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  Gone.

  By Megan S., Hartland, WI

  Gone. My best friend walks out the door, never to cook here again, never to punch the timecard once more, and never to join in a laugh with my second family. She’s moving on to bigger restaurants and a better life. Gone. Another family member leaves for a real career. I don’t remember the las...
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  Megan.

  By Megan S., Hartland, WI

  They say dreamers are born, not made—but here’s my question: how many of these dreamers die the way they were born? Reality beats our dreams out at a young age—only those who fight for their dreams ever see them fulfilled. During childhood, I loved horses. Seventeen years later, I still love...
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  Will You Be That Man?

  By Megan S., Hartland, WI

  Dear Mr. President, I have but one request during your term as our nation’s leader—please, do not become America’s next best friend. Those before you have made this mistake, and have dug us into the biggest hole of debt seen in our nation’s history—it’s an embarrassment, a weakness, a...