EDITORIALS
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Editorial: A lot to look forward to in 2013
We spend a lot of time in this week’s issue of the Independent looking back on the year that just reached its end. There are reasons for that. Reviewing the year gone by is a nice way to remember some of the things that have gotten us to this point.January 03, 2013
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Editorial: Ice arena plan has promise
There has been so much talk over so long a time about adding another sheet of indoor ice in Farmington that in a way it’s hard to believe something might actually be happening.December 13, 2012
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Editorial: Budget vote is wrong for Farmington
Last year, not long after he took over as Farmington’s city administrator, David McKnight spent most of a Thanksgiving break combing through the city’s budget to find cuts. Coming into this year’s budget process, he declared that would not be the case again.December 06, 2012
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Editorial: Contributions are worth recognizing
Farmington’s present is built on the hard work done by a lot of people over the course of a lot of years. They provided activities for residents. They shaped the city’s development as it grew from a small farm town to a full-fledged suburb.November 29, 2012
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Editorial: Take the opportunity to give input
We are big advocates at the Independent of residents getting involved in the decisions that shape their lives. The more informed Farmington residents are, and the more they make their opinions known to the city council and school board members who make those big decisions, the better off everyone will be.November 21, 2012
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Editorial: Libraries are changing with the times
It’s easy to overlook your local library. It’s there. It has books. If you fill out a form and carry a card with you, it will let you take those books home with you for a little while. It’s, you know, nice. Easy.November 15, 2012
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Editorial: Let’s make high turnout a habit
Whatever the results of Tuesday’s election in Farmington, no matter who is happy and who is sad, there is one thing that seems remarkably clear: The results, at least locally, are a good indication of what Farmington residents wanted. Everybody should be happy about that.November 08, 2012
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Editorial: Halloween walk is a great event
Unless you see the operation in action, it’s hard to appreciate the full scale of Farmington’s Halloween Walk, the annual community event that gives kids a chance to try out their costumes a few days early and collect some candy in a safe, controlled environment.November 02, 2012
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Editorial: An important mix of stories
On Saturday afternoon a healthy portion of the greater Farmington community came together to give one family a very special gift. For more than an hour, band members and sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and Boy Scouts traced a parade route around an Empire Township neighborhood, part of a Make-A-Wish gift that just kept growing.October 25, 2012
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Editorial: Have your say on budget cuts
As the district starts work toward eliminating a projected budget shortfall of more than $1 million for next year, finance director Carl Colmark plans to hold public input sessions to hear what residents have to say about the matter.October 11, 2012
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Editorial: Good signs for liquor operations
There has been a lot of consternation in recent months about the state of Farmington’s municipal liquor stores. Profits at the two stores have been smaller than anyone would like.October 04, 2012
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Editorial: A job with diverse demands
There have been a lot of tributes during this 9/11 anniversary week to the men and women who keep us safe both at home and halfway across the world. Farmington’s emergency workers are unlikely to ever have to deal with a disaster on the scale of what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, but we got a reminder in recent weeks of just how wide a range of situations crops up in a city like Farmington.September 13, 2012
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Editorial: What is a little peace and quiet worth?
We’re not opposed to the idea of introducing a noise ordinance in the city of Farmington. Everybody deserves a life of relative peace and quiet if that’s what they’re after. If there is an easy way to accomplish that, then by all means go ahead.August 23, 2012
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Editorial: New park has plenty of promise
It has been interesting watching Dakota County’s newest regional park take shape. Over the course of several months and many meetings, Whitetail Woods Regional Park has gone from a rough outline on a map to a master plan that gets more detailed every time it is presented.August 09, 2012
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Editorial: Moving senior center is wrong move
When the Farmington City Council agreed to turn its former city hall into a new home base for the city’s seniors, the senior community agreed to pitch in. They raised money and volunteered their time to do much of the work that went into the conversion.July 26, 2012
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