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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST.
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A Teacher’s Painful Life Lesson
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For former Red Lake High School teacher Kent Nerburn , this week’s school shooting has been painful. He got the news in Oxford, England, where he is supervising a group of students from Bemidji State University traveling around Europe.

Cut off from the people he loves, he has been unable to reach out and share in their grief. But he does have some advice for Americans who are watching news coverage of the shooting.

In this radio diary, Kent Nerburn warns that the national media which has descended on the reservation may not be giving an accurate or complete picture of the Red Lake nation.

Guests:

Kent Nerburn, former Red Lake High School teache.r

 
 

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