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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 ...

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 ...

My month of May.This month seems to go forever ? spring is in full force with flowers blooming, gardeners gardening, crops being planted ... well most years at least ... the school year winds down, and a three-day weekend/holiday near the end of May entices us to be outdoors.In my world, May 3 was a joyous day. My first grandchild was born, Colin Vance, son of my one son and his wife, only an hour?s drive ...