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Greybnk48

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13. I taught an exchange student from Russia in the late 90's.

Reply to PittBlue (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:23 AM

Sep 2025

His parents and grandparents became so fearful of he gun violence here that they had him come home after a year, rather than finish his college degree here and risk being shot and killed.

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I taught an exchange student from Russia in the late 90's. Greybnk48 Sep 2025 #13

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