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Martha’s Vineyard not prepared To the Editor: In a letter to the Sentinel recently, a reader commented about the immigrants that were flown from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. She described Martha’s Vineyard as, “one of the most exclusive places to reside in America.” Maybe yes and maybe no. The island has a year-round population of about 15,000 souls, who make on average about 71 percent of the wages of workers in the entire state of Massachusetts. They are just average, like you and me, serving the island in all the usual occupations. It is likely that these were the ones ...

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Charter Amendments/Ballot Questions To the Editor: DID YOU KNOW?: Fairmont’s operating system is formatted by a Charter. DID YOU KNOW?: The City Council is mandated by State Statute to monitor and review the Charter at least once a year. DID YOU KNOW?: Fairmont’s Charter has not been reviewed for 30 years. DID YOU KNOW?: The Court appointed 15 Commissioners, independent of the City governing staff, to review the Charter and recommend amendments. The Charter Commission has met, pondered, reviewed, debated, and recommended 10 updates for amending the Charter. DID YOU ...

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Bring Community Center to a vote To the Editor: Re: Fairmont Community Center There is many mixed feelings on this topic. The fair and correct way to solve this is to bring it to a vote. This vote you will use your name, address, valid drivers license and proof you are not a felon. The question on the ballot will be “Do you want the Fairmont Community Center?” If you answer “No” then your real estate taxes will not be raised ever, you will not have to pay the one-half percent of sales taxes or any increases of sales tax for the items you purchase by using a card that shows ...

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Homecoming tailgate support appreciated To the Editor: On Sept. 30, 2022, Fairmont Partners in Education (PIE) held their annual Homecoming tailgate at Mahoney Field. We would like to thank all those who came out in support of Partners in Education and also the Cardinal football team. The proceeds are used toward teacher grant requests for needed things in their classrooms and/or opportunities for their students. We would like to thank our two sponsors, Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. and Rosen’s, Inc. We would also like to thank the following businesses that supported the PIE tailgate in ...

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New vocational addition To the Editor: Congratulations to Fairmont Area Schools and the Fairmont community for your support of the new vocational building at Fairmont High School. Students in Martin County are fortunate to have access to a comprehensive public high school that has six vocational academies, 24 college courses, 23 fine arts activities and 23 varsity athletic programs. The implementation and growth of the vocational programs at Fairmont High School sets the Fairmont community apart from almost every other community. Minnesota needs to replace thousands of skilled workers ...

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Support for Michelle Duncan To the Editor: I am supporting Michelle Duncan for County Recorder. I have known Michelle for many years and have worked with her as part of the Fairmont Community Hospital Foundation as we worked to support the medical needs of our area. Michelle was always on top of the tasks at hand as she used her experience as a legal assistant in the FCH mission. I have also found Michelle very knowledgeable and helpful in her duties at the Martin County Recorder’s office. She is always friendly to customers and helpful in the wide variety of services the ...