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4 UCW JUNE 13-19, 2018 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM PUBLISHER'S PEN STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Stephanie Crider editor@upandcomingweekly.com OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Leslie Pyo leslie@upandcomingweekly.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Earl Vaughan Jr. EarlUCWSports@gmail.com REPORTERS Charles Bosworth, Jeff Thompson news@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Elizabeth Long art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Jason Brady, Lauren Vanderveen, Matthew Skipper, Shane Wilson SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan St. P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly wel- comes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. ©2018 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Cover art created with artwork by: Walter, dfbphotos, Alvin Trusty, David Flores and Cliff on flickr. Various ads with art graphics designed with elements from: vecteezy.com and freepik.com. Publisher Bill Bowman is on vacation this week and yields this space to Rep. Rich- ard Hudson for an update. As the saying goes, "A little progress each day adds up to big results." Just as long- term pressure creates diamonds or water in a river eventually smooths stone, dedi- cated and persistent efforts often yield big results. As we mark the first 500 days of the Trump administration, our continuous ef- forts in the House of Representatives have added up to some impressive wins for the American people. Make no mistake, there's still much more work to do, but we are get- ting our nation back on the right track and making a real difference in people's lives. is Congress, we've taken the lead on keeping our promises to the American people. So far, we've passed 695 bills out of the House, with 175 of them being signed into law by President Donald Trump. What are those bills we've passed? How about tax cuts that have led to more jobs and more take-home pay for working families across the country. How about bipartisan legislation to reduce the flow of fentanyl and synthetic opioids across our borders and to get these dangerous drugs off our streets. How about bipartisan legislation to give critically ill patients the ability to try innovative and potentially lifesaving medications. All of these and more have already been signed into law. is week, we also added two more major accomplishments to that growing list. Trump signed the bipartisan Child- hood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act, the most significant pediatric cancer research bill ever passed by Congress. As the co-chair of the Pediatric Trauma Caucus and a proud father, I recognize how critical it is to care for our children, and this is another impor- tant step to help deliver hope and cures to children and their families. Another piece of legislation that was signed into law this week was the VA MISSION Act. is bipartisan bill seeks to make good on one of our most sacred promises – to take care of our men and women in uniform both before and after their service. By condensing all the vari- ous community care programs at the VA into one single program, we can empower veterans to more easily access a doctor who suits their unique needs. is bill follows the same principles of my bill, the Care Veterans Deserve Act, to make sure veterans can access private health care if they want. While we celebrate these accomplish- ments, I know there is still a lot of work to be done. Unfortunately, there are still more than 500 House-passed bills that are collecting dust waiting on action in the Senate. ese are not meaningless bills either – they are critical initiatives like im- proving job opportunities for veterans and helping to end human trafficking. is Congress, Washington continues to be plagued by historic obstructionism. However, I know there is too much at stake to give up. As your voice in Congress, I'll continue to push for our shared values. We must continue to fight every day, and I won't give up until the job is done. ere's too much at stake. An update from Washington by REP. RICHARD HUDSON HIGH 92 HIGH 94 JUNE 14 JUNE 15 JUNE 16 JUNE 17 JUNE 18 JUNE 19 Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy AM Thunderstorms Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy LOW 73 LOW 73 LOW 70 LOW 71 LOW 68 LOW 74 HIGH 93 HIGH 89 HIGH 89 HIGH 93 REP. RICHARD HUDSON, R-N.C. COMMENTS? Editor@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. President Trump signed the bipartisan Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act, the most significant pediatric cancer research bill ever passed by Congress.