27 May 2025
FISCHER: More machine than man now

FISCHER: More machine than man now


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com It’s Star Wars month and there seems to be a big hubbub about a current “Fortnite” event that...
20 May 2025
FISCHER – Three tips for new graduates

FISCHER – Three tips for new graduates


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com This weekend saw the release of a fresh batch of newly graduated high schoolers. To all of you n...
13 May 2025
FISCHER: A superhero team by any other name

FISCHER: A superhero team by any other name


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com “Thunderbolts*,” the latest installment of the MCU, is out in theaters and with it, of course, ...
 
06 May 2025
FISCHER: This story is developing

FISCHER: This story is developing


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Last week at the Napoli Comicon in Italy, game industry veteran Yuji Horii was in a fairly typical ...
29 April 2025
FISCHER: If the shoe fits, wear it

FISCHER: If the shoe fits, wear it


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com As you may or may not know, I am a creature of habit. I liked my Chrysler Sebring so much I boug...
22 April 2025
FISCHER: If the shoe fits, wear it forever

FISCHER: If the shoe fits, wear it forever


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Spring has arrived at last. Warm weather and rains have replaced the lingering snow on the ground w...
 
15 April 2025
Letter to the Editor: How we lost our national education standard and how we can rebuild

Letter to the Editor: How we lost our national education standard and how we can rebuild


By Kelsey VanderWerf, Charles City As a middle school librarian, I see firsthand how our schools shape the future of our children and our community....
Letter to the Editor: Celebrating families and power of prevention

Letter to the Editor: Celebrating families and power of prevention


By Sue Loken, Learning Connection Program Coordinator and Floyd & Mitchell Counties Child Abuse Prevention Council Secretary Every child deser...
Letter to the Editor: Response to the pipeline amendment

Letter to the Editor: Response to the pipeline amendment


By Rep. Charles Thomson, R-Charles City, and 40 other Iowa senators and representatives The Republican Legislative Intervenors for Justice (RLIJ) e...
 
Community Notes: City Hall remodel underway, clerk transition ahead

Community Notes: City Hall remodel underway, clerk transition ahead


By Dean Andrews, Mayor, Charles City The biggest change going on right now in City business is the beginning of the remodeling of City Hall. As ma...