Seek feedback on community center To the Editor: I recently read an article in the Sentinel (Feb. 10, 2022), about the Community Center Advisory Board (CCAB) meeting with Tegra, the city’s owner representative for the proposed Fairmont Area Community Center. Tegra stated that they have ...

To the editor: Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died Thursday at 59 after a long battle with kidney cancer. Hagedorn was a strong supporter of veterans. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment for veterans went without much fanfare. He ...

Community Center input To the Editor: Don’t build it. It will be a belly flop like the Aquatic Park. Ask yourself, do you really want to waste your money on something that only certain people will use or benefit from? If so, then those people should pay for it and all the money needed for ...

Is there public support for proposed community center? To the Editor: We understand that the proposed community center is expected to cost over $30 million. How are we going to pay such a sum? Who is going to use it? How will the Center be utilized during the day while most adults work and ...

Long-term care agencies help To the Editor: I appreciated the Friday, Feb. 4th editorial in which good suggestions were stated for using the state budget surplus. As told in the article, it is difficult for long-term care agencies. They must compete for staffing and the pay levels are ...

Be careful with vaccinations To the Editor: With a heavy heart, I write this letter. I am a Vietnam Veteran, a retired business owner of the community, a father, grandfather, and a proud supporter of our country. I love my country and would give my life for her. I served in the U.S. Army ...