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Meet the real homecoming Princess
EA Homecoming Court, from left, bottom, Jaden Hubert and Ella Rose Cannon; middle, Abby-Kate Helton, Tiffany Gookin, Kadence Kolbe; top, Rihanna Crook, Tava Johnson, Ana Chesley Robinson. By BONNIE BARTEL LATINOSpecial to Atmore News The young ladies in this photo are the female students elected to this year’s Escambia Academy Homecoming Court. [September 30].I don’t know the name of even one of them. They are all darling. However, my interest is this pic focuses on the…
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We need to do more for student athlete mental health
Congressman Jerry Carl Across this nation, nearly 8 million high school students are currently participating in athletics, and nearly half a million college students compete as National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes. Last year, the NCAA surveyed 9,800 student athletes and found these athletes are reporting higher-than-average levels of mental health issues. Even worse, a third of those who took the survey said they did not know where to find…
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An economy that’s strong
Congressman Jerry Carl Americans can no longer afford one-party Democrat rule. Because of bad policy coming from this Democrat-controlled Congress and the White House, America’s seniors are having to dip into their savings, families are struggling to meet basic household needs, and many feel the American dream is becoming harder to achieve.While Americans are paying more for basically everything, President Biden has spent trillions of dollars on wasteful government programs…
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The toll of the fentanyl crisis
Congressman Jerry Carl Virtually nobody in this country has been untouched by the opioid epidemic. Whether it’s a family member or a friend, nearly all of us know somebody who has been affected by it. The statistics are alarming – fentanyl overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45. On August 21, we recognized National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day, which was established to remember the…
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A nation that’s safe
Congressman Jerry Carl A few weeks ago, I wrote about a plan my House Republican colleagues and I have been working on so that we are fully prepared to hit the ground running when we take back the House this November. We believe it’s absolutely critical for us to lay this groundwork now so that we do not waste any time getting this country back on track once we are…
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