Global thinking

“I think the United States should realize it is not the only country.

I am patriotic, don’t confuse it with that. But we are putting our

hands into everything and we don’t always have to be in control.”

HEATHER PAPINI-CHAPLA, 17

“They don’t need to have an attitude about being the best country

in the world. They sort of have an attitude. But not every time, we

don’t need to help out everyone at once. We need to focus.”

ANDREW BINGHAM, 18

“I think the U.S. needs to sometimes be selfish. We worry about

everyone else but we don’t think about what is right for the American

people.”

KRISTI EVANS, 18

“It seems that a lot of productivity goes into frivolous stuff. If

we could be more efficient, it would help the productivity and

relations with other countries.”

ANIVA HINDUJA, 17

“I think Bush is doing a pretty good job. He is finally putting

the needs of the American people in front instead of just what is

politically correct.”

BEN BUCKALEW, 18

-- Interviews and photos compiled by Coral Wilson