EDUCATION EXTRA.Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). student gets essay contest honors Samantha Clough n. 1. A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley. 2. A sluice used in returning water to a channel after depositing its sediment on the flooded land. 1. (Com.) An allowance in weighing. See Cloff. , 17, of Cottage Grove, won an honorable mention in a national essay contest put on by the Campaign for Children's Health Care The Campaign for Children's Health Care is an American issue advocacy campaign dedicated to making high-quality, affordable health insurance coverage for all of America's children a top national priority. , an initiative led by a diverse group of national organizations to raise public awareness about the plight of children who lack health care coverage. Titled "When an Apple a Day Isn't Enough," the contest asked entrants to give all the reasons they believe that ready access to health care can affect their lives and the lives of those around them. Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, places fifth in We the People meet A team from Junction City High School was selected to participate and placed fifth of five teams in the annual High School We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution state finals competition, held Jan. 19 at the Hatfield Federal Courthouse in Portland. Teams participated in hearings, and the team that performed the best will represent Oregon in the nation's capital in April in the national finals. Panels grilled grill tr.v. grilled, grill·ing, grills 1. To broil on a gridiron. 2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling. 3. Informal To question relentlessly; cross-examine. 4. students on their knowledge of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. |
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