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Letters to the Editor

The 10 Commandments

To the editor: The decision to have an abortion or not is up to the woman and her doctor with God’s guidance. The government should have no laws concerning this issue. God gave us the 10 Commandments through Moses in Exodus 20 to live by. The Sixth Commandment states “Thou shalt not ...

Supports franchise fee for cops

To the editor: One of the primary functions of city government is to protect the citizens of the community. As a result of actions by the state government, the city has been unable to fund plans to increase the number of police officers. Fort Dodge is feeling the strain as violence rises and ...

Thanks UnityPoint for excellent care

To the editor: On Tuesday, July 23, our mother at the age of 92 fell and unfortunately broke her hip. She was transported to UnityPoint by ambulance and assessed in the Emergency Department. After X-rays confirmed what she knew and we suspected was a broken hip, the discussion began as to ...

Evening Lions announce winners

To the editor: The Fort Dodge Evening Lions have once again concluded the vacation voucher raffle with a drawing of three winners at the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Ja- Mar Cruise. We are naming the three winners, which are Mary Graham, first place of $3,000 voucher; second place was ...

Preserve FD seeks to address community problems

To the editor: In response to the July 6, 2024, editorial: “Effort is needed to address abandoned buildings, homeless”. Preserve Fort Dodge, Inc. echoes this concern regarding abandoned buildings and homelessness. The issue is exactly what Preserve Fort Dodge, an Iowa non-profit ...

Brady O’Brien Live says thank you

To the editor: The Brady O'Brien Live REVIVAL Project Team would like to thank The Messenger, Eric Pratt and Britt Kudla for the great article, and all our sponsors who supported us in our first event. On July 6, 2024, we celebrated 445 Christians worshipping together as we listened to music ...