Pubdate: Mon, 24 Jul 2006
Source: Daily News, The (Longview, WA)
Copyright: 2006 The Daily News
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2621
Author: Lonnie Knowles
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?137 (Needle Exchange)

WHAT IS COMMISSIONER THINKING?

Vote for Axel Swanson or Chuck Wallace. Cowlitz County Commissioner 
Jeff Rasmussen wants to take the money out of the free needle 
exchange and put it into education and prevention. What's up with that?

We need to continue to give the free needles to the junkies. Enable, 
enable, enable, that's what I always say! Now you can't be racist, 
sexist or complain about any other addiction. The experts say an 
addiction is an addiction, no matter what. So, we need to send money 
to the casinos so they can have free gambling nights.

Really, why shouldn't they get our money for free? Education, 
prevention -- really, what is Rasmussen thinking?

Lonnie Knowles

Longview
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