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March 16, 2013 School should drill well Fairmont Area Schools is considering drilling a well to get water for its athletic fields. This comes amid a drought and locally imposed water restrictions. more »»
An effective U.N. might do something about it
March 15, 2013 North Korea’s government has declared the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War has been canceled. Not to worry, a United Nations spokesman assured reporters the same day. more »»
Process isn’t playing out in an ideal manner
March 14, 2013 Fairmont City Council this week got involved in a bit of a mess, related to its airport advisory commission. That group, in a 3-1 vote, approved hiring a new engineering firm — TKDA of St. more »»
Nominees seem likely to continue coal assault
March 13, 2013 The good news about Ernest Moniz, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become secretary of energy, is that he seems bullish about natural gas. more »»
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March 9, 2013 No new gas tax needed Some Democratic lawmakers in the Minnesota Legislature are overreaching. more »»
Gun-control plans can only scratch the surface
March 8, 2013 Minnesota lawmakers are moving forward with gun-control proposals, with varying degrees of emphasis on background checks. more »»
Unbelievable: Obama doesn’t want authority
March 7, 2013 One of the things that has emerged from the build-up to the “sequester” — federal spending cuts — that took place last Friday is the revelation that President Obama’s political opponents were — and... more »»
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March 2, 2013 Stop enabling them American workers have to show up. They can’t miss 10 to 12 days in four months without a valid reason. Some have to wear ID?badges or name tags. There are no excuse. more »»
We think the Republic can survive these cuts
March 1, 2013 Federal budget cuts arrive today. more »»
Don’t laws exist now to oversee these mines?
February 28, 2013 It is horrifying to see the state of Minnesota ready to jump in to slow down, or stop, the sand mining taking place in the southeastern part of the state. more »»
It’s troubling to assess state’s subsidy standard
February 27, 2013 Mayo Clinic in Rochester is appealing to state lawmakers for significant tax relief — $500 million — as part of its plan to spend billions over the next several decades and add something on the orde... more »» 
Smidt to mark 90th birthday
February 27, 2013 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Pete Smidt of Fayetteville, Ark., formerly of Fairmont and Lakota, Iowa, will celebrate his 90th birthday later this week. He was born March 3, 192. more »»
We have to deter, defeat foreign hackers
February 26, 2013 During the Cold War, the peace was assured by fear of the accepted concept of MAD — mutually assured destruction by nuclear weapons. more »»
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February 23, 2013 This really looks bad Like a ride at the fair, a proposed land swap between the city of Blue Earth and the Faribault County Fair Board just keeps going round and roun. more »»
Pipeline should proceed
February 22, 2013 Recently, thousands of radical environmental bullies marched in Washington, many of them carrying signs demanding an energy policy “beyond coal. more »»
Government interferes with future production
February 21, 2013 Perhaps it is time for a re-assessment of how Americans evaluate economic production and job creation. more »»
Simpson-Bowles back to reiterate the problem
February 20, 2013 One of the things for which President Barack Obama deserves great credit is his appointment of a deficit-reduction commission, led by former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, a Democrat, an... more »»
Concert-goers should not be injured, killed
February 19, 2013 Music is only part of the show at many concerts these days. Unfortunately, death sometimes is on stage too. Over the weekend, people in West Warwick, R.I., observed a grim anniversary. more »»
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February 16, 2013 Too much red tape It’s baffling, to say the least, that Fairmont’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority cannot sell off a small parcel of land it owns without approval of the federal government. more »»
Robotics competition a good sign for future
February 15, 2013 What moves the world forward? And by forward, we mean what makes it easier for mankind not only to exist on this planet, but to thrive and enjoy that existence? The answer is human ingenuity,... more »» |
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