One of my favorite activities, at almost any time of year, is to walk through Our Neighborhood. The trees have been especially eye-popping this year. I’ve heard the trees are particularly colorful when there has been a lack of rain. This year is certainly one of those. About two weeks ...
About a year ago, my wife, Julie, and I agreed that I would benefit from a power recliner. You know, the kind of recliner that makes it easier for an old guy to get out of the recliner. I’m a large guy and it took us a while to find a power recliner of sufficient size and power to lift this ...
In these final fractious moments leading up to joy for some and bitterness for others, I have struggled to find something funny to say. Yeah, I know. I literally laid awake this morning trying to think of something that would make us all laugh. I came up empty. But then I remembered my best ...
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 ...
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 ...
A few days past, I encountered two people I did not know as I went outside to retrieve that all-important mail (which, as usual, was hardly worth the effort). They introduced themselves and handed me a local candidate’s “door hanger” for the upcoming election. This began a normal (for me) ...