Fairfield News

To the editor:Some in our community don?t like the smell of hog stuff but dog stuff is OK.I used to walk in Chautauqua Park ? no more. I used to walk on Dave Neff?s hike trail ? no more. Too much dog stuff. Why would this dog park be any different?A lot of pet owners shouldn?t be. They don?t take care of them. Some bark all the time day and night. No water ? no shade. Those who want this park should have ...

To the editor:I am writing this letter to all the moms and dads who will be sending their children to school for the first time. I remember how that felt. I want to encourage you to volunteer at your child?s school.I was a working mom with two kids in school and a preschooler when I went to a site team meeting. I got excited about the possibility of starting a parent/teacher organization at Pence. There ...

To the editor:Our country is in tough financial shape ? no doubt about it. As a nation, we need to cut spending and learn to live within our means. It amazes and saddens me that President Obama is willing to cut funding for Medicare, Medicaid, and even our military ~ but will NOT cut even one penny of the 349.6 million dollars that annually goes to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood makes enough money, ...

To the editor:As I suspected, Gov. Branstad has vetoed legislation that would have kept local Workforce Development offices open. Now is not a good time to cut back on employment services that we need. If people don?t like what the governor has done, then they should contact the state Legislators and ask them to pass a legislative override. ? Alan Laird, Ollie

To the editor:?If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.? (II Chron. 7:14)We would like to invite people from Van Buren County and surrounding areas to join us in prayer for our nation Saturday, August 6 at Heritage Baptist Church, 22401 ...

To the editor:I would like to address some of the concerns that have arisen regarding the proposed dog park in the field at the entrance to the Lamson Woods wetlands.Although the dog park will be utilized by many people, it has been shown in many other area dog parks that only two or three people and their dogs are likely to utilize the park at any given time throughout the day. Contrary to what some ...

To the editor:As part of negotiations for an increase in the debt ceiling, some in Congress have advocated cutting $14 billion dollars in Medicare that supports rural hospitals. Such drastic cuts would completely decimate the rural health care system and harm rural seniors? ability to access care.These cuts would greatly affect the Jefferson County Health Center. We need to tell our U.S. Senators Chuck ...

To the editor:I read with confusion and concern [?Ban on edible landscapes in right-of-way adopted,? July 13] that our city council felt it necessary to go beyond the traffic abeyance and traffic obstruction resolutions already in effect to specifically legislate against ornamental and green efforts within this community. As I read the Ledger report it includes growth above 24 inches in the city right of way. ...

To the editor:One year ago, Staff Sgt. Andrew Bowers was reassigned to an Iowa Army National Guard unit from Council Bluffs, and was deployed overseas where he has spent the last year in the remote mountains of Southern Afghanistan. He left his job at Cambridge, his family and his wife and little girl to fulfill his commitment to our great nation. Thankfully, he is back in the USA undergoing his demobilization ...

To the editor:Has anyone driven south of town on Highway 1 and had the opportunity to see our newest business the Trading Post, if not you must. I go by there every day and I say to myself, how did this happen. I am not against private enterprise, everyone has the right to make a living. My question, however, is do they have the right to do so at the expense of the citizens of Fairfield. Have they no obligation...

To the editor:I would like to congratulate the U12 soccer team that participated in the Iowa Games in Ames this past weekend. They were coached by Felisto Guezimane and had a very successful weekend coming home with first place and the chance to represent Iowa in the nationals next year. It was very hot last weekend and these kids played to the best of their ability, didn?t complain about the heat, responded ...

To the editor:During World War II, Jefferson County had two families each with five sons in service. And these two families lived less than a mile apart in Liberty No. 7 (Hebron) school district.The Canaday family lived south of the school and had sons Lloyd, John, Clifford, Dean and Robert in service.The Buerkens family lived north of the school and had sons John, Lee, Max, Gene and Bobby in service.A...