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Monday, Portland Public Schools adopted a plan to educate eighth-graders on the trials and tribulations of Oregon's history. The plan, which will include a new textbook, has detailed lesson plans for discussion and creating a safe space for students and hopes to engage students in a discussion of historical perspectives.

Whenever somebody we know dies, we recognize it as tragic. No amount of philosophizing can prepare us for the departure of a loved one, nor can it adequately comfort us after the fact, because life is never completely covered by our intellectual understanding.

I am writing to complain about an interruption of my privacy. Recently I sat down to watch "Saturday Night Live." I figured that after a long day of studying I might be able to lay back on my couch and laugh a little bit. There's just one problem: every 10 minutes, the show was interrupted by one of your grandstanding political ads.

Response to McAllister's letter Hear the issues at debate Mr. McAllister, I support the Senator McCain who spent five and a half years in Vietnamese torture camps - the very one who refused to accept special treatment while in prison, even when it involved an early trip home.