Fairfield News

To the editor:Jan. 22, 2013, marks a sad date for our nation. Forty years ago, the Supreme Court, in their decisions of Roe v. Wade and its companion case, Doe v. Bolton, made the killing of our unborn children legal during all nine months of pregnancy.Pope Benedict XVI states, ?Children are the major richness and the most precious good of family. For this reason, it is necessary to help all people to be aware ...

To the editor:Fairfield is not the center of anything I know.Except a place within my heart where love and memories grow.It?s just a small, inconspicuous dot on a map of the Iowa state.A picturesque, Midwestern town Norman Rockwell might paint upon a plate. Its name conjures a vision where serenity never yields.Where breezes there are warm and fair over gently rolling fields.Hindsight is 20/20 says an ...

Editor?s note: Elizabeth Garrels, Mt. Pleasant, is chairman of the Friends of the Harlan-Lincoln House, which is located on West Broad Street, next to the Chadwick Library on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College. By Elizabeth E. Garrels Thank you to Scott and Amy Lowe for bringing Lincoln to Main Street Cinemas. With this movie, they also provided much publicity for our local treasure, the Harlan-Lincoln ...

To the editor:Thank you, Fairfield! The bell ringing season for the Salvation Army has come to an end. With help from groups like the Fairfield Lion?s Club, the Kiwanis Club, and the Friends Church; businesses like Jefferson County Health Center, Libertyville Savings Bank, and Midwest One Bank; and many, many generous individuals and families, we surpassed our goal of $20,000. We ended the season having raised ...

To the editor:I consulted Wikipedia and found these latest population figures for 2010 for the largest US cities. Sixty cities were listed totaling over 50,000,000 people. That?s the number of babies who have been aborted in the last 40 years in the US since the Roe v. Wade decision was handed down on Jan. 22, 1973.On Jan. 7, 2012, Planned Parenthood released their 2011-2012 annual report. In 2011, Planned ...

To the editor:In the times we are living I can?t be the only one who, after watching world and local news, feels some form of depression or sadness. What is going on?Like me, many others recently watched our president give a memorial speech on the tragic loss of children and adults at another school. It hinted of some greater gun control coming down the road. But?what if we are not seeing the bigger picture?I ...

To the editor:Dr. Francis Thicke?s appointment to the NOSB (National Organic Standards Board is something that everyone in the Fairfield community can celebrate. Dr. Thicke?s presence on the NOSB will be a boon for the American public, the future of organic agriculture and the integrity of USDA-certified organic products in the US and worldwide. By accepting this appointment, Dr. Thicke is truly providing public ...

To the editor:The board of directors and staff of the Lord?s Cupboard of Jefferson County would like to thank the community for contributing to the success of the annual Christmas Box program. We are truly grateful to the countless volunteers who helped and to live in such a supportive community.We would like to thank all those who contributed time, talent, and treasure, including First Church of the Nazarene ...

To the editor:The city of Fairfield recently completed a major trail maintenance project. The City Streets and Park and Recreation Departments worked with Bob Brown Excavating and the Jefferson County Roads Department to complete the project. The project consisted of laying a new two-inch lift of granular surfacing on segments of the Fairfield Loop Trail from Eighth and Gear Streets east to Walton Road. In ...

To the editor:After Obama got reelected I sat down and started thinking how has this country slid down to the point where it is now.I started out with blaming the elected leaders and the laws they are making that are turning us into a welfare nation. Then I turned to our school system because they are teaching our children things they have no business teaching.After some time I started to realize that the ...

Growing old gracefully isn?t as simple as it sounds.It must be an awareness that?s learned over a period of time. Some people learn quicker than others.Last Saturday?s Fairfield Park and Recreation Department annual Turkey Trot 5K run was a learning experience. The first lesson was accepting the event was a run, not a race.The only race going on was for the young guys who jumped out to a fast start. I saw them ...

To the editor:How and who do I talk to about [?Committee considers non-lethal deer management techniques,? Front page, Nov. 9]?I am interested in making a donation to the project so we don?t have a bunch of kids killing things other than deer with bows and arrows or other because children would reason that the main thing is to kill it with something. This is just crazy to even suggest to hunt in town. What are ...