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If both these gentlemen could work together (putting aside the usual Labor/Management noise and howling) maybe they could find a way to remove the most violent officers they now employ and protect.

Such a scheme would go a long way to improving the trust of the Portland residents.

posted 2 years, 9 months ago
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It seems that your "professional" guests rely on numbers on reports and studies to figure out what's wrong.  I think to few of those people go talk to a kid to see what's bothering them.  Maybe that's class size issues, maybe it's union issues, I don't know.  But I think the schools have gotten to big and lost focus on the product (the student).

Thanks!

posted 4 years ago
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