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A duty to help poor and hungry To the Editor: We all know about our duty to help the poor and hungry. That duty is repeatedly articulated in Scripture. Christ stressed that duty as one of the foundations of his Gospel message of love. But the difficult part of that duty is knowing how to fulfill it. We all want to help; we just don't know how to go about doing it. Well, that question can be answered by the upcoming "Kids Against Hunger" food pack taking place on February 8, 2025, at the Fairmont Armory from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. This great organization has been active in Fairmont for ...

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Support ‘Kids Against Hunger’ To the Editor: February 8, 2025, is fast approaching and that is the date the “Kids Against Hunger” will be packing food. This will take place at the Fairmont Armory from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. So, grab your neighbors, friends, and family to make a team of 10 people to help pack the food for this worthy cause. Not able to pack? No problem. The group will gladly accept donations. Checks can be made out to “Kids Against Hunger” and sent to Sue Homan at 921 Hengen St., Fairmont, MN 56031. Otherwise, please join us at this 16th annual event, have fun ...

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Consider getting involved in Kids Against Hunger To the Editor: Thanksgiving for many is a season of plenty. Remember your parents saying “clean your plate, kids are starving somewhere?” Truth is, locally as well as globally, hunger is real and persistent, and often we feel just cleaning our plate won’t help. For the 16th time there is an easy, accessible and local way to impact HUNGER, called KIDS AGAINST HUNGER food pack, coming up Feb. 8, 2025 at the Fairmont National Guard Armory. Effective? Almost 1.7 MILLION meals and over $ 440,000 has been raised here to fund the locally ...

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Consider preserving history on Give to the Max Day To the editor: A matching funds campaign is in full force for the Red Rock Center for the Arts and Chubb House, managed by the Martin County Preservation Association, a 501c3 tax-deductible organization. Nov. 21 is Give to the Max Day in Minnesota, an annual event to celebrate and support the state’s many nonprofits. Join in the celebration and consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Martin County Preservation Association and helping us rebuild our savings. Over the last year, we’ve made some substantial repairs to the ...

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Concerns not accurately addressed To the editor: I was able to attend the public health meeting Monday night about the changes at Mayo Health Systems/Fairmont. I had the opportunity to raise a concern about the increased risks that surround the delivery of babies when the mother must travel to deliver her baby. The obvious example is the closure of local services, forcing moms to drive to Mankato to deliver their baby. I was able to share a research reference with the panel that proved this increased risk, but one of the doctors on the panel discounted this thought by saying the ...

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To the Editor: Nothing to go on The Democrats have nothing to run on. We have inflation, porous borders, increase in crime, involvement in foreign wars, loss of world respect, increase in drug traffic and deaths, allowing biological men to participate in women’s sports and allowing them in women’s locker rooms. I could go on, but the point is they have not accomplished anything that is good for this country. But they feel like they have “accomplished” something by passing laws that have no restrictions on abortion, even allowing an abortion to be performed up to the minute ...