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Board upholds using cats for dissection

Jan 31, 2013

McMinnville School Board members voted unanimously Monday night to continue cat dissection in the Advanced Placement biology class at Mac High. The six members present — Kathy Cabe was absent — said they believe using real animals is an important element of the class, ... read more... -

Cat lovers seek end of dissections in high school advanced biology

Jan 18, 2013

Several cat lovers addressed the McMinnville School Board Monday night, asking it to halt dissection of cat carcasses in the high school’s advanced placement biology class. They consider cat dissection inherently ... read more... -

Letters to the Editor Feb. 8, 2013

Feb 8, 2013 | 6 Comments

... understand the fundamental principles involved. It is equally clear that some law enforcement agencies either do not or simply choose to ignore them. It has been stated by a number of gun control advocates that the Second Amendment was written at the time when the people had only single-shot muskets. They should be reminded that this is all the government soldiers had as well. When only the police have ... read more... -

Letters to the Editor - Feb. 1, 2013

Feb 1, 2013 | 3 Comments

Teach respect, compassion Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART) just learned about the cat dissection taking place at McMinnville High School, and were shocked to hear the rationale used to justify its ongoing practice. We are ... read more... -

Mac School Board supports continuing dissection

Jan 28, 2013 | 12 Comments

Turns down Yamhill County Cat Coalition request that the practice be stopped read more... -

Tough call, but there's reason for school's dissection class

Jan 25, 2013

... control, the theory of evolution and virtually anything touching on race. But politics, history and literature have been by no means immune. The latest local manifestation arises from the dissection of cats in a lightly enrolled section of Advanced Placement biology at McMinnville High School. Critics consider it a repugnant practice. They say it inflicts inhumane treatment on a treasured companion animal ... read more... -

Letters to the Editor - Jan. 25, 2013

Jan 25, 2013 | 8 Comments

Stop school cat dissection Continuing cat dissection in our public high school classrooms is not to be simply treated as a nuisance issue conveniently justified and squelched without acknowledging the many nuances associated ... read more... -

Mac board to meet Monday, hear dissection appeal

Jan 24, 2013

Cat group says computer simulation would be better read more... -

Letters to the Editor - Jan. 18, 2013

Jan 18, 2013 | 26 Comments

... when they return from overseas and begin their civilian lives. Why not give them a chance to further serve their country by protecting our young American students to ensure a future generation of well-educated citizens who don’t have to live in fear of deranged fanatics? Additionally, these well-trained fighting men and women could be assigned to our borders to prevent the flood of future Democratic-voting ... read more... -