Pubdate: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 Source: North Thompson Star/Journal (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 The North Thompson Star/Journal Contact: http://www.starjournal.net/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1231 Author: Carol Young Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05.n256.a02.html LET'S CLEAN UP OUR TOWN To the editor; My heart goes out to the mother that you wrote about in the paper last week (Feb. 7, 2005, Star/Journal), if she can help other kids and parents with writing that letter she's a hero. I hope her and her husband have very good luck with their own daughter. That letter made me cry. I happen to be one of those people that had all of my jewelry stolen from my house and other people I know have had it happen to them to. I believe this has to do with the thief or thieves selling our jewelry to buy drugs. I am very upset with this as some of my jewelry was willed to me from my mom. I cried over this as I don't have one piece of my mom's jewelry left. Whoever is doing this is invading our privacy and making our community unsafe to live in. You will be caught and I hope it's very soon, so this doesn't happen to anyone else. Come on, let's face the facts. We do have a bad (and I mean bad) problem in Barriere with all this stealing and drug use. I am willing to join the mother who wrote the letter and help clean up our little town. I hope other community minded people in our town that have grandchildren, children, nieces and nephews as I do will also join in and help. I don't know what can be done, but we can sure try. Good luck to the mother and father with their 16 year old daughter. Please, any other parents that might have a similar problem don't stay in denial. Concerned Barrierite Carol Young - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin