A Life Lesson In Democracy

A Life Lesson In Democracy

October 21, 2008 7:21 AM

Tierney Cahill, a teacher in Reno, Nev. ran for Congress in 2000 so her students could learn democracy. Her book about the experience is being made into a movie, reports Harry Smith.

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