Letter: Riverside Cemetery projects showcased

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By Jeffrey P. Sisson, President, St. Charles Cemetery Association If you are reading this column, the very first thing I ask you to do is mark Frida...

2017 Iowa Legislative session: State actions and missed opportunities

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By Steve Corbin, Professor Emeritus Marketing, University of Northern Iowa With Iowa’s head-spinning 87th general assembly behind us, many citizens...

CITY NOTES … Area infrastructure investment is a joint entity challenge

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By James Erb, Charles City Mayor We are about to enter into a “planning season” for public bodies. In addition to present goals/plans, here are...

OTHER NEWSPAPERS SAY … Branstad takes a welcome global view on China

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Gov. Terry Branstad did his homework before last week’s confirmation hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations. And, along the way, th...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Wrong decisions made in Charles City schools

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By Amelia Rottinghaus, Ionia After reading and hearing about Mr. Wedeking getting cut, I had a lot of anger and emotions build up inside. A...

CITY NOTES … Busy summer seen for city Parks and Recreation Board

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By Dr. Ken Sheckler, Vice President, Parks & Rec Board Summer is just around the corner and the Charles City Park and Recreation bo...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Don’t need more rules for small businesses

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By Alfredo Ortz, President/CEO, Job Creators Network Lost amid the coverage of the recent May Day protests is the fact that April 30 to May 6 is Nati...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Daytime running lights, speed, common sense

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By Eugene Meier, Rockford Our highway system in some places has almost outdated itself. Traffic on the Avenue of the Saints is 60 percent greater tha...

OTHER NEWSPAPERS SAY … Budget crisis? Not at the Iowa Utilities Board

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If you really want to know what your elected leaders’ priorities are for Iowa, ignore the self-serving campaign literature and speeches and look i...

Letter to the Editor — Disappointed with school board

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By Kelvin Keifer, Charles City I would like to express my disappointment with the Charles City Community School District Board of Directo...