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Matt has found that the practice of these policies in classrooms often keeps kids from learning what they most need. As Russ initiates more aggressive reforms in the school system, he becomes the antagonist of Matt and Chris. As a major supporter of cycling, Russ is a friend and ally of Kevin, for whom he funds cycling programs.
Ginny is Kevin’s younger daughter and the college roommate of Matt’s girlfriend – she’d introduced them. Ginny takes a job in Russ’s foundation, though she’s no more interested in philanthropy than in journalism, her college major. But she’d been laid off from a lucrative job in high tech and out of work for months. Eventually she gets more involved in Russ’s businesses, which include a rare earth metal mine in southeast Oregon. She likes Russ and appreciates what he offers her as a boss and mentor. But as she learns about the operation of the mine, she thinks he’s compromised his environmental ideals. |
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