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OPINION 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 D AILY A STORIAN Europeans return to anti-Semitism T HE Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager SAMANTHA MCLAREN, Circulation Manager Come clean about JLOOQHW¿VKLQJHPDLOV What was Cylvia Hayes’ involvement in Kitzhaber’s foolish decision? A W KLV )ULGD\ SUHVV FRQIHUHQFH 2UHJRQ *RY -RKQ .LW]KDEHU VDLG WKDW KLV FRPSDQLRQ &\OYLD +D\HV ZLOO KDYHQRUROHLQKLVIRXUWKWHUP.LW]KDEHUZDVIRUFHGLQWRWKDW declaration by news reports generated by Hillary Borrud in WKH6DOHPEXUHDXRIWKH(20HGLD*URXSDQG3DPSOLQ0HGLD :KLOH LW ZDV XVHIXO WR KDYH WKH JRYHUQRU FODULI\ ZKHUH +D\HV VWDQGV YL] D YL] WKH IRXUWK .LW]KDEHU DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ WKH TXHVWLRQ UHPDLQV ([DFWO\ ZKDW SROLF\ GLG VKH LQÀXHQFH GXULQJ the third administration — and who exactly was she working for. 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By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Washington Post Writers Group W Attention, funding will aid grad rates O regon policymakers and other grownups suffer from a peculiar lack of mathematical understanding, but at the same time expect our high school students to do much better than us. How else to explain the embarrassing mismatch between our aspirations for a 100 percent graduation rate and an actual 2014 on-time rate of 72 percent? A gain from 68.7 percent in 2013 is explained by a change in who is counted rather than by any actual VLJQL¿FDQW LPSURYHPHQW :H ZHUH WK LQ WKH 86 VDYHG IURP ODVW place by Idaho, which was unable to accurately report its graduation rate. As we reported in a Friday story, most Clatsop County districts don’t HYHQTXLWHPDWFKWKHVWDWHDYHUDJH There is a 65.64 percent graduation rate for students in Astoria School District. 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The respect that was shown by the audience was truly awesome. 0\ZLIHDQG,OHIWWKHPRYLHIHHOLQJUH ZDUGHGQRWRQO\E\ZDWFKLQJWKH¿OP EXWDOVRWKHSULYLOHJHRIZDWFKLQJWKLV ¿OPZLWKWKLVDXGLHQFH7KDQNVDJDLQ Astoria. DAN AND ALICE BAERGEN Astoria of the fear of missing someone’s, VLQFH WKHUH KDYH EHHQ VR PDQ\ ZKR KDYHVXSSRUWHGKHUDQGE\H[WHQVLRQ her parents. )DFHERRNSRVW³7KHUHZDVDWLPH not too long ago, when if Jess had told me she had to decline her art teacher’s Support at school UHTXHVW WKDW VKH WDNH WKH $GYDQFHG ee below a recent Facebook post I Drawing class, because it occurs at the made about my oldest daughter. same time that she takes Honors Geom- See, in my heart, my undying gratitude HWU\\RXFRXOGKDYHNQRFNHGPHRYHU to employees of the Astoria School with a feather. No disrespect intended, District who did not just see beyond Jess, because you’re amazing. It’s just test scores to the real person and all of that what is most amazing about you her strengths, but who took the time to LV KRZ VWURQJO\ \RX EHOLHYH LQ \RXU nurture those strengths; who did not just self. Determination and work ethic are tolerate, but who accepted the anxiety WKHYHKLFOHEXWEHOLHYLQJLQ\RXUVHOILV of parents who only wanted the best for WKHIXHOWKDWGULYHVLW&RQJUDWXODWLRQV sweetheart.” their child. By the way, this message was ap- -XVWDVLW¶VJUHDWWRKDYHWKHGLOHP PDRIKDYLQJWRFKRRVHEHWZHHQ+RQ SURYHGE\WKH&RPPLWWHHIRU/LPLWLQJ RUV *HRPHWU\ DQG $GYDQFHG 'UDZ 3DUHQWDO&RPPHQWDU\ :<11(35(6721 LQJLWLVJUHDWWRKDYHWKHGLOHPPDRI Astoria not wanting to name names because S :KHUHWRZULWH • U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D)5D\EXUQ+2%:DVKLQJ WRQ '& 3KRQH 0855. Fax 202-225-9497. District RI¿FH 6: 0LOOLNDQ :D\ 6XLWH %HDYHUWRQ 25 3KRQH)D[ :HEERQDPLFLKRXVHJRY • U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) +DUW 6HQDWH 2I¿FH %XLOGLQJ :DVKLQJWRQ '& 3KRQH :HE ZZZPHUNOH\ VHQDWHJRY • State Rep. Brad Witt (D) State Capitol, 900 Court Street N.E., + 6DOHP 25 3KRQH :HE ZZZOHJVWDWH RUXVZLWW (PDLO UHSEUDGZLWW# state.or.us • State Rep. Deborah Boone (D)&RXUW6W1(+6D OHP 25 3KRQH (PDLO UHSGHERUDK ERRQH# VWDWHRUXV'LVWULFWRI¿FH32%R[ 637, Cannon Beach, OR 97110. 3KRQH :HE ZZZ OHJVWDWHRUXVERRQH • State Sen. Betsy Johnson (D) State Capitol, 900 Court St. N.E., 66DOHP257HOHSKRQH (PDLOVHQEHWV\MRKQ VRQ#VWDWHRUXV :HE ZZZEHWV\ MRKQVRQFRP'LVWULFW2I¿FH32%R[ 56FDSSRRVH253KRQH )D[$VWRULD RI¿FHSKRQH