[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 42 (Monday, March 17, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR AGATHEN

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and pay 
tribute to Taylor Agathen, winner of the Conservation Art Contest. Over 
100,000 students ranging from first to fifth grade throughout the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky participated in the Conservation Art Contest. 
As part of the Conservation Art Program, the contest's purpose is to 
teach students about the importance of soil conservation in their 
communities. This year's theme was ``Kentucky Soil . . . It touches all 
of us.''
  Taylor's poster, titled, ``Kentucky Soil . . . it touches my life,'' 
detailed erosion problems throughout Taylor County and ways to prevent 
it. Along with the help of her family, Taylor discovered that such ways 
to prevent erosion included the use of rocks, logs, and cement walls, 
and had pictures in her poster to prove it. It was a creative design 
that underscored the need to address the erosion problems throughout 
our Commonwealth.
  Taylor Agathen's first grade teacher, Ms. Laura Dickens, informed her 
of the Conservation Art Contest. As the first place recipient, Taylor 
will receive a $500 savings bond and will be an honored guest at The 
Courier-Journal Awards Luncheon on May 22. She worked hard for this 
achievement and has earned these rewards. One day Taylor hopes to be a 
marine biologist and I am sure she will make a good one.

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