Pubdate: Thu, 26 Apr 2007
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
Copyright: 2007 Asheville Citizen-Times
Contact:  http://www.citizen-times.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/863
Author: Timothy Hyatt

AC-T AGAINST MUMPOWER'S ANTI-DRUG CRUSADE?

In the last several weeks, I have seen a very liberal slant toward 
Carl Mumpower and the fight he has undertaken to rid the streets and 
communities of the drug problem that has been swept under the rug by 
so many city officials. The Citizen-Times found it amusing to place a 
picture of concert goers who had face masks of Carl Mumpower on the 
front page. Apparently the paper does not find the drug use and the 
effect on family and community, or the fight against drug production, 
trafficking and the sale of drugs to be worthy of front-page news.

Police Chief Hogan has also shown that he is prepared to take on this 
fight because he has reported that it will cost the department an 
additional $2.4 million to fight this problem. One wonders why was 
this amount not figured into the original budget submitted?

The oversight of $2.4 million and the widespread use of drugs would 
make one wonder if the chief and other city officials are in touch 
with the needs in Asheville.

Timothy Hyatt

Leicester
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