Fairfield News

To the editor:Maharishi was able to navigate the question of religion so well it has taken many years for me to understand how he did it. Speaking to the West about spiritual principles and experiences naturally meant that the subject of religion would come up.Organized religion is a Western concept; you will not find it in India or Asia. It is not even a word you will find in the Bible.Organized religion is a ...

To the editor:I am puzzled and chagrined at the city?s treatment of Revelations.They were the first to offer a classy outdoor dining area in the downtown area ? nice fence, nice tables and chairs, and nice atmosphere.Now it is ruined by the city?s picky and unnecessary rules.Yet, the mess at Café Paradiso is still there. The two chairs sit outside at the Broadway consignment store where Walker?s used to be, ...

Iowa?s pre-K through 12th grade students headed back to school last week.Unfortunately, many of the students will be feeling the impact from six years of the lowest school funding levels in Iowa history. Many schools have been forced to cut teachers, increase class size, and raise property taxes.In Davenport, schools had to cut $5.5 million this year and it led to closing a school and a reduction of at least 24 ...

Aug. 30The Telegraph of London on the European Union: Of all the distortions and misunderstandings propagated by the politicians who sought to keep Britain inside the European Union, perhaps the worst was the idea that EU membership represented a commitment to economic openness and free markets while leaving would be an act of economic regression, a rejection of free markets in favor of closed economies and ...

To the editor:Yes, we need supervisors with rural county experience. That?s what they are, ?county supervisor.? They need rural experience either living there now or having grown up on a rural farm or living and dealing with rural benefits and problems.Permanent tables in Central Park ? sounds like an idea for Howard or Chautauqua Park, where there are picnic tables. The benches in Central Park are for reflectin...

To the editor:This past Saturday my van ?broke down? at the Mt. Pleasant exit on Highway 34. While I waited for AAA, an Iowa State Patrolman and six people stopped to offer help. Seven people, in less than one hour, were available for assistance. The people in Iowa are the kindest people I have ever met! Just wonderful!My sincerest thanks go to: the Iowa State Patrol; Jake, the AAA driver; two young couples; a ...

Gov. Terry Branstad?s closing of Mental Health Institutes is taking its toll. Iowa is worst in the nation when it comes to the state?s ability to provide inpatient mental health treatment for our citizens.According to the nonpartisan Treatment Advocacy Center, Iowa has only 64 state beds (down from 149 in 2010) for mental health patients?that?s two beds for every 100,000 Iowans ? and most of them are already ...

To the editor:I would like to thank The Fairfield Ledger for printing the information concerning the Jefferson County 4-H Foundation Scholarship that was presented from the Leland Stanley Scholarship fund.The foundation is separate from the extension service and the fair board.The Jefferson County 4-H Foundation was organizer in 1996 as a nonprofit corporation. The corporation has tax-exempt status from the ...