2009 CFOG Essay Contest

THE CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION
FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT

Announces

2009 HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY

CONTEST

            High school students in Connecticut are invited to submit entries in the annual essay contest sponsored by the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government that carries a top prize of $1,000, a second prize of $500, a third prize of $300 and honorable mention prizes of $50.

             Students entering the contest may submit an essay on one of three topics. The topics are:

1.    Explain which of the following you consider to be the most reliable and useful to you as the best source of information for politics and government: The Internet Television    Newspapers and magazines.

2.    The General Assembly is considering legislation tightening regulations on driver licenses for 16 year olds in an effort to reduce the number of teen age driving fatalities. Would you favor extending the present legal driving age from 16 to 17 as an effective way to address the problem?

3.    Where should the line be drawn between open government and personal privacy? Should the personal privacy of public officials, political candidates and their families be open or protected? 

Essays must be typed and double-spaced, be at least 250 words but no more than 600 and postmarked or e-mailed no later than April 10, 2009. Essays should be mailed to:

The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government
35 Bunker Hill Road
Glastonbury, Ct . 06033

Essay may be e-mailed to: fcpww2@sbcglobal.net

2009 CFOG Essay Contest Press Release

Any questions on the contest should be addressed to Forrest Palmer, essay contest chair. He can be reached at the above e-mail address or at 203-262-6053.

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