Opinion

Columns

• ‘Cash cow’ TIFs need reform in Iowa

  By Deborah D. Thornton, ... - Feb 16
  When a city approves a Tax Increment Financing zone, the property taxes collected are not divided between the city, county and school districts. ...
  

• Jerry Nelson asks ‘the tough questions’

  By Jeff Abbey, Fairfield - Feb 16
  To the editor: Good job school board member Jerry Nelson! You are the type of elected official we need at every level of government or public ...
  

• Local trails enable Guard unit to train

  By Maj. Dave Harper, ... - Feb 16
  To the editor: I would like to thank the Jefferson County Trails Council for the construction of the trail system. I am with the Iowa National ...
  

• Lowell influenced Fairfield’s musicians

  By Thomas Ward, Mesa, Ariz. - Feb 16
  To the editor: Fairfield’s “Music Man” (written Dec. 15, 2005) As years fade into decades, like a race we ran. Memories drawn from the sands of ...
  

• 40 Days for Life starts Wednesday

  By Karen Crossland, ... - Feb 16
  To the editor: 40 Days for Life is an international program begun in College Station, Texas, in 2007, calling for 40 days of prayer and fasting to ...
  

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Discussions

• Hinkle disappearance

  By Laura Miller - Feb 01
  Why did it take 15 days for the sheriff's department to organize a search for this man?
  

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Comments

• Re: City scraps plans for engineering department

  By Mel/Linda Wilfawn - Feb 16
  Tell me, is anyone surprised!
  

• Re: Turn lane needed for hospital

  By Derik Wulfekuhle - Feb 03
  I agree with you Dean
  

• Re: Fairfield police armed with tasers

  By Seth Cecil - Jan 31
  Honestly I didn't agree or disagree with what was said, but in my experience; and from living in FF almost my entire life, the formatting suggested...
  

• Re: Fairfield police armed with tasers

  By Jason Flora - Jan 30
  Sorry for the poor formatting, this interface is pretty limited - had thought it would publish as straight text. Based on the attitude I am ...
  

• Re: Fairfield police armed with tasers

  By Seth Cecil - Jan 30
  Wow, that comment was longer than the story, but my eyes just couldn't deal with the random transitions from 10pt type to 14pt type and Bold type, ...
  

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