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Letter: Reader responds to letter quoting CDC statistics Adair resident of 26 years says matter ought to be put to vote, though she doesn't suggest the most desirable outcome; says dangers from DUI may be more serious in legally dry counties than in wet ones. This item is unsigned, but is courteous and thoughtful. The opinion is not counted in the survey for Looking Ahead> About: "Reader cites CDC research for staying Dry" To ColumbiaMagazine.com: I have been following the comments on the wet vs. dry in Adair County. I usually don't comment publically on issues like this because I consider this a personal choice that should be expressed in the polling place. However, Ms. Merritt's letter really made me realize that I wanted to say something. I am not a native Adair Countian. I have lived here for over 26 years and consider it my home. I don't drink and never have. Since I have lived here, there have been many accidents caused by drunk drivers and many people have lost their lives. On a daily basis, all of us are aware of the bad things happening in our community that are caused by the use of alcohol. Adair County is legally dry. In reality, Adair County is a very wet county. Liquor is available to anyone of any age with the money to buy it. I grew up in a wet county which had dry precincts. I lived in one of those dry precincts on the edge of the county. The next county was dry, also. In writing, and probably statistically speaking, this sounds like the ideal place to live, but in reality, it wasn't. Since we lived on a state highway, there was much traffic generated by the people from the dry county who came into the wet county to get the liquor that wasn't allowed to be sold in their county. They apparently imbibed before going home and then we had drunk drivers who had to be pulled from the ditch that they had thought was part of the road. I could tell many stories that happened in my childhood that were the result of over- indulgence of alcohol and no one in my family consumed alcohol. My feeling has always been that the dry precinct and the dry county caused my family to be overly exposed to the dangers of alcohol use. The result for me was that I never wanted to put myself in that state of being out of control. My point is that while the statistics make a "dry" county seem better, I don't think that is really the truth. I don't know the solution for Adair County. This should be voted on and let each person have their voice. The only change the county would have by changing to legally wet would be that the county could collect the taxes from the sales of liquor. The sales of liquor are already here. Note to Beverly: I know of your loss of your loved one. I , too, lost a wonderful, upstanding, newly married cousin to some drunken drag racers who hit his car head on. The cousin was a model citizen who was already a good member of society. He was and would have continued making his contribution to making the world a better place. We attended the funeral of a 20 year old young man, instead. Name and contact information on file Here are some related links:
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