John Skipper
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SKIPPER: Do boys and girls get the same education?
Are boys at a disadvantage in receiving a quality education compared to girls at their same age level? → Read More
SKIPPER: Hotel up in the air
The status of the “Hotel Doubtful” in downtown Mason City is awaiting the completion of financing. → Read More
SKIPPER: Quit yelling
Quit yelling. → Read More
SKIPPER: Silly me
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: Silly me
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: Silly me
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: Silly me
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: Who do you respect most?
Who is the person in the world you most admire, the person for whom you have the most respect? → Read More
SKIPPER: Silly me
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: Responding to feedback
Time to answer some mail, emails and texts… To Craig in Washington state: I agree with you. I will not win a Tom Selleck look-alike contest with my new moustache. As I told someone the other day, it is attached to me; I’m not sure yet whether I’m attached to it. To Betty in Illinois, who wrote that she appreciated my recent column on politicians who become less devoted to serving the public as… → Read More
SKIPPER: Silly me
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: What's missing from Mason City?
“We can’t continue this way,” Mayor Bill Schickel said in a press briefing in 1990, during his first term as mayor. → Read More
SKIPPER: A skywalk to nowhere
“What’s that?” the visitor asked, pointing to a structure above her head. “Well, to nowhere, right now,” I replied. “Oh, I have to get a picture of this,” she said, pointing her camera toward the skywalk structure. Then she asked, “How can this happen?” “It will someday connect The Music Man Square with a hotel that is in the works,” I said. “While there is economic development going on all over… → Read More
SKIPPER: Try something new while you can
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: COVID sneaks in
Well, it happened. → Read More
SKIPPER: What kind of city do you want Mason City to be?
Fill in the blank. I want Mason City to be the ….iest city in the country. → Read More
SKIPPER: Everything in Moderation
Once upon a time people would often guide their lives by adhering to “everything in moderation.” → Read More
SKIPPER: Supervisor income could factor into re-election bids
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: By the numbers
Silly me. → Read More
SKIPPER: On the passing of Michael Grandon
Mike Grandon was a master at both wit and wisdom in his many years of public service. → Read More