Pubdate: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 Source: Kingsport Times-News (TN) Copyright: 2003 Kingsport Publishing Corporation Contact: http://www.timesnews.net/index.cgi Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1437 Author: Anne Coleman TAKE AIM AT DRUGS This message is for every parent and grandparent in the Tri-Cities, especially Kingsport. Let's all get involved and get drugs off our streets. The number of school-age children who use drugs has gone up from 44 percent in 2002 to 55 percent in 2003. How much longer are we going to sit back and let drugs destroy our children? I challenge city officials to go out and look around at the drug problem or talk to the police. Surely if they had any idea how bad the problem is they would take the necessary steps to end it. One step could be to allocate some of the $13 million they are asking for to the police department so they can work overtime or whatever it takes to keep our children safe from the drug dealers. Which is more important - sports or making the children a safe place to live? Anne Coleman Kingsport - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Stevens