webster City Ministerial Association is proud to administer this program, and your generosity is ...

A letter to my daughters on the day after

My loves, Today will be one of those days that will be seared in my memory. Someday you will probably read about today in history books. Two of you will be too young to remember, and yet, there is so much I want you to know. You won’t remember how I snuggled next to you last night as you fell asleep and sent a silent prayer into the universe to protect you. You won’t remember the midnight tears as I realized a Harris/Walz win was unlikely. The way your dad held me and told me, “The girls will be okay. We will be safe. We can keep them safe,” and how that only made the tears ...

Kloberdanz’s experience, dedication uniquely qualify him for re-election

To the editor: Next Tuesday the voters of Hamilton County District One will face a choice between two highly respected candidates that are seeking the office of Hamilton County Supervisor. Although Iowa law requires a candidate to seek the office of County Supervisor on a party label, it is in reality an administrative position that oversees the County’s business and is not in any way political in the exercise of its statutory authority. The background experience together with any personal interaction one may have encountered with a candidate will and should always be considered ...

This is not the year to be partisan when voting; support people who respect voters

To the editor: I have been reading with great interest the articles about the Summit pipeline in your paper. Although I moved away some time ago, I am still very concerned about the Webster City community. Out of curiosity a couple of years ago I attended an informational meeting concerning the Navigator pipeline. I heard many shocking things that day about the dangers from these. The representatives from the company said no need to worry, if there was a leak they would know within 10 minutes! A well-respected and well-known official in Polk County came into the room about halfway ...