IRONIC TURN LEADS TO PRISON

Kansas City -- A woman who was honored a decade ago for an essay
about avoiding drugs and alcohol has been ordered to spend the next
decade in federal prison for distributing meth.

Susan M. Gardner, 24, of Independence, sold methamphetamine to
undercover detectives four times and led police on a chase before she
was arrested with another package of the drug stuffed in her pants.

In imposing the sentence of 10 years and one month in prison
Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner said Gardner had the
capacity to live a productive life. But, he said, there was a price
she had to pay. "You were significantly involved with the
distribution of drugs in this community," Fenner said.