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An Artistic Discovery
One of the exciting parts of my job each year is to conduct the annual Congressional art competition, open to high school students from New Mexico`s first district and across the nation. This year`s competition - An Artistic Discovery 2000 - provides a wonderful opportunity for students to show their creative talents.
Giving young people the opportunity to share their gifts and be recognized for their work is important. This is particularly important for kids who march to the beat of a different drum. There are a lot of artistically gifted kids that fit in that category. They may not be on the homecoming queen`s court or lettering in sports or even bringing home an honor roll report card (though some of them certainly are), but they have something important to say and they do it through art. |
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| Only 21 days left until tax day. Do you know what the average federal tax refund this year is thus far? |
Answer: $1,774
As of March 3, refunds averaged $1,774, up about 6 percent from the same time last year, the Internal Revenue Service says.
This is based on 46.7 million returns. About half of those returns were filed electronically, the IRS says.
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