A letter of apology for stealing a pen and a nut
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Somewhere in Oregon, there is a young man being raised to be honest and take responsibility for his occasional wrongdoing.
We know that because Oregon Gov. Kate Brown tweeted a letter of apology she received from him yesterday.
"I think we can forgive Samuel, don’t you think, Oregonians?" the governor tweeted.
The young man included the pen and $1 to cover the cost of the hazelnut.
The governor sent a pen back to the kid.
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