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Gap persists in local daycare need

FAIRMONT – With a shortage of around 200 childcare spots in Martin County, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) are doing all they can to bridge that gap. While Building Blocks in Fairmont provides a large chunk of the childcare in the area, there are 45 in-home daycares in Martin County, each of which can take care of up to 12 kids per one adult. Of these 45, 18 are outside of Fairmont, covering areas like Trimont, Truman and Ceylon that don’t have day care centers. Audrey Schultz serves as the child…

Who will unite Minnesota?

MORGAN — The top four candidates running for Minnesota governor gathered Wednesday at the Farmfest forum to answer questions related…

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Never take for granted

We’ve all heard that we should not take things for granted, but it never hurts to give a reminder about this piece of wisdom. I was at a meeting with some local business owners recently and one of them pointed out how when we visit other cities, especially, say, up north, we often go…

Thumbs Up Council OKs phase two of harvesting The Fairmont City Council approved going ahead with…

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What does leadership look like? To the editor: This month, I want you to think back to the very first president you can remember. Mine was Ronald Reagan, 1980-1988. I didn’t like him much. I thought an actor may not have the qualities we need in a president. But then he stood up to…

War is Not Christian To the editor: A hot topic these days seem to be the…

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Lake noise To the editor: Lake noise shouldn’t be of the level that makes you want…

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Do you agree with President Trump's assertion that the Department of Justice should pay him $230 million for bringing cases against him under the previous administration?