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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: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, ...

To the editor:I was seriously wronged back in 1999 and 2000 by part of our local government. I was told the statute of limitations won?t allow me to sue. So I guess that?s water under the bridge.Now I?ve got this question! Is everyone blind or what? I wrote a letter to our governor back in 2005 explaining how to stop meth and it would work.Why is it these state representatives still allow pseudoephedrine ...

Fall is a great time in Iowa. The colors are beautiful, the temperatures pleasant and farmers are in the field for the busy season of Iowa?s leading industry.As a result, October is a great month to visit get out of town and visit a farm near you.Pumpkin farms, apple orchards, wineries and a wide variety of other farms with an agritourism focus have activities and events that make it easy for visitors to ...

This season in Iowa takes my breath away with glowing trees, crops turning from vibrant green to yellow, gold and brown ? the air is clear of summer?s humidity and blue sky and sunshine are deeply appreciated.We call it autumn, or fall ? but it also is change. Many of us resist changes. Learning a new way of doing a task, even though it may be more efficient, can be bothersome. Watching our children transform, ...