The responses to my last letter to the editor have been rather amusing. I can’t really say I didn’t expect some of it, because so many people resort to attacking the messenger when they can’t address the message. However, I must say you have all failed – miserably.

Please help me discern how I could do the most good. Say that I have $10,000 of disposable income yearly with which to help people. Would I get more bang for my buck if I:

We have a crisis but it’s not the one you think we have. Yes, we have a serious health crisis but what we have that is hurting the U.S. even more is the fact our government doesn’t want to work together.

“Who would have known” or a similar phrase is often heard from President Trump when he finally recognizes something that is common knowledge to most of us.

Too many people look to place blame for the spread of COVID-19 on President Trump, with the idea put in their mind that he did not act fast enough.

Baseball fan: Get out to a game this summer

We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that families come in all shapes and sizes, and that’s true for wildlife too. Meet Valor I, Valor II and Starr, a breeding trio of bald eagles that live along the Mississippi River in Illinois. For several years, fans from all over the world have…

The high cost of childcare is often a major problem for many families struggling to get by. Oftentimes, one parent is forced to stay at home and take care of children, not by choice but due to the unaffordable costs of day care. This forces many Iowans out of the workforce at a time when bus…

CLINTON — The City of Clinton will resume yard waste collection (green carts) April 6.

Thank you so much to the citizens of Clinton for turning out to show overwhelming support of the recent bond referendum.

Since the 1990s, the population of Clinton has been in decline. While no one can pinpoint an exact cause, Clinton’s case falls in line with the rest of non-metropolitan America.

On behalf of the Clinton County Republication Central Committee we would like to congratulate President Donald Trump on the overwhelming support in this year’s Iowa caucus.

Reader: Herald shouldn’t be labeled as liberal

As a board member of the Clinton County Development Association, I recently had the opportunity to hear about the latest technology available in breathing apparatus for firefighters. Goose Lake Fire Department was asking to use some of their remaining grant funds in order to purchase a new a…

Less than four years ago this reader was fed up with the daily barrage of pro-Democratic opinions published in the Clinton Herald prior to the 2016 election.

Retired doctor: Government needs to be open about virus threat

I am a senior citizen. My investment in schools is an investment in my home’s sale value. At the cost of a pizza or two a year, that’s a great bargain.

I’m not one who routinely writes letters to the editor; however, in this instance it appears to be the only means of communicating with the Fulton city government.

The problems encountered by the residents of Fourth Avenue South are prevalent, to some degree, throughout this community. It is a symptom of a system that does not value accountability. There is plenty that each of us can do to reverse this trend.

Callers who ask you to pay in a few hours or have power disconnected are not legitimate. But scammers are getting more sophisticated.

February is American Heart Month – a time to bring greater awareness to heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

You have seen the rate of those unemployed for 3 months is at historic lows. The unemployment for 6 months is twice the 3 months’ rate and the 12-month rate is double digits.

When civil war first gripped Syria in 2011, the country had a population roughly equivalent to New York state. Since then, the conflict has displaced more than half of its people and created the largest refugee population in the world.

County officials support Biden

An Iowan ventures to India

Take a serious look at Klobuchar

Fifty million Chinese locked down. Fifteen countries affected. Three confirmed cases in the U.S.. These dramatic headlines announce one more pandemic caused by our abuse of animals.

Reader: Biden is best choice

Vote out career politicians, live by Golden Rule

MLB decisions are ruining the game for next generation

Eliminating blind spots of other vehicles around you is one of the best ways to minimize being involved in a crash. Yet I am amazed at the number of drivers I see every day on the roadways that I can prove have no idea of who or what is in their blind spot. How do I know this, you may ask?

Reader: There are reasons people choose credit unions over banks

Banks, credit unions not competing on level playing field

Electronic health records have revolutionized the entire health care industry.

The end-of-year/New Year holidays seem to whiplash us from one extreme to the other: eat, drink and be merry vs. the customary New Year’s resolutions: reduce social media, reduce weight, and embrace a plant-based diet.

In John Rohlf’s article published Dec. 21 titled “Camanche predicts increase in valuations, taxes”, Camanche Mayor Trevor Willis demonstrates perfectly why the “Truth in Taxation” law the Iowa legislature passed this year was necessary.

A year and a half ago, I was watching our grandson play with his friends on the playground at Eagle Heights Elementary during the Bring a Friend to Read event. As I watched him play, I noticed a couple children in wheelchairs watching from a distance as their friends played. I remember think…

December – it’s the season to be in a hurry! With this year’s late Thanksgiving, we have fewer days to prepare for the Christmas holidays.

Retired fire chief: Thank you, Clinton!

Reader pleads with Fulton council to vote down cannabis sales