Essay finalist
Laura Dallago, a Pottsville Area High School senior, was named as a semi-finalist in the Stossel in the Classroom annual student essay contest.
Students ages 12 to 18 wrote essays about whether it should be the government's job to try to keep people healthy by restricting their food choices after viewing John Stossel's TV special addressing the issue. There were 6,767 essays submitted nationwide, with 125 chosen as prize winners.