06 June 2023
Letter to the Editor: How time flies

Letter to the Editor: How time flies


By Harty Schmaehl, Kamiah, Idaho It hardly seems that 70 years could have passed since the spring of 1953, as we arrived by train in Charles City. A...
Fischer: A loss for WinRAR

Fischer: A loss for WinRAR


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Weird things are happening in the world of computer file compression. In particular, there has b...
30 May 2023
Community Notes: An update on plans for high school renewal

Community Notes: An update on plans for high school renewal


By Dr. Anne Lundquist, Superintendent, Charles City Community Schools Dear Charles City Community Schools families and community members: While ...
 
Fischer: Rest, Barry. Rest.

Fischer: Rest, Barry. Rest.


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com All things come to an end. After a nine season run, pun intended, “The Flash” aired its ...
Letter to the Editor: Don’t discount Iowa ingenuity in dealing with carbon dioxide

Letter to the Editor: Don’t discount Iowa ingenuity in dealing with carbon dioxide


By Jeff Reints, Shell Rock We are a third and fourth generation family farm in Northeast Iowa that relies heavily on the ethanol industry for a stro...
23 May 2023
Fischer – Prepare for the present

Fischer – Prepare for the present


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com So the first trailer for the latest entry in Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible” movie fra...
 
Letter to the Editor: Be careful what you wish for on debt limit

Letter to the Editor: Be careful what you wish for on debt limit


By Al Charlson, Waverly Financial panics are not rational. The federal debt ceiling is an arbitrary artificial limit. The U.S. economy would not fun...
16 May 2023
Floyd County Report: Highlights of the first 130 days and challenges ahead

Floyd County Report: Highlights of the first 130 days and challenges ahead


By Mark Kuhn, Chair, Floyd County Board of Supervisors Three new members of the board of supervisors assumed our duties on Jan. 3 and as a first orde...
Community Notes: Charles City Public Transit back to normal

Community Notes: Charles City Public Transit back to normal


By Tammy Elthon, Charles City Public Transit We will complete five years of running the daily operations of the Charles City Public Transit on Aug. ...
 
Letter to the Editor: CO2 pipelines are unnecessary and ill-advised

Letter to the Editor: CO2 pipelines are unnecessary and ill-advised


By Kathy Carter, Rockford Regarding the CO2 pipelines: 1) These projects are completely unnecessary. Daily, there’s new technology being develo...