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Letters to Editor

Tim Scott to speak at Hamilton County Chili Feed on Saturday

To the Editor: The Hamilton County Republicans invite all to join us this Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11th, for our Chili Feed & Silent Auction. Our special guest speakers include U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Tim Scott, Iowa House Majority Whip Henry Stone, State ...

Thank you from the Webster City Rotary Club for a successful Turkey Dinner

To the Editor: On behalf of the Webster City Rotary Club, I am writing to express our deepest gratitude to the community for their incredible support of our Annual Rotary Turkey Dinner, held this year on October 15th at the Briggs Woods Conference Center. While we encountered some ...

Eminent domain should not be used for carbon pipelines

To the editor: A Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll in March showed that nearly 80% of Iowans oppose the use of eminent domain for a carbon pipeline. I hope the Iowa Utility Board follows the wishes of nearly 80% of the Iowans and votes against eminent domain. In my opinion the laws ...

Vote for someone who wants to limit campaign contributions

To the editor: I saw a Republican Congressman on TV say we are spending 7 trillion and collecting only 5 trillion, so he wasn’t voting to not shut down the government. Wasn’t it the previous Republican administration that gave all the tax breaks to the rich? It isn’t rocket science, ...

Choosing VDMC was the right decision

To the Editor: Going to the emergency room is never fun. However, nothing is worse than the experience of being a parent to a child in the emergency room. Recently, I found myself in this position in my home community of Fort Dodge. When in need of care, I took my child to UnityPoint ...

You should read Sarah Brewer-Bonebright’s historic book; it’s online

To the Editor: We are all enjoying the more expanded Turning Back the Pages of Time sections in the newspaper. The recent one about Sarah Brewer-Bonebright’s book “Reminiscences of Newcastle, Iowa 1848 — a History of the Founding of Webster City,” Iowa sparked a reminder that this ...