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Avoiding default, paying our debts,and cutting spending
Congressman Jerry Carl The easiest and most politically advantageous choice for my career is to vote against the Fiscal Responsibility Act, but I couldn’t put myself and my political future ahead of the needs of this country. I couldn’t say “no” to the biggest spending cut and the largest deficit reduction in US history. In fact, this spending cut is larger than all the cuts from previous years combined. I…
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Escambia County students ACT benchmark scores improve
By RANDY TATANOSpecial to Atmore News Numbers are very significant for a high school student taking the ACT. And they’ve gone up for high school students in the Escambia County system.Some numbers are known as a “benchmark” score of the ACT. And they are more than just numbers. They signify a student has achieved a “credential.”A different benchmark is set for obtaining a credential and is part of the College…
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Master Gardeners graduate
Next class registers in the fall 2023 Master Gardener intern graduates, from left, front, Annette Crenshaw, Joanna Varner, Corina Diamond, Cynthia Thompson, and Gina Gilbert; back, Craig Jerkins, Carol Holland, Wendell Ray, Ronald Smith, Drake Dalton. By MILLIE MURPHREESpecial to Atmore News On Tuesday, May 16, the Escambia County Master Gardener interns were honored with a graduation ceremony at the Escambia County Extension office. This spring, there were 10 participants…
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Boys and Girls State 2023 programs
By PAUL CHASON Special to Atmore News Billy Glenn Rushing Post 90 announces the candidates for this year’s Alabama Boys and Girls State’s Programs. Thanks to our donors and school officials who make these programs available for our local students. With their support, we were able to fund nine young men and five young women this year. They will spend time at Troy University during May and June learning about…
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Getting control of the border
Congressman Jerry Carl Since President Biden took office, there have been over 5 million illegal crossings at our southern border, and more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants have avoided apprehension at the border, according to Border Patrol sources. The extreme open border policies we have seen from this Administration and Democrats in Congress have turned every city in America into a border city, and we are all seeing a historic…
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