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School kids need healthy lunch options in the summer, too.
School kids need healthy lunch options in the summer, too.
By Rick Badie
June 10, 2015

Hunger has been called a silent crisis in America. Our community isn’t immune, especially during the summertime when school’s out. In our lead column, a fast-food executive challenges metro Atlanta to do better by our young people so they don’t skip meals simply because they aren’t in school. The second essay highlights efforts of Asian-American youth to raise awareness about alcohol abuse in their communities.

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