I am sick of the NIMBY protests! These people are trying to get help. These are not the people we should be worried about. I would be more concerned about the crime and drug addicts who are attracted to pubs and bars. I've been to bars in Calgary and I've seen what goes on in them, and it is much worse than anything in a recovery centre. Kudos to Second Chance and their passion for helping; I hope they can continue to make a difference in the lives of people in need of what they offer. Shame on the closed-minded residents of Braeside! Evangeline Ross Calgary [end]
Delegation Of Hope Wants To Chase Drug Use Out Of Mansfield MANSFIELD -- Ben Mutti, the Rev. El Akuchie, Don Merritt and Gilbert Howell believe Mansfield and Richland County can be transformed. Their example is Manchester, in Clay County, Kentucky. That city was transformed from being known as the "painkiller capital" to the "city of hope" after a 2004 march by local churches, law enforcement, government officials and residents protesting local drug abuse. "Community transformation is a culture where values and institutions are overrun by the grace of God; a society in which natural change has been disrupted by invasive supernatural power," Mutti said. [continues 465 words]
