To the editor:This seems to be one of those times when we should look at what we need rather than what we want. We seem to need an outdoor pool. Sincerely,? Lois Brokken, Fairfield
Dear Representative Curt Hanson:Come next fall elections, I hope you will have stood with those of us in Fairfield and Iowa who take our state?s motto seriously. We do prize our liberty, and we will maintain our rights.If you are among the Democrats who voted to pass HF 2381, the do nothing of substance to protect the Seconnd Amendment, while appearing to do so bill, allowing the well heeled among us to ...
I would like to thank Sheriff Gregg Morton and the entire Law Enforcement Center for the professionalism they showed on Tuesday at the Pandit Campus in Maharishi Vedic City.As the administrator of the campus, I apologize to them and the entire community for the outburst that occurred. The behavior was unacceptable and in direct contradiction to the intention and purpose of this campus, which has been an extremely...
To the editor:Fairfield and Jefferson County leaders should stop their continuing march toward higher and higher property taxes and fees.The increasing cost of living puts a great deal of pressure on all of our citizens but most acutely on those with fixed income and those just starting out. Higher property taxes keep young people from moving to Fairfield and older citizens and existing families from staying. ...
To the editor:The upcoming special election for the unincorporated area of Jefferson County will decide whether to help pay for the new indoor recreation facility and outdoor pool to be built in Fairfield. If approved, 16 percent of the county?s share of local option sales tax (LOST) revenue will be paid for the next 10 years to finance the project.These funds are currently being allocated to property tax ...
To the editor:As Jefferson county residents, we all live together as one community. We share schools, churches, places of commerce, roads and recreational facilities. We live as neighbors with common responsibilities for each other and each other?s families. Rural Iowa has always taken those responsibilities seriously. It?s why I chose to live here.As county residents, we have an opportunity to join with our ...
To the editor,To me, James Lee Elliott?s recent letter about the pool/gym proposal was on target regarding the need for administrative accountability.Swimming almost daily at the indoor pool, I see the need there:1. A highly dependable, a.m. lifeguard of 20 years, and great at monitoring operations, was reassigned ? to the streets department.2. Since then, a repairman has been coming almost daily, occasionally...
To the editor:The proposed gym and indoor track facility that will be constructed at our current rec center will undoubtedly benefit all generations of our surrounding community.It will particularly benefit the youth of our county, and is an addition to our community that is long overdue. Nearly all similar size communities in our area offer a public indoor gymnasium facility, including such towns as Bloomfield,...
To the editor:It?s important to know about worthwhile events in the world today.One of these is the new movie ?Gimme Shelter? about a young girl, beaten and abused, searching for her father she has never known.It?s rated PG. Apple is played by Vanessa Hudgens, and a kindly pastor is played by James Earl Jones. It?s based on a true story and filmed in the gritty streets of New York and a real shelter with other ...
To the editor:I would like to know why, when a minority of people feel something is needed, it becomes a taxpayer obligation.It seems to me with the professional and business people involved in these projects that they would just go ahead and build them and then charge a user fee to cover their costs. The reason is they know it is not a good business proposition. Even as a breakeven, it would fall short.Everyth...
To the editor,In past years we had elected officials, both county and city, who were concerned about living within a budget.Now their attitude is to promise special interest groups anything they want in the rec center, and then they will think of some way to get the money out of the taxpayer, which in the city?s case did not take too much thinking: just raise property taxes to whatever level it takes to bail us ...
To the editor:A special election will be held on March 4 for voters within the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County.The proposal is to allocate the county?s portion of the Local Option Sales and Service Tax (LOSST) as follows: 64 percent property tax relief, 20 percent roads and bridges, 16 percent construction of an outdoor swimming pool and indoor recreation facility.This 16 percent allocation would ...
To the editor:Shine a light above your porchLight a candle in your heartBe the brightness in the darknessFor the Haileys make this start Let love beam within your soulsMay your eyes be opened wideFor the sake of little onesLet awareness be your guide Enbrace the Haileys post and presentDon?t be afraid to cryVulnerability creates braveryIn the midst of the question ?why?? Bravery to beat the ...
To the editor:One of the worst examples of our ignorance of evolutionary values in America is our current definition of ?American exceptionalism.?All too often I hear this idea expressed on talk shows as defined by our military power. American exceptionalism is referred to as the influence of our govenment on foreign countries, and the power and influence of our economy and culture.We need to simplify the idea ...
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