Fairfield News

To the editor:As fall approaches and farmers are in the field, I would like to remind drivers that not only to be vigilant of the farmers and their equipment but also the deer that are on the move.We have had quite a few car-deer accidents in the county already. Every year I am amazed at the increasing fearlessness that the deer have of motor vehicles. Please be ever vigilant of this hazard, take a little more ...

To the editor:What does it take for the Fairfield Kiwanis Club to provide our pancake breakfast, and provide a successful Kids Day event every year? 90 dozen eggs, 50 gallons of buttermilk, 250 pounds of flour, and 500 pounds of sausage. But those are only the obvious things, and certainly not the most important!The success of Kids Day is driven by the support of the entire community. So, whether you volunteered...

To the editor:I read with interest the letter to the editor in the Sept. 10th edition of The Fairfield Ledger, written by Charlie Danaher of Boulder, Colorado, and a 1985 graduate of MIU, entitled ?Cherish the lives of the unborn.?He states that the ?flawed and evil premise? (abortion) leads to the tempting idea that if we?re going to kill them anyway, we might as well sell their body parts. He is referring to ...

To the editor:If corporations are persons then why don?t they land in jail when they break the law? More people are incarcerated in American jails than ever before, yet few, if any, corporate CEOs have been jailed, even when they?ve defrauded billions of dollars from regular folks.Has a corporate officer been sent to prison for dumping oil or chemicals into precious water resources? Not that I remember. But can ...

To the editor:I was so proud to read in Tuesday?s paper that my old buddy James Moore (the artist formerly known as ?Jimmy?) had disarmed a woman acting dangerously at the KRUU radio station and that the woman was subsequently transported to Jefferson County Health Center for evaluation.Then I read that despite the woman?s destructive behavior, he returned the gun to her!Perhaps my friend James could also ...

To the editor:I feel that not having a train whistle warning is a bad idea and we need to have them back.This week I had a close call with a train. I was approaching the crossing on Fourth Street at a very low rate of speed with a semi. Just about the time the front of the semi reached the area of the crossing arms, the lights and signals came on. Luckily, I got stopped in time, or when the warning arm came ...

To the editor:Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, spoke a week ago at a celebration honoring outgoing Sen. Tom Harkin, who served 40 years in the Congress and Senate.President Clinton said Tom Harkin showed us that politics can be a noble profession, and people who disagree can get together, work together and find common ground.Bill Clinton continued: No matter what we disagree on, we have ...

To the editor:The proposed Heartland Co-op grain elevator, at the location they?ve chosen for it on Nutmeg Avenue, is not a good fit for Fairfield. Many people who spoke at Monday?s supervisors meeting detailed the mounting concerns that neighbors and local citizens have about this industrial operation?s negative impacts. These include fire and explosion hazards, health problems caused by the volume of dust ...

To the editor:Our children deserve a chance at a bright future and it begins with creating a community that invests in their safety and wellbeing.This April, Jefferson County is participating in National Child Abuse Prevention Month to increase awareness that child abuse is preventable and that we all play a part in promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of children and families in our community.Community...

To the editor:The April 21, 2014 meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors was an embarrassment to the democratic process. The primary focus of this meeting was to consider tax relief for a monstrous construction project east of the Fairfield City limits.After a token gesture of listening to public comments, the supervisors completely discounted the expression of overwhelming opposition to a construct...

To the editor:I really don?t understand. Nowhere have there been any comments or responses to counter the claims that have been made as to why Heartland should not build the grain elevator so close to town. There have been no discussions about working out a plan for them to build but somewhere else.The supervisors (to date) have not acknowledged nor addressed any of these concerns. And therefore, at this time ...

To the editor:The American farmer is the immortal champion. We all depend on the farmer for our food life, perhaps more than we depend on anyone else in life. The American farmer is the most intelligent, strong, virtuous and dedicated hero. He knows the land, the weather, and the forces of nature, and applies his genius to miraculously create food and defeat all the interfering negative forces. He may have to ...