Commerce extends its heartfelt thoughts to all those affected by the recent fire at J Watts Electric LLC. This unfortunate incident, which also led to the temporary closure of neighboring businesses including The Webster Theater, Gilbert Jewelers, and Sandi’s Attic, and Platinum Connect, ...
People have asked: How can we impact local decisions? In this case, they are referring to the City of Webster City’s proposed splash pad for East Twin Park. If you joined the conversation late, here’s the Cliffs Notes: On November 17 in this space I challenged people to put their name ...
Going through scores of old family photos recently reminded me of something for which I need no reminder: I’m the heavyweight in the family. From age four on, every photograph shows a chubby me. While the rest of my family was of normal proportions, I was wearing “husky” jeans from JC ...
It’s customary this time of year for newspapers everywhere to write glowing editorials about the virtue of shopping local. After all, throughout the year, local businesses support the ability of local journalists to deliver local news, and we hope you will support them. Local news is ...
I am not a big football fan but on the rare occasions when I have visited a university stadium I love the halftime performances by the college bands. In particular, I enjoy the sousaphones in the bands. For those who are not tuba aficionados, a sousaphone is the round-belled tuba most common ...
Before me, I have the unsigned letter referenced in Thursday’s story announcing the resignation of this community’s assistant city manager. I could have published it, but I chose not to. There are several reasons for my decision, the first being that this newspaper routinely doesn’t ...