April 26th, 2007
Washington, DC: This year marks the 26 th anniversary of the Congressional art competition, which brings together thousands of high school students from across the country seeking to represent their congressional districts.
The winning entries hang in a hallway within the U.S. Capitol complex in Washington, DC for one year.
More than 90 students from around the 14 th congressional district submitted entries, which were judged by members of the Brazosport Art League. Congratulations are in order for the following participants:
Winning Entry:
“Jazzfest” (painting)
Breanna Lewis , Danbury High School
Honorable Mention:
John Pena, Angleton High School
Bronzon Galzier, Angleton High School
Saul Shaw, Angleton High School
Krystal Cannon, Angleton High School
Seth Pennington, Angleton High School
David Hathway, El Campo High School
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April 17th, 2007
Lake Jackson, TX: This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Congressional art competition. Every congressional district picks one eventual winner for the prestigious honor of representing it in Washington DC.
More than 90 high school students from across the 14 th congressional district have submitted entries. The winning piece will hang in the United States Capitol in Washington for one year. Since the competition began in 1982, hundreds of thousands of high school students nationwide have participated. The following members of the Brazosport Art League will serve as judges: Lillie Alcala – President of Brazosport Art League, Mary Bates Sechrest – Member of the Brazosport Art League, and Amy Chen – Public Relation for the Brazosport Art League
Good luck to the following students!
Memorial High School – Eva Desiree Yates (teacher)
Crystal Strait – 12 th Grade
El Campo High School – Amanda Morton (teacher)
Nicholas Joe Gutierrez – 9 th Grade
David Hathway – 12 th Grade
Katy Rice – 12 th Grade
Danbury High School – Robin Ater (teacher)
Breanna Lewis – 11 th Grade
Ed White Memorial High School -
Danielle J. McClellan Rodriguez – 10 th Grade
Angleton High School – Eszter Weress (teacher)
Christina Barclay – 10 th Grade
Regena Barnes – 10 th Grade
Chase Bieri – 12 th Grade
Bailey Birk – 11 th Grade
Marie Bosserman – 12 th Grade
Kristin Brusch – 10 th Grade
Charles Burke – 10 th Grade
Brittany Cameron – 10 th Grade
Krystal Cannon – 11 th Grade
Charles Cannon – 9 th Grade
Stewart Christensen – 9 th Grade
Justin Vacender – 11 th Grade
Heather De Los Reyes – 11 th Grade
Sha’Nikwa Dumes – 12 th Grade
Malissa Dunn – 12 th Grade
Cynthia Escamilla – 12 th Grade
Bronzon Glazier – 11 th Grade
Jesse Gomez – 10 th Grade
Amy Gonzalez – 9 th Grade
Courtney Howes – 11 th Grade
Justin Hubenak – 12 th Grade
Trey Hundl – 12 th Grade
Stacy Jackson – 12 th Grade
Brittanie Jansen – 12 th Grade
O’Neill Jusselle – 11 th Grade
Leslie La Chance – 10 th Grade
Lauren Lanehart – 12 th Grade
Brittany Ledford – 11 th Grade
Jennah Lewis – 12 th Grade
Justin Linder – 12 th Grade
Enma Lopez – 11 th Grade
Sahul Martinez – 12 th Grade
Kristin Mathew – 12 th Grade
Stefan Mitchell – 9 th Grade
John M. Pena – 11 th Grade
Seth Pennington – 10 th Grade
Alicia Rabago – 11 th Grade
Mary Rees – 12 th Grade
Mark Roy – 12 th Grade
Ana Salas – 10 th Grade
Rosa Salas – 12 th Grade
Kristen Sbrusch – 10 th Grade
Matthew Scheineman – 10 th Grade
Stacie Sedillo – 12 th Grade
Saul Shaw – 11 th Grade
Cortney Sherman – 10 th Grade
Ashley Silva – 12 th Grade
Cynthia Skach – 12 th Grade
Alex Smith – 11 th Grade
Brett Speed – 12 th Grade
Michael Staten – 11 th Grade
Cynthia Steach – 12 th Grade
Jordon Struthers – 12 th Grade
Cristina Tamayo – 10 th Grade
Chris Tidwell – 11 th Grade
Elizabeth Vallejo -12 th Grade
Jacob Velasco – 12 th Grade
Jeremy Verde – 12 th Grade
Baylea Wagener – 11 th Grade
Kimberly Walcik – 12 th Grade
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April 17th, 2007
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We Just Marched In (So We Can Just March Out)<br />
All the reasons given to justify a preemptive strike against Iraq were wrong.Congress and the American people were misled.
Support for the war came from various special interests that had agitated for an invasion of Iraq since 1998. The Iraq Liberation Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton, stated that getting rid of Saddam Hussein was official U.S. policy.This policy was carried out in 2003.
Congress failed miserably in meeting its crucial obligations as the branch of government charged with deciding whether to declare war.It wrongly and unconstitutionally transferred this power to the president, and the president did not hesitate to use it.
Although it is clear there was no cause for war, we just marched in.Our leaders deceived themselves and the public with assurances that the war was righteous and would be over quickly. Their justifications were false, and they failed to grasp even basic facts about the chaotic political and religious history of the region.
Congress bears the greater blame for this fiasco. It reneged on its responsibility to declare or not declare war. It transferred this decision-making power to the executive branch, and gave open sanction to anything the president did. In fact the founders diligently tried to prevent the executive from possessing this power, granting it to Congress alone in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution.
Today just about everyone acknowledges the war has gone badly, and 70% of the American people want it to end. Our national defense is weakened, the financial costs continue to drain us, our allies have deserted us, and our enemies are multiplying – not to mention the tragic toll of death and injury suffered by American forces.
Iraq is a mess, and we urgently need a new direction- but our leaders offer only hand wringing and platitudes. They have no clear-cut ideas to end the suffering and war. Even the most ardent war hawks cannot begin to define victory in Iraq.
As an Air Force officer serving from 1963-1968, I heard the same agonizing pleas from the American people.These pleas were met with the same excuses about why we could not change a deeply flawed policy and rethink the war in Vietnam.That bloody conflict, also undeclared and unconstitutional, seems to have taught us little despite the horrific costs.
Once again, though everyone now accepts that the original justifications for invading Iraq were not legitimate, we are given excuses for not leaving.We flaunt our power by building permanent military bases and an enormous billion-dollar embassy, yet claim we have no plans to stay in Iraq permanently. Assurances that our presence in Iraq has nothing to do with oil are not believed in the Middle East.
The argument for staying- to prevent civil war and bring stability to the region- logically falls on deaf ears.
If the justifications for war were wrong;
If the war is going badly;
If we can’t afford the costs, both human and economic;
If civil war and chaos have resulted from our occupation;
If the reasons for staying are no more credible than the reasons for going;
Why the dilemma?The American people have spoken, and continue to speak out, against this war. So why not end it? Why not exactly the way we went in? We just marched in, and we can just march out.
More good things may come of it than anyone can imagine. Consider our relationship with Vietnam, now our friendly trading partner. Certainly we are doing better with her than when we tried to impose our will by force.It is time to march out of Iraq and march home.
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