Community Q&A 11/17/03

Name: Mary Stuart.

Lives in: Cape Girardeau.

Family: Husband, two dogs.

Job: Events director for the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.

What do you like most about the area? Having moved from an overcrowded suburb of Denver, what I like most about Cape Girardeau is its size. I am a small-town girl at heart.

Favorite food: Chocolate.

Favorite TV show: "Friends."

Best advice: It's simple but profound. Someone once told me "I have learned that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it."

Person you most admire: My grandmother, the bravest person I have ever known.

Pet peeve: Apathy.