More good news for Simone

Two more e-mails arrived this week, carrying good news for our daughter. She's been accepted to grad school at two more institutions -- Columbia University and The New School, both in New York City.

I wrote last week of the first two institutions to admit her -- NYU and Carnegie Mellon -- so now she has four schools and financial aid offers to sort through. She and Kyndall leave on Sunday for a quick visit to Pittsburgh and NYC to check out the schools and surrounding neighborhoods. All have slightly different emphases in their approach to public policy, which she chose to pursue in lieu of law school (more money and an extra year involved; plus, how many lawyers does this country need?).

Depending on which school she chooses, Simone could be out of here as soon as July, but more likely August, with Kyndall to follow after she wraps up a political consulting job here in Oregon. We will miss them both, of course, but we're very proud of Simone -- and we're looking forward to visiting either place she lands.