particular schools’ need, students in pre-k
through third grade are chosen by their
teachers and approved by their parents
to participate in either weekly or twice a
week sessions throughout the school year.
The chosen students pick out books from
out large selection and the readers read
individually to each child — or else the
child reads, with assistance if needed, if
that’s what the child prefers. Thousands
of Oregon’s young children are given
this one-on-one time, encouraging a love
of reading. We’re also able to give the
students books to keep.
My husband and I are the coordinators
this year for the SMART program at
Eugene’s Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
School. We are looking for volunteer
readers, as are the coordinators of other
schools throughout Oregon. Anyone
who would like to participate as a
volunteer reader can visit our website
at getsmartoregon.org and apply. All
volunteers are screened and then assigned
to a school of their preference, or to one
in their area if they have no preferences.
Please help us put excited smiles on young
students’ faces.
Richard & Barbara George
Eugene
HARDLY ‘NOBLE’
Visiting Barnes & Noble often, I have
noticed a mounting hate campaign in their
display section called “2012 Election,”
which is carefully and visibly placed
between the café and the aisle that you
must walk to reach the rest room.
Today there were 11 hate books
about President Obama, who was called
anywhere from amateur to dictator to
unmaking the American dream.
I called two supervisors to inquire about
these hate books and why, asking for a
fair balance of books to choose from as an
intelligent reader so that I can be informed
about both Mr. Romney and President
Obama regarding our upcoming election.
Obama’s book The Audacity of Hope
was not on display, for example, to remind
people of the dream that he had and still has
and will fulfi ll, whenever Congress realizes
that they are here to serve us, the people,
not serve themselves or corporations.
The supervisor told me that Barnes &
Noble corporate headquarters determines
which books are to be displayed in this
section. And here we are.
When visiting Barnes & Noble,
presently our only large book store in
Eugene, I do expect to fi nd books of many
subjects, topics and opinion. A section
carrying hate books about Obama only
instead about important information so that
we can make a wise decision and choose
from is hardly a “Noble” thing, Barnes!
Freedom of expression and speech and
many books to choose from on this or any
other important topic is still our American
dream!
Jutta Akulina Benner
Eugene
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