RECOVERING ADDICT APPLAUDS DRUG COURT

Urges Construction Of Treatment Facility

A large "A+" should be given to Circuit Judge Gary Arnold, Prosecutor
Robert Herzfield and Judy Pridgen and all people who were involved in
forming the Drug Court.

I personally can say Saline County has and has had a severe problem of
drug and alcohol abuse for several years. I myself suffered from being
an active alcoholic for most of 40 adult years.

Now that we are getting a new detention facility and a court system
with officials who are addressing this disease, why not try and see if
we can get a treatment facility that would be affordable to address a
growing problem which is the largest problem we have as far as the
crimes committed here?

Gary Smart,

Benton