Quad-City Times, Dec. 12Iowa voting crackdown finally yields arrests Iowa?s highly touted crackdown on improper voting finally has resulted in some arrests that appear to justify Secretary of State Matt Schultz? concerns. We?ll leave it to voters to decide if Schultz? concerns merit the breadth of his two-year, $280,000 investigation.Schultz drew headlines ? and some catcalls ? when he cross referenced ...
Last week, I took a few vacation days to spend time with my daughter Kendra, who is home visiting for Thanksgiving and an early Clark-family Christmas dinner.Being home on a weekday gave me a chance to watch some TV programs I normally never watch, like Wendy Williams? talk show, where I learned Kanye West thinks he and his baby?s mama, Kim Kardashian, are leading the way for American?s acceptance of interracial ...
To the editor:There are a variety of different taxes we must all pay. There is sales tax, gasoline tax, income tax, property tax and so on and so on. But, the tax that pays for our public safety is property tax.Residents of incorporated cities, who own property, pay both city and county taxes.Prior to 1972, the city of Fairfield and Jefferson County had numerous discussions on how to replace an out-dated jail ...
Quad-City Times, Nov. 30Iowa reports record year in the liquor business By any business measure, Iowa?s government-run liquor wholesaling business is a phenomenal success.New figures released by the Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division report a 34.8 percent gross profit margin. That helped drive a record-setting $295.6 million in revenue, a 5 percent jump over last year.Look back even farther to see how this ...
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Oct. 27Issues with website represent least of Obamacare?s flaws Talk lately about Obamacare focuses primarily on what can only be described as the disastrous rollout of the government?s website to sign people up. Tales of frustration dominated recent headlines to the point President Barack Obama was compelled to call a press conference to address the issue.The president in that ...
I?m starting to think that the more dependent on technology we become, the harder things are for us. The world?s geniuses have come up with so many quick fixes and appliances geared toward convenience that soon, there will probably be a gadget that will get out of bed for us.That?s all well and good, until the technology breaks down. That?s when a back-to-basics movement looks like the ticket after all.A few ...
On December 11, 2012, there was an accident that claimed the life of my husband, Patrick Gridley, and injured my son Donald. Now, seven months later, they have charged my son as the driver.If anyone knows Pat Gridley, they know he would never let anyone drive him home, much less Donnie. It?s a known fact in town! As far as I know, Don has never run from any charges, never struck an officer or never had a weapons ...
My husband, Roger, and I celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary last week. Statistically speaking, we?re a marital miracle.The divorce rate for first marriages is reportedly between 40 and 50 percent. But for second marriages, in which at least one of the spouses has been married once before, the rate jumps to between 60 and 67 percent. We have managed, thus far, to beat the odds.The biggest challenge in our ...
More than ever before we need to hold our elected officials accountable for their words, actions and inactions. Words can inspire, but they can also enslave us, especially when our lawmakers do not say what they mean. When leaders have no vision, but merely tell their listeners what they wish to hear, when they avoid communicating responsibility with transparency, and when they fail to demonstrate servant ...
The Hawk Eye, July 15Sexism redux: Iowa Supreme Court backs lusty boss The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled soulless corporations are people. They have rights and feelings, too.Following the same sort of logic, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled for a second time that an employer?s feelings count more than an employee?s when a boss fires a subordinate because he fears he might succumb to her charms and initiate an ...
With the recent article: ?Utility Committee Supports Rate Hikes,? June 6, 2013, (The Fairfield Ledger) there have been many comments about the current proposed rate hikes that I would like to address.Since August of 2002 I?ve been councilman for the 5th Ward. I was appointed as a member of the Utility committee that year and in January of 2004 I was made chairman. For these past nine years I?ve dedicated many ...
To the Editor,It is time for citizens who care about education in Fairfield to step up and consider running for the Fairfield School Board. After six years I am stepping down to make way for new ideas and youthful energy.Art Sathoff is a top-notch superintendent who is conscientious and organized, who cares about student learning, and whose integrity is unquestionable. We have a director of auxiliary services ...
Fairfield can lead the country for creating a net export of solar energy and solar technologies.The implementation of solar power everywhere in Fairfield will make the city self-sufficient in energy. By having the world?s largest per capita city array of solar panels, Fairfield can sell excess energy to America to help create a healthier and more prosperous nation.Fairfield?s city hall, police station, all ...
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