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If diplomats cannot be kept safe, pull them out
September 19, 2012 Dispatching Navy vessels armed with cruise missiles to take station off the coast of Libya and sending 50 more Marines to protect the U.S. more »»
Obama again plans to bypass lawmakers
September 18, 2012 President Barack Obama seems determined to reign over one of the most imperial White Houses in histor. more »»
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September 15, 2012 Hungry are out there According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture study, 10 percent of Minnesotans do not have access to enough food for a healthy lifestyle. more »»
It’s a sudden change, but we need to comply
September 14, 2012 People in Fairmont who spent a whole summer either enjoying or lamenting the drought probably were somewhat taken aback this week to learn they suddenly had to stop using water for non-essential... more »»
Cuts are coming, and they will probably last
September 13, 2012 Fairmont Area School board members are facing some tough choices. And they could get a lot more difficult. more »»
Islamic extremists are not just sitting still
September 12, 2012 Yesterday, Americans marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our nation, President Barack Obama urged us to think about how much more secure we are now. more »»
Obama has led nation into crushing obligation
September 11, 2012 Are you better off than you were when President Barack Obama took the oath of office? It is a question the White House had trouble diverting attention from last week, as the national debt topped $16... more »»
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September 8, 2012 Keep an eye on staffing As we recently noted, City Hall in Fairmont has been reducing staff through attrition and combining duties. more »»
City of Fairmont has been reducing payroll
September 6, 2012 When the city of Fairmont recently made the transition to a new administrator, there was some disagreement on the City Council about whether to promote from within or open up the process to a wider... more »»
We the people deserve more from our president
September 5, 2012 “You didn’t build that,” President Barack Obama lectured business owners in July. “Somebody else made that happen. more »»
Klobuchar, Bills do not engender great confidence
September 4, 2012 U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. more »»
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September 1, 2012 New journey under way We are happy this week for the students and staff at North Union schools in northern Iowa. more »»
Environmental agency won’t relent in its war
August 31, 2012 Four strikes and you’re out? Not if you’re the Environmental Protection Agency, egged on by President Barack Obama. more »»
Fairmont leaders want to return tax dollars here
August 30, 2012 People who live in Fairmont and the businesses located here pay taxes to the state of Minnesota. The purported reason is so the state can provide services that otherwise would not be provided. more »»
Court turns questions over to Minnesotans
August 29, 2012 The Minnesota Supreme Court this week bolstered a tenet of our state and nation: In matters of public policy not in violation of constitutional rights, the people get to decid. more »»
We join nation in bidding farewell to Neil Armstrong
August 28, 2012 Too many of the events Americans who lived through the second half of the 20th Century remember with crystal clarity, as if they occurred yesterday, were tragedies. more »»
Irresponsible buyers could be getting bailout?
August 24, 2012 President Obama is a master at using our tax dollars to buy votes. more »»
Blue Earth may want to build to compete
August 23, 2012 As with any city in Minnesota, or in surrounding states for that matter, Blue Earth would like to bring more business and industry to tow. more »»
Solution: Cut federal burden on states, people
August 22, 2012 Apparently President Barack Obama wasn’t paying attention in economics class. Either that, or he understands full well a major reason why many state budgets are strapped is the federal government. more »»
Medicare changes are coming, no matter what
August 21, 2012 Medicare is the federal health care program for senior citizens. Relied upon by millions and millions of older Americans, the program is popular but facing some troubling issue. more »» |
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