I guess I'm going

to have to break down and get a cell phone.

The

things we learn from grandparents

One

Citizen's Perspective

It is no secret

that grandparents are some of the most blessed people on the planet.

They carry with them an aura that gives light to the people around them.

It is no wonder, nor is it circumstance, that the distinction comes

in the autumn of one's life.

Secrets

revealed:

MURPHY

Laugh Lines

Diary of a shirt

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Extra

EMTs irrelevant to better response times

A few citizens have

expressed sincere concern to me because the Fayette County Board of

Commissioners did not fund seven additional firefighters/emergency medical

technicians in the county's 2002 fiscal year budget. I was able to alleviate

their concern when I shared the facts with them. I hope this letter

will do the same for those citizens who have that concern but have not

contacted us. Inaccurate letters to the editor, incomplete newspaper

articles and rumors "at the water cooler" serve only to distort

the real story.

Keep

Fayette Beautiful has moved beyond flower planting; we need help

I appreciate Dave

Hamrick's support of Keep Fayette Beautiful in his column, "Fayette,

do you want to be beautiful?"

What

happened to county money for recreation in PTC?

Last week, Dave

Hamrick reported that county commissioners were considering the 2002

budget which included over $1 million for recreation. He quoted county

Finance Director Mark Pullium, "What the results will be ... will

be a significant improvement to the playing surfaces of all the fields

throughout the county."

Questions

for candidates: Explain how any rezoning to higher density can help residents

of the county

Every candidate

says they are "for the land use plan." All of our former failed

elected officials like Price, Lakly, Burrell, Sprayberry, Gosa and many

city officials were "for the land use plan" [and yet] they

caused the congestion we are in now.

Pfeifer:

Some principles to govern by if I am elected

Anyone who moves

into a new job or starts with a new organization or gets married or

becomes a parent for the first time will need a period of on the job

training. We all know this. A candidate who wins an office for the first

time is no exception. If a candidate ever tells you different, don't

let them kid you.

Bost

stuck it to county citizens when he resigned after election

Unlike Mr. Steve

Brown, I do not know [resigned County Commissioner] Harold Bost either

personally or professionally. It seems to me that while in office Mr.

Bost did an outstanding job and is to be commended for that. However,

I find it hard to believe that Mr. Bost did not know of the time constraints

that would be asked of him when he chose to run for reelection in November

2000.

Letter

shows Brown will go to any length for notoriety

It is a sorry state

of life when a person like Steve Brown latches on to a personal tragedy

that happened to a family and bring further evidence that Mr. Brown

will go to any lengths to bring notoriety to his name.

'Cement

ladies' helped create All Children's Playground

I encourage everyone

to go take a look at the Luther T. Holt All Children's Playground at

Picnic Park behind City Hall. It took a lot of volunteers to make it

all happen. The flooring has yet to be installed, but it looks great.

Publisher's

column knocking attorneys wasn't very smart

Is elective office

best reserved for those who know the least, better to reflect, perhaps,

the mediocre elements within our society? Are we to tell our children

the study of law would make them less worthy and less desirable as elective

office holders? Your front page editorial musings of June 13, in your

last issue before the county commission special election, certainly

suggest that much.

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