With some self-satisfaction, we pat ourselves on the back and recognize the important role that MyLeftNutmeg played in Ned Lamont’s campaign and in shaping the national discussions about Iraq in the 2006 election cycle. Those of us interested in the history of great writers from Connecticut may look back to great writers like Mark Twain or to the present day with writers like Wally Lamb, and several others that participated in Poets and Writers for Avery this past Sunday. Some of us, however, may want to look towards the future.

Nation Magazine recently had its second annual Nation Student Writing Contest. Two of the five finalists came form our fine state. Ned Resinkoff’s essay, Corporations Versus Democracy was one of the finalists. Last year, Ned was a senior at Middletown High School, and also did yeoman’s work helping with Ned Lamont’s campaign.

Jason Kaye wrote A Different Sort of War on Terror, which was also a finalist. Jason is a junior at Weston High School. Let us all congratulate Ned and Jason for their great essays.
(Cross posted at MyLeftNutmeg)