Reagan Contest

[Cartoonist]

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Prize offered for best essay on Reagan
Marin Republican Women, Federated, is sponsoring an essay contest for Marin 11th-grade students on the topic: "What do you believe made Ronald Reagan the effective leader that he was, and why is he considered one of the best presidents in our lifetime?"
Essays should be a maximum of 500 words and will be judged on originality, creativity, neatness, grammar, spelling and a well-developed topic. The deadline is April 8.
The winner will receive a cash award and a book for the student's school library. For information, call Nan Paget, 388-4823.

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I practically hurled when I read this. If this had been a school sponsored contest I would have seen my blood pressure rise to an unhealthy level.

[NYC Liberal]

1. "originality, creativity, neatness, grammar, spelling and a well-developed topic"

We're talking about Republicans here...so how will those requirements work?

[louis-t]

3. If they can keep the crayons on the paper....

they'll at least get honorable mention.

[EFerrari]

2. LOL. Damn, that's tempting.

:)

[DemoTex]

4. St. Ronnie best "in our lifetime" for 11th graders?

Clinton was president when most of these 11th graders were born. Reagan had been out of office for almost a decade.

[Sonoman]

6. Even in the lifetimes of Marin Republican Women, Federated.

OK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, reagan, ghwb, Clinton, *, Obama.

I'd say lower half, at best.

Sonoman

[DCKit]

5. How many will write essays that expose the lies?

This is an excellent opportunity for some real truth-telling.