From: natasha
Date: Monday, February 7, 2000
School: rayla
State: Michigan

HI MY NAME IS NATASHA , AND MY SCHOOL WAS PICKED TO HAVE MISS.COLUMBIA COME. BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I'M IN 5TH GRADE, AND MISS.COLUMBIA DOES NIT COME TILL NEXT YEAR AND I'LL BE IN 6TH GRADE,EVERY BODY IS DOWN ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, NATASHA

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From: Daniel
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
School: Cutler
State: Massachusetts

Miss Columbia, I heard you were lost, but now you're found. Where were you? Where are you now?

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From: Gabriela
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
School:Buckley
state: Connecticut

I like what's in your backpack. I wonder what you would like as a souvenir from Buckley. What would you like?

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From: Nico
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
School: Buckley
state: Connecticut

In Miss Columbia's pocket, there is a map. If you open up the map, there is a city circled on the map. I was wondering if that is where she was born....

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Date: Tiana
School: Sumner AVE.school
State: Massachusetts

Dear Miss Columbia, Hello,My name is Tiana.I am very intrested in your journal.I would like to about all the things that kid write about.I would also like to know about all the states you have ben in. Bye

P.S. Pleas write back. Your new friend, Tiana Cruz

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From: Danny
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
School: Buckley
state: Connecticut

I heard that your journal is lost. For our school's present, I would like to give you a new journal. What would you like?

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