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Your vote matters more than you think

To the editor: We’ve all had that cynical thought: “My vote doesn’t matter.” It’s a narrative designed to make us feel powerless as if our individual choices are insignificant in the black hole of politics. But this belief couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, our democracy hinges on participation, and every vote has the potential to change the course of history. A lot of folks don’t understand that elections are not decided by the majority of the population — they are decided by those who show up. And in many races, especially local and state elections, ...

Thank you for Fall Festival at Wilson Brewer Park

To the editor: I wanted to give a shout out to all the organizations and volunteers that set up and manned the booths at the Fall Festival at Wilson Brewer Park on Saturday October 12. There were a great number of parents and kids having a good time at the petting zoo, the pumpkin painting, touring the log cabins, school house, Depot, and the Mulberry Center Church. I would like to thank everyone who did all the hard work to make this event successful. The Wilson Brewer Park Foundation board members, Hamilton County Veterans Affairs, American Legion Post 191 members provided the ...

Opinion aside: ‘You don’t have the right to your own facts’

To the editor: I had the honor of serving my country for 25 years in the military. I spent three years of my military career working in an Army Psychological Operations Battalion. My job as an electronics warrant officer was to maintain our mobile recording studio from which some of our key missions including the following were developed: Influencing with Information or Disinformation: This involves sharing specific information with foreign audiences to influence the emotions, motives, reasoning, and behavior of foreign governments and citizens. This would be done by using cyber ...

The Doodle Bug Club of America thanks the community for its support

To the editor: The Doodle Bug Club of America would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire community for your ongoing support of our club and its members. We recognize that it’s impossible to thank everyone individually who has contributed to our annual event in one way or another so we want to take a moment to extend a sincere thank you to everyone. Your support and service are so important to our club and our members and we truly appreciate everything that is done for us. During our annual meeting, it was brought up that a non-attending member had mentioned we ...

Fly-in Breakfast was a success

To the editor Sons of the American Legion held its annual Fly-in Breakfast Sunday, September 8th, and it was a great success. The Sons would like to thank WC Custom Meats, Fareway, the Airport Commission, and Storm Flying Service. Special thanks to Steve Struchen and Chad Davis for their pancake flipping skills and Hamilton County Veterans Service Officer Ryan Sawyer. Scholarship awardees will be announced in the spring. Harley Balsley Commander Sons of the American Legion

Stop stealing campaign signs

To the editor To the COWARDS that stole my yard sign in the dark of the night, go ahead and keep sneaking around in the dark, because WE ARE NOT GOING BACK. If you stay silent and fail to rock the boat in this war between good & evil your life may be easier, but your childrens’ won't. Any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, what states you can travel to, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should say, and what you can and cannot do with your own body, doesn't care one bit about freedom. Lisa Westcott Schaa Webster City