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Thanks, Knights To the Editor: On behalf of the Fairmont Area “Let’s Go Fishing” board of directors, I want to thank the Knights of Columbus for sponsoring the breakfast fundraiser for “Let’s Go Fishing.” Thank you also to all who came out Sunday morning to enjoy a wonderful breakfast and support the Fairmont Area “Let’s Go Fishing” organization. Thanks again to the Knights of Columbus who made this event happen. Roger Voss LGF board member Fairmont Let council do its job To the Editor: We live in a day and age in which everyone thinks they are the ...

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Hawkins should resign To the Editor: It saddens me that the Fairmont councilman at-large seems to be working toward his own agenda and not the agenda of the city as a whole. If removing someone from a position that has been held for 30 years (or any period of time), then this should have first been communicated to the rest of the council and then to the direct supervisor. Common sense would say that one of the past councils would have brought up the issue before now if there were major issues with job performance. If there were issues, the proper way to handle this was not done in ...

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We need better leaders To the Editor: After reading about the recent behaviors of members of our City Council, I have to ask ... Where is the discussion about the idea of making the change to contract for legal services or to continue with the current format? Is this now a council that feels it can make decisions without debate and discussion because three equates a majority? Is this the type of leadership Fairmont truly wants? I want a council that takes things into consideration, researches options, pros and cons and has an active debate to determine what the best course of ...

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‘Analysis’ erroneous To the Editor: Thursday’s “analysis” by Editor Lee Smith in the Sentinel about the city of Fairmont’s City Attorney issue contained much innuendo with no proof regarding me and other councilors. The document he received after his request was 44 pages long and he shared only a few carefully selected parts that he thought would bolster his view that I acted improperly regarding the City Attorney issue. Properly refuting his erroneous claims would be a large undertaking. Therefore, to provide complete transparency, please contact me at ...

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Gas-tax hike nonsense To the Editor: Despite bipartisan opposition, Minnesota House Democrats passed a transportation finance proposal that would force drivers to pay 20 cents per gallon more at the pumps — a 70 percent increase — and raises taxes by more than $4 billion dollars over four years. I voted no on the plan. I hate the fact that the majority has prioritized a 20-cent per gallon gas tax increase along with license tab fee hikes. In our district, we have people who commute in and out of Fairmont each day for work. For low-income residents, this type of increase will ...

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Nonsensical legislation To the Editor: Minnesota House Democrats have passed health and human services spending legislation, a proposal that increases health care costs, makes harmful cuts to nursing homes that provide care to aging Minnesotans, and fails to prevent rampant fraud in Minnesota’s childcare and other public programs. I opposed the bill. Why anyone would cut nursing home funding and increase taxes on sick Minnesotans is beyond me. Remember, we have a $1 billion surplus, and the Democrats are choosing to cut nursing homes but raise your health care taxes, gasoline ...