FISCHER: The best laid plans

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By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Faithful readers may remember the trials and tribulations I went through last year to get my ellipt...

FISCHER: The future is on hold

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By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com It’s 2025. We’re living in the future. Every so often I like to stop and marvel at what we ...

Letter to the Editor: Politics won’t allow truck speed limiters

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By Herman Lenz, Sumner You’ll never hear this fact from regular news, because it’s too “politically unfavorable.” Republican lawmakers gave ...

Letter to the Editor: For heaven’s sake, what was Ernst thinking?

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By Bruce Butterworth, Floyd Sen. Joni Ernst’s recent comments on Medicaid cuts, following the blunt reminder of their effects by India May in a to...

Letter to the Editor: Gov. Reynolds should sign House File 639

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By Deb R. Freeman, St. Ansgar; Margaret Meyer, St. Ansgar; Duane C Rustad, Grafton; Taylor R Huniker, Grafton; and Lisa Ritzert, landowner Mitchel...

FISCHER: Switching up packaging practices

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By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Everybody makes mistakes. We’ve all been there. Everybody has gotten too busy or too ahead of ...

Letter to the Editor: Iowa private property rights rest in Reynolds’ hands

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The future of every Iowan’s right to own private property rests in the hands of Gov. Kim Reynolds. At question is whether the governor will sign ...

Letter to the Editor: Keep Iowa moving forward with energy tax credits

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By Dave Johnson, Riceville As a lifelong Iowa farmer and landowner who currently participates in a wind energy project, I’ve seen firsthand how en...

Letter to the Editor: Support wind energy to give farmers options

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The undersigned owner-operators of farmland in Floyd County support the Wind Farm project. Future wind opportunities, such as the most recent Inven...