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Who’s Opinion? To the Editor: In the Wednesday, Sept. 28 Opinion page, titled ‘What did these kids do to deserve this?’ you suggest the planes that were sent to Martha’s Vineyard were all children. I did some fact checking and this is patently false. You also failed to mention the good citizens there got rid of these immigrants in quick order. How can that be, as it is one of the most exclusive places to reside in America. You print these opinions without putting your name under it, clearly ignoring the policy you expect your readers to follow. Also, who corrects the ...

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East Chain sow barn fire To the Editor: A fire has devastated one of Hugoson Pork’s sow farms near East Chain, Minn. The Hugoson family is grateful there have been no reported injuries to staff or emergency responders. The majority of the site is considered a total loss. The fire is believed to have started around 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning. More than 10 area fire departments responded from local communities. The Hugoson family is appreciative of the fire departments that responded and grateful for the support of their community. Along with their employees, the Hugoson family ...

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Just follow the money To the Editor: People may wonder why President Biden is continuing to violate the Constitution, his oath of office, and numerous immigration laws. It may be a matter, as Hillary once said, of just following the money. With approximately 250,000 illegal immigrants coming across the border each month at an average of $6,000 per person that the human traffickers charge, the total sum they collect each month is about 1.5 billion dollars. Cartels are quite used to paying at least 10 percent of their funds to government officials and others for protection against ...

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Hope to emulate your integrity To the Editor: It can be easy to opine that the country is going to crap. Political venom comes at us from every angle. Violence and lack of respect for each other creates many talking points. I believe I left my wallet at a HyVee self check-out. Probably never know for sure. The individual who brought it to the nice folks at customer service chose to remain anonymous. My hope, and one of my goals, is that the time I have remaining, I can emulate your integrity publicly... and anonymously. Paul Sandoz Fairmont

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Terminology To the Editor: Thank you, Amy Long, for your letter to the editor on Aug. 29. Your statements, “The YMCA and the Foundation will operate the YMCA in a manner that does not require ongoing or annual financial assistance from the city. The YMCA has never stated that they will need to rely on the City to cover operational costs.” Furthermore, Fairmont Foundation’s Facebook page, posted Aug. 23 states; “The YMCA and the Foundation will operate the YMCA in a manner that does not require ongoing or annual financial assistance from the city. The YMCA has never stated ...

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Fairmont Area Community Center To the Editor: We had a great time at the Martin County Fair. Thanks to all of you who stopped by our booth and chatted with us about the Fairmont Area Community Center project. We appreciate all of you who came in support of the Community Center and to those of you who came with questions. A common question we received was about the Citizens 4 a Strong Fairmont proposal and how this proposal relates to the Community Center project. First and foremost, the Foundation and the YMCA are interested in collaborating with any individual, business, or ...