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Homecoming tailgate support appreciated To the Editor: On Sept. 30, 2022, Fairmont Partners in Education (PIE) held their annual Homecoming tailgate at Mahoney Field. We would like to thank all those who came out in support of Partners in Education and also the Cardinal football team. The proceeds are used toward teacher grant requests for needed things in their classrooms and/or opportunities for their students. We would like to thank our two sponsors, Minnesota Motor Bus, Inc. and Rosen’s, Inc. We would also like to thank the following businesses that supported the PIE tailgate in ...

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New vocational addition To the Editor: Congratulations to Fairmont Area Schools and the Fairmont community for your support of the new vocational building at Fairmont High School. Students in Martin County are fortunate to have access to a comprehensive public high school that has six vocational academies, 24 college courses, 23 fine arts activities and 23 varsity athletic programs. The implementation and growth of the vocational programs at Fairmont High School sets the Fairmont community apart from almost every other community. Minnesota needs to replace thousands of skilled workers ...

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Support for Michelle Duncan To the Editor: I am supporting Michelle Duncan for County Recorder. I have known Michelle for many years and have worked with her as part of the Fairmont Community Hospital Foundation as we worked to support the medical needs of our area. Michelle was always on top of the tasks at hand as she used her experience as a legal assistant in the FCH mission. I have also found Michelle very knowledgeable and helpful in her duties at the Martin County Recorder’s office. She is always friendly to customers and helpful in the wide variety of services the ...

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To the Editor: It continues to be a feel-good moment every time we look at our cleared trees and see all the work done by Lee Ann Steen and the MCW crew. It was a lot of hard work on their part. We want them to know it was all very much appreciated. Thanks, MCW, for thinking of others and following up that thinking with action. You are making our community and our world a better place. Dale and Dale and Lee Ann Erickson Sherburn

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Who’s Opinion? To the Editor: In the Wednesday, Sept. 28 Opinion page, titled ‘What did these kids do to deserve this?’ you suggest the planes that were sent to Martha’s Vineyard were all children. I did some fact checking and this is patently false. You also failed to mention the good citizens there got rid of these immigrants in quick order. How can that be, as it is one of the most exclusive places to reside in America. You print these opinions without putting your name under it, clearly ignoring the policy you expect your readers to follow. Also, who corrects the ...

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What Biden has done To the Editor: Joe Biden has been in office for about 21 months. Let’s go over his accomplishments. 1. He shut down the Keystone Pipeline. Now he has depleted our petroleum reserves. 2. He allowed Russia to built their pipeline into Europe. 3. The price of gas has more than doubled. He blames it on the Ukrainian War. It was already above $4 per gallon before the war started. 4. Inflation is at a 40 year high (shades of Jimmy Carter). I paid $800 more for home heating for this coming winter than last year. The stock market is tanking, along with ...