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Kiwanis thankful To the Editor: Fairmont Uptown Kiwanis Club thanks Hy-Vee for the hot dogs and buns, and Perkins Restaurant & Bakery for the ice for the baseball fundraisers in June and July at the Fairmont Elementary School ball diamonds. A special thanks to the volunteer coaches and families of the players for their support throughout the season and for their patronage of the fundraisers. Also, the Uptown Kiwanis Club thanks the Hy-Vee floral department for all the flowers it donated as prizes for bingo games at Lakeview Health Care Center. The residents really enjoy receiving ...

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Children’s lives are at stake To the Editor: I currently work at Building Blocks Child Care in Fairmont. We walk to many of our activities around town and crossing the road has become a daily safety issue we face. There are distracted drivers everywhere, putting all lives at risk. The teacher is always the first person in the crosswalks, and confirms all cars are stopped before the children enter the crosswalk, and they are followed by more staff. There was a particular instance when I was halfway in the crosswalk and three cars made zero effort to stop. One driver looked right ...

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Something sure stinks To the Editor: Something stinks in Fairmont, and it’s not the drinking water any more. Three City Council members appear to be working together to fire the city administrator. After following the fiasco for several months, I have to wonder just what Mike Humpal did to so thoroughly annoy Tom Hawkins that he is going to such great lengths to get rid of him. The business about Ruth Cyphers’ resolution sealed the deal for me: the Gang of Three obviously knew what was in it long before it was presented to the council, and their denials ring very hollow. It ...

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Socialism? Really? To the Editor: Members of the Democrat Party seem to be stampeding to the left, with virtually all of their party hopefuls espousing the supposed virtues of socialism on a daily basis. The numerous Dem hopefuls, most of the party elites and the compliant press are intentionally overlooking the mass of hard historical evidence and the reality of the current Venezuelan nightmare, all of which demonstrate beyond any arguable point that socialism is a totally failed scheme. It has never worked and never will. The millions of lives it has claimed are each a testament ...

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Time to have that talk To the Editor: Well, it’s time we have that talk. It may feel uncomfortable, you might be embarrassed and there could be some giggling about it as well, but it’s imperative we have this talk. No, I am not talking about the birds and bees. I’m referring to talking with our loved ones, whether a spouse, parent, in-law, grandparent or a friend, about establishing a plan for them as they age. We plan which college to attend, our vacations, weddings, get-togethers, retirements, but we do not take time to plan the things we will need help with as we age and ...

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Lions grateful to all To the Editor: We would like to express our extreme gratitude to everyone who attended the Lions’ fly-in breakfast on Sunday. Fairmont and the surrounding communities showed up in record numbers for our main fundraiser. We truly appreciate your support, and please know that the money we raise will be going to various organizations throughout our area and toward diabetes, eye and hearing research in our state. We also would like to thank the Kinship leaders and helpers for their work bussing tables. Without their help, we don’t know if it would have been ...