“Negativity is holding us back and we should aggressively suppress the wellspring of that negativity,” according to the county’s 2024 Comprehensive Plan. To do that, council should start with a public burning of the County’s 2024 Comprehensive Plan, which makes the county look so bad. If we burn that Plan, potential new investors and residents […]
Letter: It’s Time for Positive Change
October 31, 2024 By
Fairfield County is blessed with beautiful land, a great history, and caring neighbors. We are also smack dab in the middle of major growth to the north and south of us. The past decade has seen incredible population and business growth all around us, yet not in Fairfield. I believe we need to have a […]
Guest Editorial: “Whose Rules Are These Anyway?”
October 24, 2024 By
Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, I found myself navigating what I can only describe as a lesson in bureaucratic futility at the County Council meeting, and I’m still trying to figure out if I was attending a government function or an episode of “Whose Rules Are These Anyway?” My mission was simple: I wanted to discuss […]
Letter: Food for Thought
October 17, 2024 By
I suggest County Council read and heed the following citizen-centered policy quote by President John F. Kennedy. “We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market […]
Letter: Focus on Enforcing Laws
October 3, 2024 By
The controversial change of the animal ordinance was unknown to the vast majority of the citizens of Fairfield County until the AKC posted and opposed it on the internet. Thanks to the AKC, dog owners were alerted before the second reading that allows public comment. Once Fairfield County dog owners read the ordinance, they showed […]
Guest Editorial AKC is not an animal welfare organization
September 26, 2024 By
I feel an obligation to respond publicly to a national organization’s opposition to our county’s attempt to improve animal welfare. This year a very important animal welfare bill called Cost of Care, was introduced to the Senate. I tell you this because the American Kennel Club (AKC) strongly opposed the bill and lobbied for its […]
Letter: Adopt Revised Ord. 828
September 26, 2024 By
Although ordinance 828 needs tweaking, it must not be swept under the rug because of outspoken citizens opposing it as observed Monday night. The ordinance can be tweaked for dogs protecting livestock, reputable breeding establishments, and reputable hunters as well as fees. However, keep in mind that not everyone in the aforementioned groups are necessarily […]
Letter: Let’s Hear From All Citizens!
September 26, 2024 By
Monday’s county council meeting was attended by the most citizens of all the meetings I’ve been to. When I got to the speakers’ signup sheet, names were already halfway down the backside of the page. The citizens really came out to speak about the revised animal ordinance and it was a great sight! Obviously, the […]
Letter: It Takes a Village
September 19, 2024 By
When I acted up in school, I got disciplined by EVERYBODY. My teacher, your teacher, teachers I didn’t even know, the principal, the custodian, the bus driver, the school secretary, all of these people either fussed or laid hands on me, and I ain’t talking about praying. No matter where a kid got out of […]
Guest Editorial: One of the Most Significant Moments in American History
September 19, 2024 By
The Civil War was the darkest period in American history. But from the midst of the horror came a moment of hope. Sunday marks the anniversary of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Lincoln on Sept. 22, 1862, just five days after the battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American history. The […]
