Pubdate: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 Source: Surrey Now (CN BC) Copyright: 2004 Lower Mainland Publishing Group Inc., A Canwest Company Contact: http://www.thenownewspaper.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1462 Author: R. Howarth Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n805/a07.html ROBINSON'S STORY WASN'T WORTH PRINTING The Editor, Re: "To hell and back?" the Now, May 29. Your paper is free. We stopped taking the Sun and Province because we thought they both put out front page stories that where not in touch with the real issues, only ones designed to sell papers - stories about drugs, movie stars, etc. The last paper we paid for talked about Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell for six or more pages. I am very disappointed. I didn't pick up your paper to read two or three pages on Gary Robinson. Sorry the guy screwed up but he brings nothing to society at this point in his life, yet you take the time to tell me his plight. We need someone like this to bring attention to drugs? Come on. Drugs are there. Write something to bring control to the problem, not attention on this sort of person. It circumvents the basic problem. What about the poor, ignorant and less fortunate young people who get hooked on the drug? Is there not something of genuine interest in our community to write front-page news about except some guy who had it made and gave it away? There has to be some hard-working people out there who bring positive things to us. Your paper will go directly in the trash next time, since I cannot stop the delivery. Sorry. Not impressed. R. Howarth Surrey - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake