Monday, November 23, 2009 East Central Illinois

Young and old share their hopes for Obama administration

By Melissa Merli
Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:02 AM CDT

WASHINGTON – At age 14, Stephen Kocheril might not have been able to vote for Barack Obama. He's a fan of the president-elect, though, and will see him take the oath of office on Tuesday.

And like older folks who voted for Obama, Kocheril holds hopes for what the 44th president will do once in office.

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