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How can you newcomers move into a community, tell us everything we are \u201cdoing wrong\u201d and expect us not to be offended? If you want to honor the original inhabitants of this town, teach your children that racism is wrong; teach them that EVERY DAY. Reduce the amount of waste you create. Recycle and dispose of each item properly EVERY DAY. Remember that people were here before you for thousands of years and that you are only borrowing this land from future generations. I can only hope that the next newcomers will have more respect for this land and its original inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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