All across the nation, a feeling of anticipation is in the air. It is almost Christmas Eve, a time when those whose jobs do not demand that they be at work complete preparations for Christmas, the biggest day on most of our calendars. Once the packages are all wrapped, the last decorations are ...
To the editor: The Fort Dodge Evening Lions wish our sponsors and all the people who purchased raffle tickets from our club a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We want to announce these winners of our grocery raffle, which we drew at our Santa Christmas party held at Rides Event ...
In the Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” three ghosts show up on Christmas Eve and go to work trying to convince Scrooge to change his ways. That’s better in-person attendance than you can expect to find in a Washington, D.C. office these days. In fact, you’re more ...
A recent development at Fort Dodge Middle School reveals a promising truth: If you give kids something constructive and interesting to do, they will go for it even if it doesn’t involve staring into a screen for hours on end. That development is the debut of a new chapter of Fellowship of ...
To the editor: In all the years I have had letters to the editor published I have received just two letters responding to what I wrote. The first one, almost four years ago, was actually from someone I knew who said he disagreed with much of what I said and then invited me to coffee. The ...
Food, like twinkling lights and carefully wrapped presents, is a major component of the holiday season. At family meals across the area, dining room tables will be just about creaking under the weight of all kinds of good things to eat. But unfortunately, not everyone can afford even a modest ...