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FACC’s community center agreement with Fairmont To the editor: The September 2024 draft agreement the FACC had drawn up by their lawyers states who owns and operates the CC. This agreement is between Fairmont City, FACC, and The FACC Holding Company, yes, there is a third entity. Fairmont city will not own the CC building, just the land, which the city leases to FACC, then FACC leases it back to Fairmont. The length of the lease is 20 years. Section 17: Early Termination of This Lease, lays out what the city must do if we desire to terminate the agreement early. It is most ...

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Why is administration in Washington D.C. so concerned about DEI? To the editor: DEI stands “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) which … “are organizational frameworks that seek to promote the fair treatment and full participation of all people, particularly groups who have historically been underrepresented or subject to discrimination based on identity or disability. (Wikipedia citation, March 26, 2025) What does that mean? It means that people should be nice to each other. It means that people should respect one another because we are all human beings with the same ...

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Is beautification of streets important? To the editor: How many people will decide to live in a town based on “beautification” of the streets? We need and are lucky that the street is going to be improved. Opinions fly about high taxes, so let’s not spend extra money on something only a few will pay attention to. We agree that doing Prairie Ave. to Downtown would look like there wasn’t enough money to do the job properly. Kurt and Lori Schlomann Fairmont

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Thanks for your support To the editor: We’d like to take the opportunity to say thank you to our friends, family and patrons for making our retirement open house another great memory. Also, thank you to our local news outlets for a brief history and coverage of our retirement plans. Thank you for the support from our homes which allowed us to put in the time necessary to keep the business operating. Thank you to all our vendors, making sure materials were available. So many people, businesses, the community all made it possible for Nick’s Body Shop to be in business for 42 ...

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Goldfinch Estates commendable care for residents To the editor: Fairmont and surrounding communities, I just had to write this so people of Fairmont realize what they have in respect to Goldfinch Estates. My sister and I moved our mother into a two bedroom apartment there one month ago. Her apartment is beautiful. This assisted living facility is top notch. I stayed with my mom for one month and encountered such kindness from every one of the staff. Also, my puppy was welcome to stay there. One of many examples: I left my canvas potty pads for my dog and a small bag of my ...

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Unfair and detrimental HUD housing practices Dear editor, I feel I must speak out for myself and many others in my current situation. I have lived in HUD housing for the majority of my life due to economic situations. I currently live in a property in Fairmont Minnesota, I plan to move to another property not far away. I'm told by both landlords due to a rule about not having housing vouchers at two places at the same time and now I must vacate my current apartment by March 31st but cannot move into my new apartment until April 1st. Both property managers have made it clear that I ...