9 Quotes by Mary Reed



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    Our goal is to preserve and protect the history of the neighborhood, the character of the neighborhood. Clarksville is on the national register of historic places. It's a historically black neighborhood. It's the first freedman's town west of the Mississippi.

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    When developers would come into the neighborhood they'll understand what the rules of the game are. So we'll be in the driver seat.

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    We knew that a hurricane might be coming Thursday or Friday, and that Saturday we knew it was coming, and that it was kind of serious, ... A lot of times it hadn't been a big deal, but this time it turned out it was. I spent about 10 minutes meeting my roommate, then they just told us to ... get out ... and they had no idea when they were going to start up again.

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    Any types of buildings, parking lots, barricades, etc. can potentially obstruct the water flow and heighten the possibility of flooding.

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    I'm pretty bummed, but I've got to use my time now productively, ... It doesn't do you any good to dwell on it.

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    Head Start believes in father involvement and literacy enhancement, and this event celebrates the important impact fathers have on their children's early social, emotional, and educational development.

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