I will take this opportunity to jump in and say how proud I was to see Riverdale Park on the front page of the Sunday Washington Post. It may seem odd to feel pride when your town is featured for a sudden rise in the number of "latch key" kids, increasingly being left on their own at home due to the economic downturn and their parents not being able to afford day care. But the article put our Chief of Police Teresa Chambers and Rev. Ben Slye of Christian Life Center in a very good light, and it reflects well on a town when its leaders are seen to care and to put people first. <br>
<br>If you missed it, the article is available here: <br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/20/AR2008122002113.html?sub=AR">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/20/AR2008122002113.html?sub=AR</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:09 AM, Cranky old Coot <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lking@knob.com">lking@knob.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I would like to publicly thank, our Mayor Vernon Archer, Council Person Alice Walker and our Code Enforcement Department for the quick response to a resent humanitarian need.<br>
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I did not know that Colleen Ferguson and our "Code" folks were the goto people when assistance is needed.<br>
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My thanks again.<br>
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COC<br>
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