Red ribbons signify the battle against drugs
You might have seen red as you drove down Wendover Avenue in Greensboro and Main Street in High Point. Car dealerships were taking a stand against drugs by participating in this year's Red Ribbon Campaign.
National Red Ribbon Week serves as a tribute to Special Agent Camarena, who was kidnapped and brutally tortured and murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico. This tragic event produced an immediate outpouring of grief but, over time, has generated a sense of hope across America. That hope is being kept alive through the hard work of thousands of Americans who participated in Red Ribbon events during the last week in October.
This tradition is stronger than ever as an increasing number of Americans are saying "yes" to a drug-free life. This was a great opportunity for all of us to send a clear and unequivocal message that drugs damage lives — whether it is through lost productivity, unfulfilled dreams, drugged driving incidents or addiction. And it was a chance for us to show that Kiki Camarena's spirit — and hope for a drug-free America — can never be extinguished.
Julie Westholder
High Point
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I believe that all drugs should be legalized. Not some but all. If folks want to kill themselves with drugs, then let them have at it. I think the effect of legalizing drugs would be much like the effect of ending prohibition.
Legalizing drugs, I believe, would stop incidents like this officer being tortured. By making drugs illegal, we are encouraging an underground, criminal element that would not exist otherwise. Just look at what happened in Henry County this past week.
Posted on November 6, 2006 9:21 AM