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 ...
To the editor: I knew Steve Jobs was an amazing man. He was an inventor and entrepreneur. He was co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc., and was chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios. When he died, he was described as a visionary, pioneer, and genius who profoundly changed the face of the modern world. But what I learned on Oct. 5 when he passed away brought tears to my eyes. He was an ADOPTED child! WOW! ...
This season in Iowa takes my breath away with glowing trees, crops turning from vibrant green to yellow, gold and brown ? the air is clear of summer?s humidity and blue sky and sunshine are deeply appreciated.We call it autumn, or fall ? but it also is change. Many of us resist changes. Learning a new way of doing a task, even though it may be more efficient, can be bothersome. Watching our children transform, ...
To the editor:It was a real pleasure to be present as a non-voting member as the Fairfield Education Foundation conducted their business Oct. 5 and awarded over $23,000 in grants to enrich education in Fairfield Community School District classrooms. All of the board members showed great concern for Fairfield students and their educational experience. The conversation was focused, and the board members had done ...
To the editor:My publicist friend, Marc, said my recent letter to The Ledger [?Sidhas should have focused on Paul,? Aug. 18] describing Ron Paul as a product of higher collective consciousness was arrogant and psychotic because I didn?t connect the dots. Here?s my attempt. Ron Paul devotes himself to freedom of the individual. The individual alone knows what?s best for himself and in a free society learns to ...
Daily Newsletters
Account
