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Overcome evil with good To the editor: So sad for Charlie Kirk, his family and the world. Distraught as some of us are, we need to remember Romans 12 20-21. Therefore, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” [21] Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. In my opinion Old Glory – half mast. If for nothing more than his example of no college, self taught, effort, courage, intellectual curiosity and clearly some gifts from God; young people can peacefully influence the ...

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America needs to wake up to gun problem To the editor: I read about yet another shooting here in the land of Minnesota “nice” – at a Catholic Church in Minneapolis. How long will it take for the USA to wake up from their stupor of stupidity and realize there is no way to have free access to guns and ammunition without the on-going escalation of senseless killing and violence. The humanity is not universally “nice” and we can’t discern the pathological from the sane. Nor can we predict when the seemingly sane person will cross the boundary and go on a rampage. Yet, we ...

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Letter to the Editor: C4aSF at fair The “Citizens for a Strong Fairmont” group (C4aSF) will be at the fair again this year. Stop by and visit us at our booth in the arena and register for chamber bucks. There will be one drawing each day of the fair. We would like your thoughts and ideas, so fill out our survey and qualify for more chamber bucks, one big drawing, on the last day of the fair. Hope to see you there. D.Lutz Fairmont, Minn.

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Letter to the Editor: Want a Strong America? Join a Civic Group There are big concerns across our country about the divisions within our country. Republicans and Democrats are at each other’s throats. Red and blue states are struggling for dominance. Urban and rural people seem to live in different worlds. Some say the cause of this mayhem are “elites” or the rich with sinister motivations. Others feel technology, the media, foreign adversaries or other causes are to blame. We feel these forces right here in Martin County. An antidote to all this is our local civic ...

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Appreciate community support To the editor: The Fairmont Police Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Fairmont Hy-Vee and Culligan of Fairmont for generously donating the food and drink for our annual Fairmont Night Out. We served 600 free pork chops on a stick, chips, cookies and refreshing Culligan Water to show our appreciation for the community support we receive throughout the year. Thank you to KFMC for the live radio coverage to help promote the event. Thank you to the Martin County Pork Producers for being the grill masters. Thank you to the Fairmont ...

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Disappointed with councilor’s survey reaction I read with mixed emotions the article in the June 24, 2025 edition of the Sentinel on the City Council’s proposed Blue Earth Avenue street median project. Some of the factors that had to be considered with the proposed beautification of the median were: the extra cost of the project; snow removal issues; maintenance of the median; safety of city employees working between two lanes of traffic pruning, watering and weeding; probability of future damage from tree roots to sewer and road surface; and disruption of traffic when recycling ...