Student Essay: Is America today our forefathers’ vision?

Editor’s note: Emily Krauss, a Pleasant Hill High School student, is the state winner of the Voice of Democracy contest, held annually through the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Krauss came in 10th in the national competition. The Voice of Democracy program is a scholarship program by Veterans of Foreign Wars where 25,000 high school students compete for over $1 million in scholarships nationally. This year’s theme was “Is America Today Our Forefathers’ Vision?” 

By Emily…