In Fort Dodge and Webster County we are fortunate to always have people who are ready and willing to take on community leadership roles, many of which are pretty thankless tasks. Recently, we saw another example of this when Craig Schlienz agreed to accept a position on the Iowa Central ...
Our lawmakers need to act. While we cannot pretend to know the exact details of the compromise the state Legislature needs to reach, we know the state Supreme Court’s decision on skills games places undeserved stress on civic organizations — including fire companies and veterans ...
Frederick County Public Schools will expand its use of cameras in special education classrooms this fall, which is welcome news. The school board finalized a memorandum of understanding with its three labor unions Aug. 5. The agreement will enable the system to expand its camera pilot program to include four new schools: Rock Creek School, North Frederick Elementary School, Governor Thomas Johnson Middle School and Governor Thomas Johnson High School. Classrooms that were in phase one of the program at Middletown Primary School, Oakdale Middle School and Catoctin High School will ...
In today’s economy, a quarter doesn’t buy very much, even though it sometimes is the difference between buying something and not being able to make the purchase. Sometimes, superstitious gamblers drop a quarter near a slot machine at a casino, supposedly as a determinant as to whether or ...
A recent front page of our Williamsport Sun-Gazette reported on a record being set — but it isn’t a record any American should take pride in. The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. It is an issue that we as an editorial board have encouraged our elected officials to take ...
The 50 percent tariffs announced Monday by President Donald Trump on all cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel from Canada would crush manufacturers in the United States and raise prices in both countries. The silver lining is that Trump said these import taxes would not take effect until Jan. 1, leaving time for negotiators to disarm an economic land mine. A bilateral deal appeared close last week before talks broke down at the 11th hour. Neither Trump nor Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to look as if he’s succumbing to bullying from the other, so the escalation has ...
