To the editor:I am a child of divorce: daughter of John D. Turner and Ruth M. Thomas. If you are a child of divorced parents, I urge you to seek out the non-custodial parent and replace bitter memories with forgiveness. John and Ruth leave behind one daughter, five grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. May my parents rest in peace. ? Donna Dingus, Missouri Valley
To the editor:March is National Professional Social Work Month which showcases the impact of over 642,000 professional social workers in the United States. ?Social workers weave together the threads of society?s social safety net,? says NASW Executive Director Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH. ?As the profession of hope, we help people overcome poverty, inequality, insecurity, fear, violence, trauma, loss and ...
To the editor:As promised, we wanted to keep everyone updated about the wonderful results being obtained by your prayers and fasting to end abortion during the Spring 2012 campaign of 40 Days for Life!40 Days began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, and will continue until Palm Sunday, April 1. We are at the mid-point of this campaign. There are 258 cities nationwide participating in this spring?s 40 Days and five ...
Laundry rooms are meant to have garbage cans.Holes in socks and underwear, frayed shirt collars and threadbare pants knees all mean the inevitable time has come.It?s never been that simple with me.I?m getting better at discarding holy socks and underwear. It?s always been easier to let go of worn dress shirts and pants. My favorite casual things are my downfall.Somewhere, I still have the threadbare, green ...
Today, a college football player may just as likely get a facemask full of soy turf as natural grass. In the past five years, industrial uses of U.S. soy have increased 50 percent. During that time, many major college and professional sports programs have adopted a soy-based artificial turf over labor-intensive grass or the petroleum-based turfs of yesteryear.This is, in essence, how a bio-based economy takes ...
To the editor:Like Supervisor Chairman Stephen Burgmeier [?Public hearings not just formality,? March 1] I value the public hearing process ? it?s the law. I also value preparation for meetings and communication. The road construction project that was being discussed at the joint meeting of the Fairfield City Council and Jefferson County Supervisors had been in development for many months. It involved a complicat...
When Devalyn and I were married, I got a stepdog in the deal. She was a schnauzer-poodle mix, not very house-broken and pretty much queen of the house.We were on a collision course. When the new carpet was laid, Bogie broke it in.I was raised in houses where dogs were walked on leashes. At the end of Kodi Circle, Bogie roamed free.That freedom meant chasing the Gleason?s cat, digging through the neighbors? ...
To the editor:I would like to offer the school board three reasons why I voted against the last bond issue for a new school. First, I don?t believe the ?build it and they will come? theory that some school board members repeatedly use for the justification. The reason I moved to this community and why I will stay is because of a job, and I believe that is the case with the large majority of people who have ...
To the editor:Just for clarification, our last bond issue was NOT for a new high school. We proposed an addition to the west side of the high school that would house all of our core classes, add new restrooms, centrally locate our administrative offices and library, improve security, and add handicap accessibility to the auditorium. After students were moved into that section we could remodel the empty classrooms...
To the editor:Recently, I returned to my hometown of Fairfield to attend the needs of my mother who suffered a serious health issue which led to her death. During her hospitalization at Jefferson County Health Center, I stayed by her side day and night. This relieved my father to go home each night, to rest, and be cared for by my wife and sister.During my days and nights at JCHC, I quickly became impressed ...
To the editor:Wednesday evening, Feb. 15, the Fairfield City Council Ways and Means Committee met to discuss distribution of $48,000 in Local Option Sales Tax income and agreed to fund Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk in the amount of $20,000. While not meeting 1st Fridays? needs and request, FFFAW is grateful that the city recognizes the immense value FFFAW?s monthly events provide to the city of Fairfield and is ...
When a city approves a Tax Increment Financing zone, the property taxes collected are not divided between the city, county and school districts. Instead the increased (increment) revenue is all diverted to only the city that established the TIF.It was thought that by allowing the city to first develop infrastructure, such as roads, water and sewer systems in ?blighted? areas, private-sector businesses would be ...
To the editor:40 Days for Life is an international program begun in College Station, Texas, in 2007, calling for 40 days of prayer and fasting to put an end to abortion. 40 Days for Life is held twice a year. This spring the dates will be Feb. 22 through April 1. This coincides with the season of Lent ? also a time of prayer and fasting.Although Jefferson County Right to Life will not have a specified prayer ...
To the editor:Fairfield?s ?Music Man? (written Dec. 15, 2005)As years fade into decades,like a race we ran.Memories drawn from the sands of timeStar Fairfield?s own Music Man.As opposed to Meredith Wilson?s ?con man?Our man was honest, solid gold.He infused music into Fairfield?s youth,A priceless gift while they grow old.He taught Bob to play the clarinet,And Jerald the trombone.Jim was a top snare ...
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