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Manhattan: Tens of thousands of yeshiva parents and students could not disagree more with the recent editorial “Private schools, public problems” (March 29). Yeshiva parents dig deep into their pockets precisely to provide something different than the free offerings of public school, saving the state billions annually.

Chester, N.Y.: In August 1991, Soviet hardliners attempted to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev and halt the perceived liberalization of the Soviet Union. The coup failed, but Moscow’s influence never recovered: Ukraine declared independence two days later, and the Soviet Union collapsed before the end of the year.