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To the editor:You still have time to think, study, research and investigate the truth. Don?t be lazy and believe everything your told.Stop blaming Bush for everything. Yes he made some mistakes, no one is perfect. At least he wasn?t a racist-Marxist-socialist pro communist, anti-government with Muslim affiliations, and he proved he was born in the U.S.A.Vote for the person not the party. Make your own decision ...

When Gene Luedtke started working in The Fairfield Ledger advertising department in August 1969, Ben Taylor was the resident curmudgeon, and linotype operators still set type from a pot of molten lead.That?s a career of about 12,000 Ledger issues. The longtime advertising manager will be retiring Friday.People just don?t work 42-plus years in the same place anymore. Those are numbers racked up by the likes of ...

To the editor:Since Jefferson County is a member of Regional Utilities Service Systems, your readers may have heard that several member counties are trying to withdraw from it, and that RUSS is involved in several lawsuits with Residents for a Better Richmond in the unincorporated village of Richmond in Washington County.As a member of RBR I would like to share some of the experiences that have taught us a lot ...

To the editor:MidAmerican Energy is pressing the Iowa Legislature to pass a bill that MidAmerican could not get passed last year: HF 561, which would allow MidAmerican Energy to bill Iowa consumers in advance for new MidAmerican nuclear reactors, and let MidAmerican keep the money regardless of whether any nuclear reactors are ever constructed.Want to see how well this has worked elsewhere? In 2006, the Florida ...

To the editor:In regard to the proposed changes on Highway 1 South, I have a suggestion. Since there are several vehicles turning into the hospital, there should be a right turn lane for them. Some of the traffic goes ahead and passes in a restricted area rather than slowing down. ? Dean Pettit, Fairfield

To the editor:There are some people who are meant to star but are not able to finish their goal. We lost a great musician this past week who was reaching for his star. Ryan was a brilliant musician and will be greatly missed. ? ?Fiddlin? Granny? Joanne Ancell, his former teacher

To the editor:Since 1969 there has been a much used expression that states: ?If they can put a man on the moon, why can?t they ____?? You fill in the blank.With that in mind, the expression can be altered just slightly so that it applies locally and it would go something like this: ?If they can create a very smooth railroad crossing at Ninth Street, why can?t they do it at Fourth Street, B Street and D Street??...

To the editor:I have received a number of solicitations to support Ron Paul. But when I cite my objections to his candidacy, these ideologues, like Paul himself, essentially say, ?don?t bother me with the facts, my mind?s made up.?But as a Ronald Reagan said, ?Facts are stubborn things.?The most recent egregious example was in early December when Congressman Paul said: ?Think of what happened after 9/11, ...