CITY NEEDS HELP TO FIGHT DRUG PROBLEMS

Make no mistake about it, Huntington is being attacked by terrorists.
Drug dealers, gangs and thugs from Detroit, Columbus and beyond are
instituting a reign of terror in our neighborhoods and streets.

Further, it is clear that the city of Huntington simply does not have
sufficient resources to fight these homegrown terrorists. Where is the
newly-formed Department of Homeland Security in this struggle for our
city and region? Where is the Drug Enforcement Agency in aiding local
efforts to ferret out violent drug dealers? Where is the federal
response in terms of manpower and dollars in bringing this wave of
terror to a screeching halt?

I can only tell you where it is not: Huntington -- a city under
attack.

MARK MCCALLA

Huntington