laura,

 so i have to admit that id never heard of the institute until i read the passage in the paper today. i started talking to 2 of my closet friends about it and we all agree that grayson is desperatly in need of a place like you have described on the website. however we were all dissapointed when we saw the posting stating the last meeting was held in jan. is there any chance of a meeting anytime soon? two of us would only be able to attend on weekends but we are all interested in bringing a new outlook to grayson. this county is in need of something to wake it up, one friend says. my personal opinion is that something or someone needs to bring grayson into the 21st century. the people here, as kind and welcoming as the passage mentioned, are still very behind the times and stuck in 1865. i for one would be very willing to do a whole lot to bring it up to date. any future events planned?

 as a lifetime residint of this community and a woman of this century, i must admit its frightining to think so many closed minded and uneducated people and recent highschool graduates will be the future leaders for our county, state and country. something has to be done. this state of stupidity must end.

 thank you so much for the work you are trying to start,

 stephanie jones