Appreciates act of kindness
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:Many thanks to the young man in the red car who voluntarily shoveled my sidewalks and driveway at 505 Cedar St. last week.It was very much appreciated.Philis FletchallWebster City
Opinion
Supports local counselor
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:I would like to respond to the article dated Jan. 23, 2014, titled "IBSW suspends Follett's license."I have been seeing Tom as a patient for eight years now. I don't know how my son, husband and my life would have turned out without the therapy he has provided us. I definitely ...
Chocolate festival a success
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:The Friends of the Kendall Young Library would like to publicly thank everyone who made the recent Chocolate Festival such a success.Thanks to all who made such yummy concoctions, to the judges who sampled every entry and took their jobs very seriously, and to everyone who came to ...
Choosing an insurance plan
Local Columns
Open enrollment under the new health insurance system continues until March 31, so now is the time to get enrolled if you need health insurance. After March 31 most people must wait to buy health insurance until November when they can purchase insurance for 2015. Note: If you experience a life ...
The language of fly fishing
Local Columns
We've talked about this before ... you and I. For obvious reasons, I spend a vast amount of the year noodling around the rural regions of the country. I mean, let's face it, that's where the country is; that's where the outdoors is; and that's where the fishing and hunting opportunities lie.But ...
Living off my assets
Local Columns
It was 1966, the year I graduated from high school and the year I began working at the radio station in the county seat.In small market radio stations at that time announcers had to regularly monitor transmitter readings along with everything else. I worked part time in the office until I could ...
A century ago in Kamrar
Local Columns
These two simple, run-of-the-mill school spiral notebooks sit on the bookshelf in my office. They don't look like much really-just your basic lined paper school notebook. Pretty unimpressive, at least till you open one up.That's when you'll see line after line in each notebook filled with the ...
Books of a lifetime
Local Columns
Amazon, that online repository of books and just about everything else, recently released its list of 100 books to read in a lifetime. As I thumbed through the digital listing of books, I was amazed at how many of the books I had actually finished.Of course, there were a several that I hadn't ...
Moving forward at the state capitol
Local Columns
In preparation for upcoming floor debate and moving forward with proposed legislation, week four at the Capitol has consisted of many subcommittee meetings for multiple bills. After subcommittee meetings are held, these bills will return to their respective committees for discussion and ...
Where is socialism when we need it?
Local Columns
To the Editor:A farm bill is working its way through Congress. If passed, it will pay 62 percent of the farmer's crop insurance. The Des Moines Register reports that travelers have lost 2.5 billion this winter due to weather related issues. Airlines lost 75 to 150 million just in January.In ...
Upset WC social worker’s license was suspended
Local Columns
To the Editor:As someone who has benefitted greatly from local counselor, Tom Follett, MSW, I was disturbed to learn of a suspension of his license.Tom goes above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to helping people in their process of and journey to healing. The compassionate care and ...
Thanks for interest in National Commander’s visit
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:I humbly appreciate the excellent news coverage The Daily Freeman-Journal and KQWC has done, when American Legion National Commander Dan Dellinger and his entourage visited our Post. Here at the American Legion Post 191, we try to make all veterans feel at home. If you have served ...
Robin sightings continue
Local Columns
Here we go again. Robins. More robins. Despite our "yo-yo" up and down temperatures of minus 10 one day and plus 14 the next day and a weather pattern of rain, sleet and snow, cloudy and snowy, the robin sightings continue to roll in.Last Sunday morning, I was out and about, driving around the ...
World traveler, Iowa style
Local Columns
Next Christmas when your rich relatives brag about their trips abroad, join in the discussion. Crow about your trips to exotic places and no one will have to know you never left Iowa.Introducing the Tight Wad Iowan World Travel Service. Yes, folks, we will take you on a world tour on a very ...
On the move
Local Columns
Moving is on my mind these days, and not only because of the column on that topic that my cohort columnist wrote last week.This move isn't mine, though, but someone in my family who is moving to another state. A cold northern state at that, and he's heading there in February, so you know that ...
An artistic legacy
Local Columns
My January 17 column focused on the literary legacy at Kendall Young Library, this week I will explore the artistic legacy that can be found in the library building and in the town of Webster City.The artistic legacy starts with the structure of the building itself. While comparable library ...
Legislative session completes third week
Local Columns
This week started off fast with the 46-0 passage of SF 303, a bill eliminating the income tax on veterans' retirement pay. Now, we are more competitive with other states that have NO income tax at all, or do not have income tax on any retirement income. The bill also illustrates how quickly ...
Soup supper, hunger awareness event a success
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the Faith United Methodist Soup Supper. We were able to make a profit of more than $900 and are sending all of the profit to Upper Des Moines Opportunity to be used in the food pantry. This could not have been ...
Family offers thanks for support
Letters to Editor
To the Editor:We would like to thank the Webster City Wrestling Family, the community of Webster City and the surrouning schools for coming out to the fundraiser to support Brandon (Jessen). A huge thanks also goes out to all those who donated baked goods and helped at the fundraiser.It is ...
Trail talk from here and there
Local Columns
Lots of "trail talk" this week from here and there about this and that. First off is an interesting note I received from Bob Woodruff of Ames about last week's column about warming and cooling. Woodruff, a meteorologist says the ironic thing about all this is that along the Arctic Circle from ...