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Ledger-Enquirer Online: Columbus, Georgia - Phenix City, Alabama 

Jump to full article: Columbus (GA) Ledger-Enquirer, 1999-04-16
Author: Mark Rice Staff Writer

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But the Britt David Elementary fifth-grader still had a troubling question.

"What if my friends start calling me wimp and stuff if I don't smoke?" Quintcy asked.

Columbus High junior Jessica Ehrlich had a quick answer: "Then you need to find some other friends."

That's the kind of straight talk Ehrlich and her classmate, Crystal Caraballo, gave three fifth-grade classes Thursday at Britt David during an anti-smoking pilot program called "Home Town Heroes."

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