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The solution to domestic violence is prevention

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If you are familiar with domestic violence, you know that its effect most often is to ruin your life. I wish I hadn’t just written that. Domestic violence is too often incremental, starting in a way that confuses, then escalating to a point where you are certain it’s time to leave. Want some statistics? Here are a few: — 1 in 10 high school students has experienced physical violence from a dating partner in the past year. This is incremental. — 9.4% of high school students reported being hit, slapped, or physically hurt intentionally by their partner in the previous 12 ...

Opinion aside: 'You don't have the right to your own facts'

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To the editor: I had the honor of serving my country for 25 years in the military. I spent three years of my military career working in an Army Psychological Operations Battalion. My job as an electronics warrant officer was to maintain our mobile recording studio from which some of our key missions including the following were developed: Influencing with Information or Disinformation: This involves sharing specific information with foreign audiences to influence the emotions, motives, reasoning, and behavior of foreign governments and citizens. This would be done by using cyber ...

Thank you for Fall Festival at Wilson Brewer Park

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To the editor: I wanted to give a shout out to all the organizations and volunteers that set up and manned the booths at the Fall Festival at Wilson Brewer Park on Saturday October 12. There were a great number of parents and kids having a good time at the petting zoo, the pumpkin painting, touring the log cabins, school house, Depot, and the Mulberry Center Church. I would like to thank everyone who did all the hard work to make this event successful. The Wilson Brewer Park Foundation board members, Hamilton County Veterans Affairs, American Legion Post 191 members provided the ...

Sniffing out bargains

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I love a bargain. Finding something I need at a great discount is a joy. Back when GPS devices were relatively new, I purchased a $199 brand name GPS navigation system for less than $50. That’s a bargain! Our mother taught her kids the art of bargain shopping. It was a matter of survival for a woman with a tight budget and a hungry husband and six ravenous children to feed. I joke that I can sniff out a bargain. When I go shopping I usually check out the clearance shelves first. I have also learned the skill of not buying something I don’t need just because it’s cheap! The ...

Olmstead was an accomplished scout

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I was at a gas station recently and bought some really tasty popcorn from a Cub Scout. Having been a Scout myself — Cub, Boy and Explorer — in my distant youth, I had to look into the history of scouting here. I had no idea that Webster City hosted one of the first troops in the nation. ...

The Doodle Bug Club of America thanks the community for its support

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To the editor: The Doodle Bug Club of America would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the entire community for your ongoing support of our club and its members. We recognize that it’s impossible to thank everyone individually who has contributed to our annual event in one way or another so we want to take a moment to extend a sincere thank you to everyone. Your support and service are so important to our club and our members and we truly appreciate everything that is done for us. During our annual meeting, it was brought up that a non-attending member had mentioned we ...