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To the editor:Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk is grateful to everyone who participated in this year?s ?Rhythm and Art?-themed art walk. We had an awesome turnout on the square and once again were blessed with lovely weather. We had a superb lineup of music starting with the Art Walk Buskers. June?s Buskers included: Frank Cenatori, Robert Reeder, Taylor Ross, Tim Britton and Micah Salaberrios. For those of you ...

To the editor:My older sister who has resided in Fairfield her whole lifetime sent me your Friday, April 27, 2012 edition. The headline read: Track event renamed Brookhart-Crew Relays.Lee Crew was a senior my freshman year and an outstanding runner in his events. He always encouraged we younger ones to work hard and give your best. He continued this even while attending Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) ...

To the editor:Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Walk is grateful to everyone who participated in this year?s May 4th Dance Art in Motion Art Walk.The Art in Motion Dance Showcase was a huge success and featured over 40 dancers exhibiting 17 different dance styles and genres on the Sondheim stage at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center. It is amazing the incredible diversity of dance available in Fairfield.A huge ...

To the editor:Please find the explanation of how Jefferson County ranks second in the state in underage and binge drinking as requested in [Ledger letter ?Adults need to set example with alcohol consumption,? April 19, by Carol Lee Kessel].Calculating adults offenses, the Iowa Department of Public Health divided the actual number of incidents (court records) into the county population to get a rating system.Adu...

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