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Annual KAH pack seeks volunteers, donations Letter to the editor: Fairmont has a remarkable opportunity to reach a milestone in the fight against hunger, and our community's support can make it happen. On February 6, 2027, volunteers will gather at the Fairmont Armory from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the 18th annual Kids Against Hunger meal-packing event. During the past 17 years, Fairmont volunteers have packed nearly 1.9 million meals and raised more than $500,000 to help feed hungry children and families around the world. Last year's event produced more than 105,000 meals. If we ...

Boxed out

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The ancient pine box had probably sat in the upstairs closet of my parents’ farmhouse since the Late Mesozoic Era.  At least that’s how it appears. The box’s wood has oxidized into a deep nut-brown and bears more than a century’s worth of scars. It reminds me of a grizzled old ...

More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

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More than a "thumping." That's what George W. Bush called it when Democrats won majorities in both houses by gaining six Senate and 30 House seats in 2006. In Tuesday's midterm elections, Democrats won majorities in both houses, gaining seven Senate seats, with chances at two more, and have ...

Blue wave embarrasses leftist claiming Trump would end elections

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We had a midterm election in which the Democrats and the Left were wildly successful. There is one way in which this makes some of them look either deeply stupid or dishonest. Many of them who rejoice now tried to claim there wouldn't be any more elections if Trump won in 2024, or that he ...

Postmortem 2026

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Where to start? There are plenty of lessons to be learned from this week's slaughter of the Republican Party. Here goes: 1. It's the economy, stupid. How many times do we have to see this movie? The inflation caused by COVID-19 spending plus Biden-era policies has created real economic ...

Democrats won. More importantly, democracy won

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Stop the talk about a triumphal arch at the gates of Arlington Cemetery. Stop bullying the Kennedy Center into putting the Trump name on its front. Stop obsessing over the Reflecting Pool. Stop cutting down trees at a public golf course in Washington to make a championship course. These ...