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Letters: School renaming debate in Richmond rages on

A Richmond News reader agrees with a fellow Richmondite over the renaming of local schools to reflect the changing community
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Dear Editor,

Re: “School renaming divides opinion,” Letters, Dec. 30

I never knew all the names of the many schools in the Richmond School District, but I’ve wondered at times whom they were named after.

I fully agree with Kim Nowitsky’s recent letter. Just like we changed road names to names of Richmond’s citizens who fought in the wars, we should include names of Richmond’s citizens who contributed a great deal to our heritage.    

Petra Jobst

RICHMOND