Staying in their own home for as long as possible is always the best option for people as they age. But for many, doing that eventually becomes impossible. Fort Dodge is blessed to have many options for those people. And that array of options just got better thanks to the Marian Home and ...
To the editor: Since 2022, landowners impacted by hazardous carbon pipeline proposals have urged legislative action, namely in the form of banning eminent domain for carbon pipelines. Back then, only two legislators were willing to stand up to corporate land grabs by introducing legislation ...
Q: How did you leverage your leadership for alternative energy? A: More than three decades ago, I helped launch Iowa’s rise to dominance in alternative energy with the first-ever federal wind energy tax credit. Wind energy supports more than 9,000 jobs in Iowa and generates more than 60 ...
It’s an automatic part of daily life for many people: when you get dressed, you put your socks on. Clean, dry socks make the feet feel good. Putting socks on is so routine many folks do that without even thinking about it. Unfortunately, there are children in the Fort Dodge community who ...
Two weeks ago, I spent a couple of hours visiting the Webster County 911 Center. I'd always known that what they do was essential, but sitting in the room and listening to them take call after call, I saw it in a completely different way. The dispatchers are the voices on the other end of 911 ...
Times change. Even so, there are a few constants in life. One is the pleasure provided by the county fairs that continue to be a highlight of summer in Iowa. For as far back as anyone who now lives in this part of Iowa can remember, these summer festivals have been much-anticipated and ...