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To the editor:The level of tolerance for religious differences in this nation is much greater than the politically correct crowd would have us to believe. Freedom of religion is one of the basic tenets of the founding of our nation, and while we are primarily a Judeo-Christian nation, we are a nation of faith that encompasses many religions and beliefs. This nation was established to welcome all nonviolent ...

To the editor:I?ve been reading about ?Future of the former Nelson Nursing Home? debated and a few things come to mind.Through the ages it seems like some things are OK, just not in my neighborhood! Long time ago it was people of a different color and recently a dog park and the list goes on.This I don?t know for a fact, but I heard some of the neighbors at the time did not want Nelson Nursing Home there, ...

To the editor:It has always been popular in many countries to justify the practice of passing on the debts incurred by one generation to the next for payment. Should one generation impose its debts on the next? This was not the view of the American Founding Fathers. They knew that the wars, economic problems and debts of one generation should be paid for by the generation which incurred them. They wanted the ...

To the editor:On April 2, voters in the Fairfield Community School District have the opportunity to take the first step in improving the learning environment of each and every student who passes through our high school. On that date, we can acknowledge and agree that an investment in our school system is imperative and that the time to make that investment is now.The school boards and school administrations of ...

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 ...