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Saturday, May 14  is Iowa Museum Day! With the weather gods dashing any hopes for a warm and sunny weekend, museum-hopping might be just the ticket.  Many are offering free or reduced admission, and some have special one-time only events.

Take the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, for starters.Free admission and balloons for the kids. Here’s what you can do: watch vintage trucking films! See antique trucks

We will rebuild our national and world economy by focusing on the critical building blocks - the local economy and building an entrepreneurial class. You can participate or watch what is going on by tapping into these websites:

www.FairfieldFirst.biz  • www.FairfieldFirst.ning.com • Fairfield First! on Facebook

My article, Turning Fairfield, Iowa into a Rural Renaissance City: The Power of the

From the Huffington Post:

While no one was looking, Fairfield, Iowa has become a mecca for musicians and artists. Every variation of music and art that one can imagine is prospering in this growing township, and that includes musical theater. And of all the productions that have opened and closed in this creative community for as far back as anyone can remember, none has affected its

President Obama is coming to the University of Iowa on Thursday! He'll be here to talk about the new health insurance legislation passed this week. Limited tickets are available to the event, on the University of Iowa campus, Thursday, March 25, 1 p.m., in the Field House. If you want to attend, immediately go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/rsvp/university-iowa-100325 (available till 4

Whether you think the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center is a fiscal fiasco or a fabulous small-town amenity, please read this guest editorial from Mark H. Cohen for the facts of the matter.

    
When I received the offer to work at a company in Fairfield, it wasn’t an easy decision