To the editor:Our media in the United States has neglected to inform us of some very important information on the candidates for president. Most significant, I believe, is the attempt to blackout information on candidate Congressman Dr. Ron Paul.Dr. Paul has received more donations from military people than all the other candidates combined. He wants to end our unsuccessful attempts at nation building, ...
To the editor:With Christmas approaching, it might be a good time to do something special for those who are serving our country in the military. There is an organization, ?Operation Gratitude? that sends care packages to individual service members. To have a care package sent, to make a donation or to find out more about this organization go to OperationGratitude.com. ? LaVon Hostetler, Fairfield
To the editor:Recently it came to my attention that the city of Fairfield has not addressed the problem of feline neglect. What has occurred in this recent instance is a catfight, blown out of proportion, because it involved citizens fighting over cats. Approximately two years ago I addressed the issue, due to my own endeavor in successfully rescuing nine abandoned cats, only to have the remaining 20 to 25 ...
To the editor: Fairfield Public Library offered its first ?When The Lights Go Out? program Thursday evening, October 27 and we want to thank everyone who contributed to a delightful evening. We thought we would start small with the new event. Imagine our delight when 385 parents and children showed up! A big THANK YOU goes to Randy West and the Way Off Broadway players who donated their time and talent to ...
To the editor:It is essential we keep a strong national defense.But there?s a difference between defense spending and military spending. We do not need troops and embassies in 130 foreign countries. Our presence in some of those locations is making us more enemies than friends.Plus we can?t afford it! We are over $14 trillion in debt and climbing, paying our military bills by printing worthless dollars ...
To the editor:I would like to thank the members of the First United Methodist Church for constructing the seven path labyrinth, located on the southeast corner of Hempstead Avenue and Court Street. I appreciate your vision and effort to complete this wonderful project. I learned about labyrinths some 12-15 years ago from Dr. Wayne London, a Harvard Medical School graduate and Board Certified Psychiatrist, who ...
To the editor:If you?ve been paying attention to the news then most of you are already aware of the Occupy Wall Street protests. This weekend I went out of town with my family to Dubuque and I was amazed by how many people were protesting. But another thing I found interesting was there weren?t many high-schoolers there. And this was only the second time I?d heard about it as well. So it got me thinking about ...
To the editor:In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 Armistice Day to honor the memory of those Americans who were killed in World War 1, known as ?The war to end all wars.? Thirty-seven years later President Dwight Eisenhower changed the name to Veterans Day to honor the memory of the 500,000 Americans who lost their lives in World War ll; nearly 10 percent of our country, 16 million ...
To the editor: Everyone is invited to the Fairfield Public Library community room on Sunday, Nov. 6, from 2-3:30 p.m. to participate in the closing celebration of the 40 Days for Life campaign that began on Sept. 28. Through prayer and fasting by people throughout our nation and in foreign countries, as of Oct. 31, 417 lives of unborn children have been saved from abortion! We deeply appreciate all the ...
As combines roll across Fall-ripened fields across the state, Iowans like me who were lucky enough to spend a childhood growing up on a farm remember the ?good old days? and just how much work went into bringing a crop to harvest. Riding in a combine is the ?end game?; there were days spent shelling corn, baling hay, walking beans and spraying fence rows. Hard work and sweat, but it was an honor to chore with my ...
To the editor:October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.Women and girls deserve truthful and scientifically accurate information about risks that endanger their health and lives. The truth is that the use of systemic contraceptives, also abortion, can cause breast and other cancers and serious if not life threatening medical side effects.In 2005 the World Health Organization declared that artificial ...
To the editor:I would like to write concerning the milkshakes that used to be sold during lunch at Fairfield Middle School. As many Ledger readers may know, the school was required to stop selling milkshakes due to new health codes, which also prohibited some drink and snack machines; half have been eliminated. However, I would like to propose that they be reinstated.One reason that milkshakes should still ...
To the editor:Terrific and sad:Congratulations to Fairfield and Jefferson County on the completion of a trail system that would be the envy of any rural town! Many, many people have put a lot of effort into making this happen.I?m privileged to get to walk a portion of the trails 2-3 times a week.A few weeks ago, as I walked Cedar View Trail, I noticed a cement pad had been poured at the junction with ...
Fall is a great time in Iowa. The colors are beautiful, the temperatures pleasant and farmers are in the field for the busy season of Iowa?s leading industry.As a result, October is a great month to visit get out of town and visit a farm near you.Pumpkin farms, apple orchards, wineries and a wide variety of other farms with an agritourism focus have activities and events that make it easy for visitors to ...
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