Need or want To the Editor: A need is something necessary to live and function. A want is something that can improve your quality of life. Using these criteria, a need includes food, clothing, shelter, and medical care, while wants include everything else. The proposed community center ...
Fully informed citizenry is only just To the Editor: There was an open house on Nov. 2nd to inform Fairmont citizens on the proposed Fairmont Community Center. I attended the open house to learn more about this project. I expected to be educated on all costs of my investment, but I was very ...
Fairmont Schools launch ‘Community Days’ Last week Fairmont Area Schools held the first of its Cardinal Community Days, a new program that allows students in the district to work more independently. Students can opt to do school work from home or remain in the school building to get extra ...
Get city council on right track To the Editor: In the 38 years that we have lived in Fairmont, we have never had a political sign in our yard or requested publicly that citizens vote for specific candidates. We feel that this is a very important election for the City of Fairmont and have ...
Poppy is a tribute to all veterans To the Editor: On November 5, members of the Fairmont American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 36, will be distributing poppies in Fairmont. Veterans remember the wildflowers blooming in the devastated battlefields of France and Flanders. The basic purpose of Poppy ...
No to the YMCA To the Editor: I DO NOT support the YMCA. Fairmont cannot afford it now with the recession coming and heating bills going up 30 percent. I have talked to many people that live on their social security checks and cannot afford the YMCA. Now in a few years when Fairmont can get ...