Page 4A OPINION East Oregonian Friday, November 13, 2015 Founded October 16, 1875 KATHRYN B. BROWN DANIEL WATTENBURGER Publisher Managing Editor JENNINE PERKINSON TIM TRAINOR Advertising Director Opinion Page Editor OUR VIEW Tip of the hat; kick in the pants A tip of the hat to the Hermiston School Board for giving the go-ahead to open a wellness center at the high school. 7KLVLVQ¶WDJORUL¿HGVFKRROQXUVH¶VRI¿FHZLWKDFDELQHWIXOORI%DQG $LGVDQG7\OHQRODQGDSODFHWRZDLWIRU \RXUPRPWRFRPHSLFN\RXXS7KHFOLQLF ZLOOVHUYHWHDFKHUVDQGVWXGHQWVDOLNHZLWKD YDULHW\RIVHUYLFHVIURPÀXVKRWVDQGRWKHU YDFFLQDWLRQVWRSK\VLFDOVDQGUHIHUUDOVIRU PRUHDGYDQFHGFDUH It’s a big barrier buster for students who RWKHUZLVHPD\QRWJHWWKHEDVHOLQHPHGLFDO FDUHWKH\QHHG,W¶VQRWDUHSODFHPHQWIRUD SULPDU\FDUHSURYLGHUEXWDQRWKHUHQWU\SRLQW WRPHGLFDOFDUH Hermiston, like the rest of the state, VWUXJJOHVZLWKFKURQLFDEVHQWHHLVP,IDWULS GRZQWKHKDOOWRWKHFOLQLFFDQFXUEVRPHOLQJHULQJKHDOWKLVVXHDQGDOORZ DVWXGHQWWRDYRLGDOHQJWK\KLDWXVIURPWKHFODVVURRPWKDW¶VJUHDWIRUWKH VFKRROWKHVWXGHQWDQGVRFLHW\,IH[FOXVLRQGD\LVFRPLQJXSDQGDVWXGHQW FDQJHWDTXLFNYDFFLQDWLRQUDWKHUWKDQEHLQJVHQWKRPHWKDW¶VH[FHOOHQW ,IDVWXGHQWLVKDYLQJWURXEOHVHHLQJWRWKHIURQWRIWKHFODVVRUKHDULQJWKH WHDFKHUDQGDYLVLWWRWKHZHOOQHVVFHQWHUJHWVWKHPUHIHUUHGWRDVLJKWRU KHDULQJVSHFLDOLVWDOOWKHEHWWHU ,W¶VQRWDERXWWDNLQJFRQWUROIURPSDUHQWVLW¶VDERXWJLYLQJVWXGHQWVDFFHVV WREDVLFFDUH$QGDVDVLGHHIIHFWVWDIIDWWKHVFKRROFDQDOVRWDNHDGYDQWDJH +RZQLFHZRXOGLWEHLI\RXUHPSOR\HURSHQHGDFOLQLFDW\RXURI¿FH" 7KHZHOOQHVVFHQWHULVVODWHGWRRSHQWKH¿UVWZHHNRIRQDSDUWWLPH basis, and expand hours when the need arises. 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