Dear Editor:

What an inspiration! Twenty thousand people gathered on holy ground at the Alamo in San Antonio on April 15. A group representing all races, religions, all walks of life. Republicans and Democrats, and those undecided all united to support the constitution and the Bill of Rights and to urge the government to stop the spending and government takeover.

This exhilarating experience will be etched in my memory forever! There is no way to describe the emotion of being on the spot where blood was shed to protect our rights as we the people all bowed our heads to pray, not only for those who died for our freedoms, but for the state of our world today, our leaders and our future!

While hearing the reading of the Bill of Rights you could feel the pride and positive energy of the group; some standing, some in wheelchairs, some young and some elderly who stood in the hot sun for hours to have the opportunity to share in this historic event.

Tea parties all over the nation were attended by over a quarter of a million people! Unbelievable!

Thank you for your time, Karen Albright

* * * * * Dear Editor:

It seems everyone is pointing a finger at Stanley Gregory for the bidding on the county maintenance building. I really don't think you are looking at the whole picture. What were all the other commissioners doing when Mr. Gregory was making the decision to give the bid to a higher bidder?

If Mr. Gregory is making all the decisions, why are we paying the other commissioners? If you aren't going to give the bid to the lowest bidder, why take bids?

Margie Conner

* * * * * Dear Editor:

I would like to alert everyone to a threat to our health. The very young and very old are especially at risk. Some of the effects are: sleep deprivation, con- striction of blood vessels (eschemia, restless leg and brain damage), enlarged aorta-heart attacks. Also, sexual disfunction, headaches, nausea, dizziness, irritability, autonomic nervous system damage (bowel and urinary functions), reduced cognitive ability affecting learning in children. These effects are caused by low frequency noise (LFN). Some people can hear it, some people can't. Some describe it as a vibration that can be felt.

Freestone county has 69 compressor stations where the gas pipelines go to a main processing area. These compressor stations are usually hidden out of the way of view. When operating at full capacity, the noise is almost sonic. The LFN causes vibro acoustic disease (VAD) which has been diagnosed and documented in our county.

We need to accept authority for the Noise Control Act delegated in 1982 by the EPA to Texas. Neither TCEQ or the RRC have jurisdiction on this. Please contact State Rep. Byron Cook, District 8, and let him know of your concerns for a state law for the Noise Control Act in Texas. Together our voices will be heard above the roar.

Sincerely, Sharon Ward, secretary Citizens for Environmental Clean-Up