Do what must be done

By David Hart
Clovis

(Updated Monday, December 30, 2002, 4:29 PM)

I hope everyone got a chance to glance to the east on Dec. 18.

I was utterly stunned by the sight. I stayed at the stop sign at the end of my street for a few moments.

It was the day after the big thunderstorm we had, and I could see the snow-capped Sierra Nevada. Later, driving south on Blackstone Avenue, just passing McKinley Avenue, I could actually see the tower in the Tower District.

These two sights really made me think about the horrible smog situation in the Valley. I am only 20 years old, and I never cared either way about this problem before, but that day I promised to do my part.

If banning fireplace burning, tighter emission controls or even driving every other day is a sacrifice I have to make for clean air, then so be it. Our air is no longer healthy and clean, and our Valley is no longer beautiful.