National Geographic Bee
Great story about a 14 yr. old girl ,Caitlin Snaring, who won the National Geographic Bee. The Washington state girl was one of ten finalist and the only girl. She was the second girl to win in 17 yrs. The neat part about the win is that she is "home schooled." She credits home schooling that gave her ability to win becauese of the flexibility to study in preparattion. She studied around 60 hrs. a wk. She won a $25,000 prize which she plans to use for college.

The Ronald Reagan Diaries
I've read a couple articles this week about the Ronald Reagan Diaries which are now public. The diaries are an account of his days in the White House. Reagan was a man who spoke well of others and was reluctant to criticize even those that disagreed with him. He worked to make America great and he fought the threat of communism.

His daily journal showed that Reagan was a simple, but perceptive and brilliant man. He sought to find the good in people. He had a great faith in God. He recorded his thoughts about God,his family and country.

The Reagan Diaries are described as being the most detailed presidential records in American history. A prolific writer, Reagan who was the 40th US President, was one of the few presidents to keep diaries since John Adams. The Reagan Library Foundation with HarperCollins publishers are printing the diaries.

These diaries will be well worth purchasing not only for history, but also, because they are the writings of a brilliant, humble, moral & ethical president.

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