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ed cleaning niy older
rather inlom ied me,
a museum in Salem.
A num ber o f readers ,
i .!«> dial H eeleans
I he fact that in last w ec k ’ s a , ' ■
rash o f youth violence) k t :
when I w as a kid. it is already
here that the close eixipe
tual respect are required t■ •
younger ones, be sure to include both
"Gilbert Erector Sets’ and the ever so
eeleetie “1 eggo Blocks". I still rem em
seieneeelub project. Parent
am azed at the disappe.
itv and hostility am
ber my eliildhixid experience with the
p e e r g ro u p s . " I hey •.<
W estinghouse. G enera
Interestingly, Gilbert w as a native O r-
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at Hie Kellog School ci'H'iiii
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tor hum anity and not n w i
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on these young people ( I e-
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dev eloping sensitiv ity.coiisuk. •
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sc rip ts a n d p h o to g ra p h s sh o u ld
if a c c o m p a n ie d h y a s e lf a d d re -
a d s b e c o m e th e so le p ro p e n y ei
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I h a t's o n e w ay o f c h a r a c te r iz
in g th e g o a l o f o u r C a m p a ig n fo r
th a n 2 .2 0 0 e le m e n ta l'
s c h o o l-a g e d y o u th I ac?
sp ire m o re A fric a n -A m e ric a n
y o u n g s te rs to s triv e to d o w ell in
bs < h ip i ions
sc h o o l.
W e h e ld o u r in a u g u r a l in d u c
tio n c e re m o n y fo r th e T h u rg o o d
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p r o f e s s io n a l, f r a te rn a l, an d c iv ic
o rg a n iz a tio n s h a v e la u n c h e d to in
p e r y e a r. P le a s e till o u i. cn< i
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N atio nal U rban L eague
A fr i c a n - A m e r i ea n A c h i e v em en t ,
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personal instrument that really gets to a
kid An attitude fo ra lifetim e.
I tickled a num ber ofquestionson the
list o f equipm ent and tool suppliers sup
plied last week Som e parents said they
could not givetheansw ertothequestion,
“w by hav e n ’t w ethouglit ofthis before?
W e have been program m ed right out o f
ourbirth right, haven't w e? Y our genera
tion o f African Am ericans anil those
going back 12() years gav e A m erica and
die world so many o f its critical inven
tions o f the industrial revolution."
W hile w e are on the subject o f de-
v ices, including m odel-building for the
automobiles, skyscrapers, you-nam e-it.
T h e P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r welm
publications o t
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Periodicals postucc po l ,e - :
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optical benches. There issomethingabout
C o n tr ib u tin g 0 riters:
P ro fe s s o r M eK in li • B u i'
I ee P erlm an .
N eil Ile ilp e rn
J oy R am os
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sin II In un S2( H ) sneakers to M ieroseopes
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n a m e d a f t e r th e la te c iv il rig h ts
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Dear Portland Observer.
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1 S .\ I hank you for all your help.
Your friend,
Joseph Guevara
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Dear Friend,
Please let m e introduce my sell
M y nam e is I raeie M itchell P u hap
you have heard about m e pm »r I ■ 11 a. I
ing this letter, but ify o u hav e not pk
let m e tell you a little about my s e h
I am an A frican-A m erican w om an
w ho has overcom e and achiev ed m a n v
I an, a single m other o f tw o children.
M y budget cannot afford the$3< XX ».( H) it
te r n s h ip is Pemg »llered through the
o llie e o t < He m '- Republican Senator
is going to take for travel expenses,
finding nxini and board in W ashington
G unk m Smith. It is approxim ately a
D C . and m aintaining m y household
here to take care o f m y children while I
tw o-nii n ith program in Washington D.(
w here cue jets hands on experience in
the v o ti a ie o t
d pi
governm ent. Many
ixuUeip.ints >f internships tetuni w ith
ex n en em e to pursue g< w e n m ie iita l m id
thingsinherlife. I am continuin'' : o p ik !,
m y fullest potential through e m p k
m ent,education and seekingopp' "tui
otliei k i lerslnp positions in their ow n
comm unities.
ties to grow.
e n c e m id " giv e som ething hack" to my
And toaccomplish these thinj
in need of your help
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I am hum bly asking tor help from all
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H u s is the first tim e this internship
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Sincerely,
nity and a graduate o f the P( ( Skill-
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Trade Mitchell
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