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 dependent on state funding and they cannot pay workers as much. Many do not understand this. Hopefully, they will be getting more assistance. Jean Potter Fairmont
Minneapolis is once again in the public’s eye for the police killing of a young Black man, Amir Locke. Locke was shot by police who burst into the apartment he was sleeping in on a no-nock warrant. Police used a key to open the apartand burst in shouting that they were police serving a warrant. Police body-cam images show Locke stirring under the comforter where he was sleeping after police kicked the couch. His hand emerged with a gun, and he was shot by a Minneapolis officer just seconds after the raid started. Was Locke going to shoot police, or was he startled, groggy with ...
Russia is coming closer and closer to pushing into the Ukraine. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, speaking on different Sunday news programs, said Russia could be days away from invading, a prospect that could result at an “enormous human cost.” Russia remains one of the few national powers willing to use military might to achieve its ends. Russian President Vladimir Putin knows there are few forces with the power and the will to stop him. NATO is unlikely to take action, since the Ukraine is not in the alliance. The U.S., after two decades of war in the Middle ...
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 from 1963-1966 during which I was in Vietnam from 1965-1966 as an aircraft mechanic. During that time, I saw many different situations, but the one that has struck me forever, is the use of Agent Orange, which was a chemical created by scientists to kill foliage. When instructed to handle and ...
On Thursday, Republicans in the Minnesota Senate laid out a proposal addressing the shortage of police officers in the state. It is no surprise that the ranks of police officers have been shrinking since the murder of George Floyd, the resulting riots and the calls for defunding the police. Officers in Minneapolis have been leaving the force, some claiming PTSD, some simply having served their time and seeing no reason to stay on. In the meantime, the supply of new recruits to the police academy has dwindled as well. The Senate Republicans are proposing to encourage more young people ...
Students host annual benefit concert This week the annual Kids Against Hunger Benefit Concert took place at Fairmont High School. This year a group of junior girls at the school stepped up to organize the concert and we want to thank them for putting in the work to hold this important event. Several hundred dollars was raised that will be used to feed people, both locally, regionally and in other parts of the world. Opera House expands adult offerings Last Sunday the Fairmont Opera House offered the first in a series of workshops geared toward adults. The first session covered ...