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Putin blames the wrong people

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that the Ukrainian state was in jeopardy, and he knew just who to blame — the Ukrainians themselves, or at least the democratically elected Ukrainian leaders who have pushed poor Vlad into sending his troops into their country, and refuse to accept their presence by defending their country. Putin has been spreading lies and manufacturing offenses to give him an excuse to invade Ukraine. Now that the Ukrainian resistance is slowing him down while the world unites against him, Putin continues his lies by blaming his victims. Meanwhile, ...

Racism needs to be defeated in New Prague

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If you still need convincing that education about equity, racism and social justice have no place in our schools or in our communities, then take a look at what’s happening in New Prague. As a result of racist taunting reported at two school sporting events in New Prague this month, other schools are refusing to subject their students to the mistreatment of their athletes and are canceling future games with the district. In a letter, St. Louis Park High School’s athletic director, Andrew Ewald, wrote: “I will not stand for your community and students to have teachable moments at ...

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Hockey is thankful To the Editor: It’s that time of the year where winter sports are winding down and I wanted to say congratulations to the teams that advanced to the regional youth hockey tournaments this week. First, I want to say thank you to all our volunteers, parents, coaches, arena staff, CER and board members. Without the help of all these people, Fairmont Youth Hockey Association (FYHA) would not be possible. It’s exciting to see over 250 different kids on the ice every week. From CER “Learn to Skate,” grade school classes, 4H groups, youth groups, Rock on Ice, Old ...

Et. Cetera

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Books help people plan for their future Brittany Anderson and Bryan Sweet of Sweet Financial are coming out with their fourth co-written book. “Dream Architecture” will help readers determine their “why” in retirement and how they can safeguard their future. It sounds like the book will send a great message on getting in the right mindset and staying positive when it comes to planning for your future. We look forward to checking the book out when it comes out in May. Group sees success in community events Last Saturday the Kids Just Want to Have Fun committee held its annual ...

Baseball strikes out

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If anyone thought baseball owners and players would gain some wisdom this week and come to an agreement that would allow the season to start on time, they don’t understand the history of sports labor negotiations. Talks broke off on Tuesday, the owners’ deadline for ending their player lockout in time to start the season on time. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the opening day and the first two series for each team were canceled. It’s all about the money. The owners, who have it, want to keep as much as they can. The players, who get paid plenty, want to get paid more. They ...

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Fantastic Support To the Editor: What a fantastic turn out and support we had for our 8th annual Coaches vs. Cancer event. A huge thank you to our basketball players, dancers, coaches, their families, the Fairmont community, our local businesses, the away basketball team from Blue Earth and many others that helped us with this event. We had 56 local businesses and families donate raffle items, 271 basketballs purchased, collected $963 from half time, $1,432 from raffles, $810 in donations, totaling $5,915. These proceeds will be given to Martin County Relay for Life, The American ...