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In April, the David City Optimist Club held its annual oratorical contest, with local youths Joseph Scribner, Finley Zook and Grace Zook coming in first, second and third places, respectively.
By Robert A. Emmanuel robert.emmanuel@antiguaobserver.com Pitting his oratorical skills against several other young competitors from across the region, 14-year-old St Joseph’s Academy student Uchenna Ohaegbulam impressed both judges and the audience even though he didn’t win this year’s regional competition in Jamaica. His chaperone, Chandera Codrington, told Observer that Ohaegbulam—who…
Optimist -- A person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.
“I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.” Perhaps writer Charles de Lint wasn’t referring to Anthony Hensley when he wrote this, but his quote aptly describes the senator’s 44-year tenure serving his neighbors in the 58th House District and the 19th Senatorial District of the Kansas Legislature. While this tenure set a state record most likely never to be broken, Sen. Hens...