No News At 4:30 A.m. Is Good.

Then There's The Joy Of Getting Your Desk Clean, And Knowing That All Your Letters Are Answered, And You Can See The Wood On It Again.

There Is Much The Government Can Do And Should Do To Improve The Environment. But Even More Important Is The Individual Who Plants A Tree Or Cleans A Corner Of Neglect. For It Is The Individual Who Himself Benefits, And Also Protects A Heritage Of Beauty For His Children And Future Generations.

Though The Word Beautification Makes The Concept Sound Merely Cosmetic, It Involves Much More: Clean Water, Clean Air, Clean Roadsides, Safe Waste Disposal And Preservation Of Valued Old Landmarks As Well As Great Parks And Wilderness Areas. To Me … Beautification Means Our Total Concern For The Physical And Human Quality We Pass On To Our Children And The Future.

I Believe That One Of The Great Problems For Us As Individuals Is The Depression And The Tension Resulting From Existence In A World Which Is Increasingly Less Pleasing To The Eye.

My Special Cause, The One That Alerts My Interest And Quickens The Pace Of My Life, Is To Preserve The Wildflowers And Native Plants That Define The Regions Of Our Land-to Encourage And Promote Their Use In Appropriate Areas, And Thus Help Pass On To Generation In Waiting The Quiet Jobs And Satisfactions I Have Known Since My Childhood.