| Can surfing lift all boats in one impoverished Salvadoran community? Posted: 18 Aug 2018 04:00 AM PDT ![Can surfing lift all boats in one impoverished Salvadoran community?]( "Can surfing lift all boats in one impoverished Salvadoran community?") Marcelo Castellanos was 15 years old when he first came up with an idea about how to help the impoverished communities on El Salvador's Pacific coast, where he was spending all his free time surfing. El Salvador was already recognized for having some of the best "point breaks" in the world, to use a surfing term. The young Mr. Castellanos emailed an international surfing organization and asked if he could start a local chapter.
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| Readers write: Enriching poetry, insight into interpreters, following Mars news, straws and sea life, local impact of controversy Posted: 18 Aug 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Enriching poetry, insight into interpreters, following Mars news, straws and sea life, local impact of controversy]( "Readers write: Enriching poetry, insight into interpreters, following Mars news, straws and sea life, local impact of controversy") Danny Heitman's review in the July 9 & 16 issue of Ted Kooser's new book of poetry, "Kindest Regards," was uplifting to read. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? How about a piece on the two interpreters who were in the room with President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when they met in June?
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