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Letters to Editor

The Doodle Bug Club of America says thank you

To the editor: On behalf of the Doodle Bug Club of America, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire Webster City community for the warm welcome and generous hospitality shown to our members during our recent gathering. We were pleased to host riders and families from many ...

If you’re fed up with a politician, vote him/her out

To the editor: I’m sure that math teachers are trying to but it’s not getting through. I guess young people don’t care and old people like me must be diminished. They say rich people make up 1% then the rest of us working people are 99%. Each person gets one vote. The last I knew 99% ...

‘For the many, not the money’

To the editor: Treasury Secretary (Scott) Bessent accidentally revealed the Republican plan to privatize Social Security benefits with the new "Trump accounts." These accounts are contributions made for children born in the U.S. Before the Great Recession of 2007 the George W. Bush ...

My experience with reunions

To the editor: Reunions have always been more than just dates on a calendar for me — they’re a chance to walk back into a room and feel like I’m home again. Growing up in Webster City gave me memories that are stitched into who I am: football games under the lights, basketball in a ...

Union leader: Don’t fix what’s not broken

To the Editor: On Thursday July 24th of 2025, an email was sent out to the Wester City Police Departments dispatchers (5 employees) that over the last 6 months, unbeknown to them, that City and County officials had been working together to develop a merger of dispatch services within the ...