Athens Messenger contact and staff directory listing
The Athens Messenger issues contact information and lists key staff including Monica Nieporte president Joe Higgins editor Wendy Van Sickle design editor Jeff Bunch advertising director Ike Weiss production manager and email addresses for letters to the editor and staff.
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Monica Nieporte
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Joe Higgins
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Wendy van Sickle
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Editorial Tackling head trauma in football shifts focus
The NFL faces worse head injury news as 96 percent of 91 brains studied show CTE. The piece urges practice limits, nationwide mandatory caps, coach training, and youth helmet tech to reduce concussions and long term brain damage while preserving the game's fundamentals.
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CTE
NFL Players Association
NCAA
NFL
U S refugee policy debate on Syrian arrivals
The United States should not feel migrant guilt as it joins a global refugee increase. The Obama era stance shifts from caution to admitting up to 100000 refugees annually over three years to ease Europe’s migrant surge. Critics argue against resettling Syrians here, urging focus on front line states and domestic immigrant costs while noting security and assimilation concerns.
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U.S
Europe
Obama
Syria
Migration Policy Institute
Pew Research Center
Russia
France
Central America
Norway
Jordan
Middle East
Why rebel candidates rise in a discontent era
Voters grow angry as polls show broad distrust in Congress and government. Republicans and Democrats seek radical change, but motives diverge. Trump and Carson appeal as outsiders to many Republicans while Democrats favor established figures like Clinton or Biden, shaping a complex insurgency across parties.
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Donald Trump
Ben Carson
Bernie Sanders
ABC News
Washington Post
Peter D. Hart
Colorado
Congress
Hart
Washington
Barack Obama
America
George W. Bush
Trump
Carson
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Joe Biden
Sanders
Clinton
Carly Fiorina
Jeb Bush
Rubio and Pope Francis clash over climate and economy
The article discusses how Republican candidates like Marco Rubio navigate Pope Francis's encyclical on climate, poverty, and social justice. It notes Rubio's attempt to reconcile Catholic faith with GOP positions, his cautious defiance on climate policy, and the broader tension between papal teaching and conservative politics ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
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Pope Francis
Washington
Marco Rubio
Florida
Rubio
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Vatican
John Kerry
House
Nancy Pelosi
Biden
Kerry
ABC
George Stephanopolous
Rush Limbaugh
Francis
Congress
Trump
Iowa
Paul Gosar
Arizona
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