One question which I have been trying to find an answer to is why on these billboards in Fannin is there a picture of what appears to be a martini? I don't know about the rest of you guys but I think you might agree that this sort of depiction doesn't accurately represent the issue at hand and that it doesn't have anything to do with hard liquor. I find that sort of advertisement to be inflammatory and manipulative and in all reality dishonest.

It will be interesting to see if this vote goes the way of the yes's what kind of activity we will see at some area restaurants that are serving alcohol like around lunch time on Sunday....

I also wonder how many who were and are against the lottery in this state are also using it's proceeds to help fund their child's college education through Hope scholarships

In hearing the numbers about the potential increase in revenue if the vote goes to 'yes' it would be nice to hear how or even if some of those dollars might be used in helpful ways rather than to continue to pad already padded pockets or to think in terms of how it benefits ME. I do think it's all a wash and a waste if all we think about in terms of this outcome concerning the pro-pour community is how it benefits the individual or county and fails to see or act on behalf of those who you would never be seen in a marketing campaign for Fannin County. I think that is one of the bigger reasons for my injecting this dialogue is to encourage us all to think and act beyond the tip of our nose and that begins with ME.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on practical ways this increase in revenue might be used to serve those who are really in need of it. Let's don't build bigger houses or drive the finest of cars or accumulate more STUFF. Let's do something radical and life changing and beyond ourselves with the resources we do have.

Enjoying the dialogue