I encourage my students speak out, write their thoughts, share with
their communities on all topics that concern them. In that same vein,
here's
an editorial I wrote in response to the events of September 11, 2001.
It
was published in the World newspaper in Coos Bay, Oregon on October 16,
2001

It's always good to know that people are reading what you
write.
They don't always agree with you and sometimes they point out things
you
forgot. Take a look at the letters to the editor which appeared
in
the following Sunday's paper, October 21,
2001