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Referendum vote slated for Sept. 9
July 2, 2008
FAIRMONT — The Fairmont school board approved the amount and date for the next referendum vote in a special meeting Tuesday.
On Sept. 9, the district will ask the voters for approval to sell $8.
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Most area grades meet proficiency
July 2, 2008
FAIRMONT — Results are in for state-mandated math and reading tests taken by area students.
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Compromise reached on cemetery issue
July 2, 2008
FAIRMONT — For nearly 40 years, the little graveyard was forgotten. But on Tuesday, every seat in the Martin County commissioners’ board room was filled with descendants worried about what would become of the resting place of their ancestors.
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Clinic closing: Concerns grow with rumors
July 2, 2008
BLUE EARTH — An announcement by Mankato Clinic that it will close its facility in Blue Earth — thus moving Dr. Kirk Odden to its Lake Crystal office — sparked a firestorm of rumors among the district’s residents.
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Cemetery case goes to board
July 1, 2008
FAIRMONT — Martin County Attorney Terry Viesselman is holding off on filing charges against two farmers accused of disturbing a century-old burial ground.
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Fireworks show takes preparation
July 1, 2008
FAIRMONT — It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a whole city to pull off the kind of fireworks Fairmont has grown accustomed to.
Friday’s fireworks show will cost about $17,500.
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Christine Rupp
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I've decided to keep working
Wed, July 2, 2008 @ 10:37PM
I’ve failed! I watched the needle on the scale swing way past where it should be, and I told myself I was a failure. Believe me, it was easy to have that reaction in June when I weighed in only to discover I had gained 9 pounds. I didn’t want to hear the well-meaning comments of the others who were checking their weight the same day. I didn’t want them to tell me it was just one small setback and I could get back on track. I was too busy berating myself. You see, I sometimes have a tendency to be pretty hard on myself. You know the saying, “You’re your own worst critic”? Well I often have a whole auditorium full of critics in my head, ready to pounce on the slightest mistake. So, when the scale gave its total this past month, I was pretty disgusted with myself. I was ready to give up, except for the fact that I knew I would still have to write a column every month whether I threw in the towel or admitted my mistakes and kept moving along.
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Lee Smith
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Some pain, some overreaction
Tue, July 1, 2008 @ 0:41AM
Back from vacation today. Noticed there is a story on the wire about 9 in 10 Americans being "hit hard" by gas prices. I won't scoff. Gas prices certainly are moving steadily higher, putting the bite on. It must be difficult for people who must drive long distances every day to get to work. Or for those in the transportation industry. Still, it's difficult not to be a little skeptical about just how "hard" everyone has it. The AP story hints that everyone is canceling their summer vacations, selling their pickups and SUVs and investing in vehicles that burn duck feathers, or something. Some of this is natural and correct, and it's all a valuable lesson in economics. When you can't afford something, you buy less of it. Or choose alternatives, such as those little high-mileage scooters that more and more people are driving. Or you weigh your choices. My wife and I stayed in Minnesota during our time off, but we still drove places. We probably put 500 miles on the odometer.
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