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Monday, November 05, 2012 By Jeremy O.
 Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (center in pink sweater) poses with Watertown students reporters on the Town Hall steps following an interview on Sept. 22, 2012. -
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By JEREMY O.
Watertown Splash staff reporter
The music was festive and the air was flowing with all sorts of exotic smells. It was the day of the Faire on the Square and Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren was scheduled for an interview.
She arrived in front of Watertown’s Town Hall a little late, due to traffic. She was dressed in the pink sweater that she wears often, and soon came walking up the walkway.
Ms. Warren was kind and friendly, especially to some of the younger student reporters. She talked slowly and patiently, trying to answer all the questions to the fullest.
One of the youngest reporters asked if she had a pet. Ms. Warren replied, “I do! His name is Otis and he’s about your height, and he drools. Would you like to come over to pet him sometime?”
She said her favorite teacher was her second-grade teacher, Ms. Lee. She talked about how she could tell Ms. Lee loved to be there. It was a great question because before she started running for Senate, she was a professor.
Ms. Warren talked a lot about education. “I think the way that we improve education is that we … teachers and parents and kids all work together to develop good education plans,” she said.
She also talked about how we should invest in education so that kids can get better prepared for college.
When asked if she thought she would always run for Senate, she said no.
“When I grew up, I knew what I wanted to be: a teacher. And thats what I was.”
She said she was inspired, however, to run for Senate, because she thought she could make a difference and fight for working families.
Ms. Warren’s advice to high schoolers was to work hard and make smart choices about colleges. Also, she said, a good program to look at that was made by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is called “Know before You Owe.” She said it is excellent because it lets you know how much college really costs.
After the interview was complete, she went all along the Faire, greeting voters and talking to all sorts of people.
--Nov. 5, 2012--
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