Opinion

To the editor:Thanks be to God for patriots like James Lee Elliott [?American History Matters,? Page 4, March 14].I have written many letters in the same vein as Mr. Elliott. My letters always go over the measly 500-word limit, so I haven?t sent them. However, I will now rededicate myself to better editing and get on with completing them.Everything Mr. Elliott so gently and eloquently wrote is true; I?ve ...

To the editor:On April 2 we will be voting on a bond issue that pays for needed upgrades to Fairfield High School. As I have passed along the information on the bond election, two objections keep coming up. First, people are concerned about taxes in general and because they can vote on the bond issue and not most other forms of taxation, they tend to not vote or to vote ?no.? The second objection centers around ...

To the editor:Fairfield High School, my alma mater and that of my two daughters, is and always has been a fine institution of higher learning ? but one now in need of some major updates if it is to continue to serve our community as well as it has for the past 70 years! The time is now to provide the faculty and staff with the kind of building they need to continue to offer our students the opportunity for a ...

To the editor:Like any business, sometimes it is time to re-tool. That is what the discussion has been within the Fairfield Community School District about the high school for over the past 20 years. Many proposals have come and gone over those past years, and now the district has a new proposal in place that addresses some of the most urgent needs at the high school.What are the needs? New science rooms. Has ...

To the editor:I am writing to encourage community members to cast a vote on April 2 for the proposed $10 million of general obligation bonds to fund a Fairfield High School facilities renovation project. Information about the project can be found on the front page of the school district?s web page which has the following web address: www.fairfieldsfuture.org.The proposed project has been well thought out by ...

To the editor:As many people know by now, the Fairfield Community School District is placing before the public a $10 million bond issue to remodel and improve the high school facility to meet the needs of today?s educational program.First, the facts about the plan. The plan calls for six basic needs. These include new science classrooms that would feature updated equipment and more classroom space, remodeled ...

To the editor:On April 2, the residents of the Fairfield Community School District will be given the opportunity to approve a $10 million project to refurbish the Fairfield High School building. The present building was completed in 1939 and has seen some remodeling in past years. The basic structure of the high school is rock solid, but has seen many generations of students pass through the halls. My father-in-l...

To the editor:After many years of study and discussion about what is the best solution of how to bringFairfield Community High School up to the standard it deserves, I feel the time is right.Our superintendent, school board and progressive community group has put together an excellent renovation plan that will solve many of the problems that exist today.I want to congratulate all of you involved in this much ...

To the editor:Some people in the health care profession have made arguments and emotional appeals for the expansion of Medicaid. I would like to present some considerations in support of not expanding Medicaid.One of the main arguments for supporting the expansion is that this is free money from the federal government. Free money from the federal government has been one of the biggest myths of our lifetime and ...

I speak for the people working for USDA?s Iowa Farm Service Agency. We all are proud to be partners with the men and women who farm and ranch in Iowa. Agriculture is an honorable profession and we are honored to do our part to help. We salute you on Ag Day, March 19.?Generations Nourishing Generations? is the theme for this year?s Ag Day. Our country?s farmers and ranchers work hard to provide food and clothing ...

To the editor:Thanks to Representative Chip Baltimore, (Dist. 48 (R) Boone) for discovering that Fairfield Public School and MSAE principals already have the power to prevent a tragic Sandyhook-type massacre at their schools.Iowa Code Section 724.4B(2)(b) ? on the books since 1995 ? gives school administrators the power to authorize teachers, janitors, themselves, volunteers or even members of the general ...

To the editor:In a grading scale, an A+ is the best score. An A+ represents dedication and commitment to learning and achievement.Schools are also rated by their curriculum, faculty, and physical structure. The Fairfield Community School District and community must dedicate and commit themselves to improving Fairfield High School.These needed improvements will be an A+ decision. On April 2, eligible voters ...