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When Tragedy Strikes To the Editor: On June 19, 2020, the most unfathomable accident happened. I was traveling to Fairmont, Minn. from Truman, Minn. on County Road 39. My plan was to pick up my boys and camp out for the weekend. However, what I didn’t know at the time was that Kay Sandersfeld had just finished supper with her husband, Ron. Then she set out on a bicycle ride. While traveling to pick up my boys, I accidentally struck Kay with my motor vehicle. Her life was tragically taken that evening. The Sandersfeld family, friends of and church community were left with ...

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CO2 and something to ponder To the Editor: The surface of the earth is two thirds water. What happens when you open a warm can of pop? What happens when you open an ice cold can of pop? The fizz in pop is CO2, carbon dioxide. When the soda pop is canned, each can have the same amount of carbon dioxide. The oceans contain dissolved carbon dioxide. The amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean water depends upon the temperature of the water. It is true that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is related to the average temperature of the earth and oceans. What came first, the ...

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125th anniversary celebration To the Editor: On Sunday, June 12, Christian Church of Fairmont is celebrating 125 years of serving the community for Christ. Back in 1897 when the Christian Church was started and then in 1905 moved into their first space at the Southeast Corner of Elm Street and Third Street. Flash forward to 1937 when we moved into the then Christian Science Church Building but now known as the Red Rock. Then to 1988 our church broke ground at our current location of 625 Johnson St. Over the 125 years there are story upon stories of our church relying on God and our ...

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Provide transparency on project To the Editor: I am a recently retired long-time resident and taxpayer of Fairmont. I have lived in this town for almost 60 years. At a recent City Council meeting, City Engineer, Troy Nemmers, presented information about the infrastructure issues and concerns facing Fairmont. He stated we have 75 miles of streets and 82 miles of waterlines with about 50 percent of the city’s utilities done in the 1950’s and 1960’s that are now 70 years old. Troy said slip-lining 1.5 miles or 2 percent of the 75 miles of streets would cost $247,000. If you look ...

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Tucker Carlson’s racism To the Editor: The New York Times recently published an investigation into Tucker Carlson, the news reporter from Fox News television. As part of their work, Times reporters watched 1,150 episodes of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” They documented hundreds of racists references in the shows over the last few years. For example, over four hundred references were made to the racist, white supremacist phrase: “The Great Replacement.” This idea is found and promoted by extreme far right organizations and white nationalist publications. From their exhaustive ...

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Thankful for youth foundation grant To the Editor: On behalf of the Martin County Historical Society Board of Directors, I would like to acknowledge and thank the Martin County Youth Foundation for their grant of $500 to our organization. This grant will enable us to continue our school visitation program at the Pioneer Museum and the Walking Tour conducted at Heritage Acres. As a result of these activities, students are provided the opportunity to actively learn and experience the rich and colorful history of Martin County. Martin County is very fortunate to have an organization such ...