Third, I find it hard to understand

why Mr. Jordan, in his Nov. 26 letter, and Mr. Nance, in his Dec. 17 letter,

felt it necessary to make the kind of comments they did simply because

of an observation that was intended to be constructive in the first place.

I will not dignify Mr. Nance's

comments with a response. It is a sad commentary that in 2003, the mere

contention that African-Americans helped build Fayette County would elicit

such comments of a personal nature. For his information, I have never

denigrated Mr. Jordan's work as a police officer as Mr. Nance seems

to imply. Mr. Jordan's work as a police officer speaks for itself.

And by the way, Mr. Nance, I'm not going anywhere.

I'm comforted in the fact

that I do not believe that Mr. Nance's comments represent the sentiments

of most of Fayette County's residents.

So, Mr. Citizen, if there was

ever a feud, for my part, please consider it ended.

Dan Lowry

Fayetteville, Ga.