Dear Fellow Listers, It seems to me it might be time to "chill out" a little. I really hope I don't sound overly "pious". Like all of you I have in the past received polite notes from our terrific list owner pointing out that this topic has come up many times over the past few years resulting in "flames" and hurt feelings. <grin> (Ihave always had quite a bit of trouble with the notion that one might "catch more flies with honey... <grin>) As I have said before I live a long way from Eastern Tennessee and don't actually know what the situation really is... However, I admit that I MIGHT have formed an opinion based on what I hear from online acquaintances... so this letter might seem to be a departure from any opinion I might have expressed in the past. It does seem that Mickey has made some progress with the Grainger County officials. I do not know Mickey, but like everybody else I do apppreciate finally having someone to clean up and transcribe records as well as obtaining reasonably priced photocopies of marriage records etc. I do not know whether that is because she is a native of Rutledge or whatever... Anyway some progress has been made. Maybe it would be better to just let Mickey proceed with her work perhaps offering the assistance she needs (quietly!).. It seems to me that attempting to stir things up at the present juncture mgiht not be the best idea. Gail in MO