News you'll be interested to know   Tuesday, March 07, 2006   I
grew up in Mayberry.                Don't get me wrong.
Every child in the country deserves the same.    Janet said...
I grew up in "Mayberry" too, Larry. Funny thing is, I think the
reason I enjoy living in the inner-city so much is because it's
"Mayberry" as well. Sure, the addicts around me and their
addictions lead them to steal every so often. And, yes, the
struggles of poverty and lack of education lead people to make
fatal choices at times. But, just as you experienced in your
Mayberry and I did in mine, people in my South Dallas
neighborhood wave at me when I come home in the evening. They
tell me when someone they didn't recognize knocks at my door
while I'm not home. They offer their lawn mower or leaf blower
when mine has been stolen or doesn't work. They know me even
when I don't know they know me.  I attended Priscilla's funeral
yesterday and realized how much Central Dallas creates
"Mayberry" and brings loving, generous, kind p