Opinion

The Lions Club of Fairfield would like to thank the entire Fairfield community for making our latest spaghetti fundraiser so successful. We served a record number of people this year and the final amount we will be able to give back to the FHS sports and fine arts programs will be more than $4,000.This fundraiser has grown larger each year since we started it in 2009 and without the great team effort of the FHS ...

To the editor:In the Friday, March 7, front page story ?Survey: Quality housing in short supply,? Andy Hallman reports that Adam Plagge, FEDA?s executive director, suggests addressing Fairfield?s housing shortage by building new homes for high-income families. That ?would free up existing homes and allow low-income households to upgrade their living arrangements by moving into those recently vacated homes.?So ? ...

To the editor:If we do not know from which we came or how we got here, we will soon not know who we are and for which we stand. Today, most seem not to know what we believe as America seems to have become a confused nation that has lost its identity.Mark Twain once said that, ?A conspiracy is nothing but a secret agreement of a number of men for the pursuance of policies which they dare not admit in public.?The...

To the editor:After reading about the pandit incident in Vedic City, my first reaction was enormous respect and appreciation for Sheriff Gregg Morton and the other law enforcement personnel involved. Their cool-headed, measured and professional response turned a potentially hazardous situation into one that was quickly resolved with no one harmed. And while Sheriff Morton credits good training for this positive ...

To the editor:So much for world peace pandits. Peace keepers like that, we don?t need. When they take them to the airport, make sure they get on the plane. Don?t give them a choice.They said on the news that they weren?t directly associated with M.U.M. Then why are they here and who had them brought here?The cop and vehicle were attacked and had rocks thrown at them and windows broken and no charges were filed ...

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...