To the editor:The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office and Sheriff Jerry Droz done a great service to our community by taking the old prescription drugs in Sat., April 28.People who had old drugs didn?t have a place to get rid of them in a proper way before.As a paramedic my thanks to you. ? Butch McKay, Hedrick
To the editor:Please find the explanation of how Jefferson County ranks second in the state in underage and binge drinking as requested in [Ledger letter ?Adults need to set example with alcohol consumption,? April 19, by Carol Lee Kessel].Calculating adults offenses, the Iowa Department of Public Health divided the actual number of incidents (court records) into the county population to get a rating system.Adu...
To the editor:You still have time to think, study, research and investigate the truth. Don?t be lazy and believe everything your told.Stop blaming Bush for everything. Yes he made some mistakes, no one is perfect. At least he wasn?t a racist-Marxist-socialist pro communist, anti-government with Muslim affiliations, and he proved he was born in the U.S.A.Vote for the person not the party. Make your own decision ...
?They got their bird back,? said Fairfield Police Chief Julie Harvey Monday night as I walked into the Fairfield City Council meeting.Monday was a scramble at The Ledger and for a few, quick moments I didn?t know what she was referring to. Then she mentioned the police auction and the front-page picture of the bird sculpture.Less than 24 hours after the picture of the lost item was in The Ledger, the artist and ...
To the editor:Everyone in Fairfield should treat themselves to a wonderful show this weekend! The Wizard of Oz is being put on by the Fairfield High School drama department and they are doing a great job! This production includes many VERY talented people ? high school, middle school, and elementary students work together to create a delightful cast of unforgettable characters, and the music will have you ...
The flip side of the business property tax discussion is the homeowner property tax status. Managing the balance between the two is critical to the overall success of our citizens. If business taxes are too high, they will not open new facilities and hire new workers. If residential taxes are too high, families will not be able to buy homes.We must compare the business and homeowner taxes and effective tax rates ...
To the editor:We?d like to take this opportunity to thank our donors and customers of the Habitat for Humanity ?Pre? ReStore (we are still working on Habitat?s requirements to be recognized as a ?ReStore? - thus ?Pre?). We have completed our first year of operations, having been open three days per week, every week since Earth Day 2011. We have had tremendous support from donors who have regularly brought in ...
My current assortment of roommates is among the worst, and this is coming from a guy who once lived in the University of Iowa dorms.My new roomies are only less of a nuisance than my first, a student UI paired me up with freshman year. He was a Chicagoan, openly expressed a desire to be called ?Dan the Man,? and was like living with an unfunny John Belushi character 24/7. Like Dan, my new roommates laze around ...
To the editor:The debate in the Legislatureright now is hot and heavy about theright for a person to defend themselveswithin their home. Thatshould not even be debated.We are given naturally, theinstinct of protecting ourselves,with the added power of the adrenalinehormone that kicks in instantlywhen threatened.Over the years I have taught twodifferent ladies to become proficientwith handguns so they ...
When Gene Luedtke started working in The Fairfield Ledger advertising department in August 1969, Ben Taylor was the resident curmudgeon, and linotype operators still set type from a pot of molten lead.That?s a career of about 12,000 Ledger issues. The longtime advertising manager will be retiring Friday.People just don?t work 42-plus years in the same place anymore. Those are numbers racked up by the likes of ...
To the editor:Since Jefferson County is a member of Regional Utilities Service Systems, your readers may have heard that several member counties are trying to withdraw from it, and that RUSS is involved in several lawsuits with Residents for a Better Richmond in the unincorporated village of Richmond in Washington County.As a member of RBR I would like to share some of the experiences that have taught us a lot ...
To the editor:Across the country and here in Iowa theft of precious metals (including copper, aluminum and bronze) is on the rise from abandoned buildings, empty houses and most dangerously, from power lines along rural roads, electric cooperative power substations and storage facilities. Copper theft is a growing, expensive and dangerous trend in Iowa that threatens electric reliability, safety and lives.The ...
To the editor:As we continue to recruit for openings in Fairfield, why not seek out individuals with talent who have grown up in Fairfield? The importance of roots which includes family and friends cannot be underestimated in assuring we have an employee who will be making a permanent home of our community as an adult. They will know first hand what our unique town offers and will be making the decision to move ...
To the editor:I am a 59-year-old woman (grandmotherly, if you will) who has been suffering with an inherited genetic autoimmune disease for 30 or so years. I am writing today to ask your support in my efforts to get medical marijuana legalized in the state of Iowa. There are currently 15 other U.S. states that have legalized medical marijuana, plus the District of Columbia. Documented sources from this country ...
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