Hometown High Schooler In New York Times

Steve Novick

A young Portland woman named Lauren Edelson had a very nice piece in the Sunday Times. I won't summarize it because it's excellent, and funny, and deserves to be read in its entirety. Here's to you, Lauren!


By Steve Novick
Dec. 07, 2009
  • Dave O'Dell (unverified)
    5:44 p.m.
    Dec 7, '09
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    Very funny. Well done Lauren!

    My daughter is 8 and very into all things Harry Potter. Hopefully this trend will have faded away by the time she's touring campuses.

  • Paul Cox (unverified)
    5:53 p.m.
    Dec 7, '09
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    he points to a nearby field and mentions the sport students play there: a flightless version of J. K. Rowling’s Quidditch game — broomsticks and all.

    Now, I ask you. If hazing were still going on, would that be happening? We've skipped the Nanny State and gone straight to the Sissy State!

  •
    11:16 a.m.
    Dec 8, '09
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    Good find, Steve -- thanks for the link!

  • karibel (unverified)
    4:30 a.m.
    Dec 9, '09
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    <h2>Thanks for the link.</h2>

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