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Opinion

Racism needs to be defeated in New Prague

Local Editorials

If you still need convincing that education about equity, racism and social justice have no place in our schools or in our communities, then take a look at what’s happening in New Prague. As a result of racist taunting reported at two school sporting events in New Prague this month, other ...

Readers’ Views

Letters to the Editor

Hockey is thankful To the Editor: It’s that time of the year where winter sports are winding down and I wanted to say congratulations to the teams that advanced to the regional youth hockey tournaments this week. First, I want to say thank you to all our volunteers, parents, coaches, arena ...

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Local Editorials

Books help people plan for their future Brittany Anderson and Bryan Sweet of Sweet Financial are coming out with their fourth co-written book. “Dream Architecture” will help readers determine their “why” in retirement and how they can safeguard their future. It sounds like the book ...

Baseball strikes out

Local Editorials

If anyone thought baseball owners and players would gain some wisdom this week and come to an agreement that would allow the season to start on time, they don’t understand the history of sports labor negotiations. Talks broke off on Tuesday, the owners’ deadline for ending their player ...

Readers’ Views

Letters to the Editor

Fantastic Support To the Editor: What a fantastic turn out and support we had for our 8th annual Coaches vs. Cancer event. A huge thank you to our basketball players, dancers, coaches, their families, the Fairmont community, our local businesses, the away basketball team from Blue Earth and ...

Law provides tools to help prevent opioid deaths

Local Editorials

Opioid addiction has devastated huge swaths of the United States in the last two decades. Overdose deaths have quadrupled since 1999, with about 70% of those overdoses attributed to opioids. Put more directly, almost 500,000 Americans died because of opioid drugs — street drugs and ...