Stories from Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Iowa Lakes Community College has been an asset to northwest Iowa for 50 years. They provide a quality education, whether it is for credit or non-credit programs. On Feb. 2 constituents will be able to help Iowa Lakes enhance the educational opportunities for all students by voting yes to a $16 million bond referendum. ...

This letter is in response to last week's diatribe by one Mike Miller regarding the DAR and the "First white girl born in Dickinson County" marker. Would you be whining and sniveling if the marker said the "First black girl" or the "First Latina girl" born in Dickinson County? I doubt it. Your whole letter smacks of inciting racism and the perpetuation of the "While Liberal Guilt Syndrome."...

In college you are presented with numerous opportunities, and I took the opportunity to study agriculture abroad in Argentina and Uruguay over Christmas break. Our group of 12 from South Dakota State University left on Dec. 28 with high hopes of what was to come. We were not disappointed...