Dutchtown folks want to save homes, livelihood

To the editor:

This is for the callers in Speak Out. The people in Dutchtown don't want or need your sympathy or opinions. These houses and gas station are these people's homes and livelihood. If it were yours, you would do the same thing to try to save it.

Nobody forced anybody to come and help with sandbags. The ones who came did so because they wanted to. They knew we needed help. These are the kind of people we want to come. People like you would just be in the way.

The only lesson we learned is that there are still people like you in the world who care nothing about anybody but themselves. Remember, you could need help someday.

MIKE DUMEY

Chaffee, Mo.