Sunday, May 16, 2004

Kucinich lesson: activism

Presidential candidate tells CHS students to pursue interests

By JESSE SOWA
Gazette-Times reporter

Dennis Kucinich began his political activism during his high school years. He was involved in many extracurricular activities and went to community meetings to find out what was going on in his neighborhood.

He soon realized he wanted to be involved in national politics, but he didn't know how.

Now an Ohio congressman and a Democratic presidential candidate, Kucinich spoke to several hundred Corvallis High School students Thursday morning, urging them to be active and pursue their interests.

It was Kucinich's second stop in Corvallis, after...(Full Story)

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