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Opinion

With a little help from AI

Local Columns

It is no secret that AI has captured the imagination of most of us. It has, in particular, captured the imagination of the media. The gist of the media’s wonder is: How can we use AI? Well, in the interest of answering that question, I launched an experiment. I asked AI what we can do ...

Soybeans are big business in Iowa

Editorials

No one knows exactly how long humans have cultivated the soybean, but agricultural historians seem quite certain its domestication as a crop in China dates back three millennia. There are actually Chinese records documenting soybean growth as far back as the 11th century. There is some ...

Support Scot Ely for Webster City school board

Letters to Editor

To the Editor: I am writing to encourage my fellow community members to support Scot Ely in his campaign for school board. Scot is exactly the type of leader we need guiding the future of our schools. As a former Webster City Police Officer and currently an Iowa DCI Special Agent in the ...

Where has all the wisdom gone, long time passing?

Letters to Editor

To the editor: Where has all the wisdom gone, long time passing? One difference between Trump and myself is I believe this quote and he doesn’t. “Government is instituted for the common good, for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people and not for the profit, honor ...

A little bit of childhood

Local Columns

Sixty-five years ago one of the favorite things our mother would say to us was, “We’re going to Titonka (or to Wellsburg) Sunday.” Those were the Iowa communities where our grandparents lived. A trip to Wellsburg meant spending a Sunday with our maternal cousins and a trip to Titonka ...

The Doodle Bug Club of America says thank you

Letters to Editor

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 ...