School districts across the south, particularly in Texas, should be commended for taking in the children of refugees from Hurricane Katrina. Many districts are enrolling children, without required birth certificates and related documentation, because it's more important that kids be in school, than in a shelter.

That is a true sign of compassion.

If you haven't done so yet, please make a donation to a charity offering disaster relief. Here is a link to the American Red Cross.

Please keep the Hurricane victims in your thoughts, as well as the first responders in this unprecendented national tragedy.

Tim Keaney