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‘I believe in scientific truth’

Linden Longino is a community contributor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He lives in Buckhead and founded International Paint Pals in 1995. The organization encourages children around the globe to express themselves through art and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Linden Longino is a community contributor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He lives in Buckhead and founded International Paint Pals in 1995. The organization encourages children around the globe to express themselves through art and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
By Linden Longino – Community contributor
Sept 4, 2021

I believe in COVID vaccinations because I believe in doctors and scientific truth and not in fabricated fiction.

Common sense is not a political football. Every individual should be vaccinated and every institution should mandate employee vaccinations.

As the great philosopher Forrest Gump often said, “And that’s all I have to say about that.”

Linden Longino lives in Buckhead and founded International Paint Pals in 1995. The organization encourages children around the globe to express themselves through art and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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