29 August 2019
City Notes: Charles City Public Transit provides rides for many people, many places

City Notes: Charles City Public Transit provides rides for many people, many places


By Tammy Elthon, Transit Provider I am Tammy Elthon. I am running daily operations of the Charles City Public Transit Service. Circle K Communication...
28 August 2019

Sometimes it’s best to walk away than to push your ‘Luck’


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com One of the most remarkable professional athletes I’ve ever interfaced with is LaTroy Hawkins. M...
22 August 2019
GROB: The impatient patient

GROB: The impatient patient


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “On a scale of one to 10, how would you rate your pain?” If you ever get surgery, or are in the hosp...
 
30 July 2019
The folly of applying socioeconomics to class sports

The folly of applying socioeconomics to class sports


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com A former colleague of mine asked me about the differences and similarities of prep sports in Iowa to...
25 July 2019

City Notes: City projects continue to move forward


B y Steven Diers, Charles City Administrator Here are the latest updates on some ongoing city projects: Fiber to Home Project/Local high-speed int...
GROB: Fighting is always better with friends

GROB: Fighting is always better with friends


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com This past weekend, I flew to Atlanta to visit a friend for a couple of days. It was a spur-of-the-moment tr...
 
24 July 2019

Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, July 24


Column should have had both sides By Lori Weiss, Greene All can say is I am so irate by the (column) James Grob wrote in the Press on Thursday (Ju...
18 July 2019
GROB: You can love it or leave it, if your name is Trump

GROB: You can love it or leave it, if your name is Trump


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “If you’re not happy here, then you can leave. As far as I’m concerned, if you hate our country, if y...
26 June 2019
GROB: Some belated Father’s Day thoughts

GROB: Some belated Father’s Day thoughts


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com My first solid memory of a lesson learned from my father came in the fall of third grade, after a tragic pe...
 
23 June 2019

Allowing students to officiate sub-varsity sporting events is the right call


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com Sometimes you just want to kill the umpire. I’m exaggerating, of course … just a little. T...