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Both equity and equality needed To the Editor: This letter is in response to a “Letter to the Editor” titled: “Misrepresenting MLK Jr.” published on Jan. 25, in the Sentinel. With all due respect to the writer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did believe in equity and equality. Here is the difference between equity and equality. Three children want to watch a parade. Between the children and the parade is a tall fence. They cannot watch the parade, because the fence is too tall and blocks their ability to see the parade. Equality is giving each child a step ladder, (the same ...

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Council moves forward with lobbyist This week the Fairmont City Council approved moving forward with a lobbyist to help secure additional funding for a community center. This is a good investment by the council, and it’s good that it acted quick as there is a deadline of Jan. 31 for getting the request to legislators. Hopefully this move will help this project continue to move forward. Opera House chosen as event site Congratulations to the Fairmont Opera House for being chosen as the site for the upcoming Minnesota Sings Competition. The state-wide event will take place in ...

Misrepresenting MLK Jr.

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To the Editor: On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Sentinel ran a picture of Fairmont High School’s co-principal teaching equity on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. MLK believed in liberty, free speech and equality, not “equity” which is a stepping stone to socialism. Equity treats people unequally through preferential treatment. He wanted his children to be judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin. He wanted then to be successful citizens, not victims. Students today are taught that they need the government to succeed. Big government is usually ...

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Kinship of Martin Co. receives blessing To the Editor: We were so blessed this Christmas season in so many ways by those in our community. One amazing gift (no pun intended) we were given was the ability to partner with Grace Lutheran and their Star Tree Program. Kinship was able to nominate some of our families to receive gifts through their annual giving efforts. Stars are placed on the tree in their church with ages and genders of individuals, and then church members and others are able to grab a star and shop for someone while they are doing their own gift shopping. In doing so, ...

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EAB spreading in Fairmont Well, Emerald Ash Borer is definitely here. Last month the Minnesota Department of Agriculture was here for a survey and estimated that almost all of the ash trees in the city will be dead in the next five to 10 years. As Parks and Street Superintendent, Nick Lardy, suggested, residents should start thinking about taking down their own ash trees in the near future. $14M recommitted to community center This week the Fairmont City Council voted to recommit $14 million, raised in local option sales tax, to the community center project. This was a good step for ...

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Partnering with local thrift store To the Editor: Thrift stores already give back to a community by providing a space to reuse and repurpose unneeded or unwanted items in a low cost way, enabling people to find needed items and special treasures without breaking the bank. In December, our own local thrift store took it a step further by partnering with Kinship to give back even more to our community. On Dec. 10, Twelve Baskets invited Kinship mentors and mentees to help out at the store by reorganizing, greeting customers, sorting donated items, and helping customers with their ...