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/ I00eaders" 00Journal: One of best in nation's history ditor, The Journal: terrorist attacks despite all of economic growth in 20 years. It is awfully easy to sit back and look at situations which he occurred, then second- guess what would haw been the b-st way to resolve problems if gVn a second chance. There is so much negative commentary 0R how terrible President Bush Is, the mistakes he has made in [igrds governing this country, .' ta L it seems something needs to ,' said about some good things at have occurred since he has en in office the last six years. For example, he: (1) got us tlr.')ugh 9/11, (2) took out the Tliban and destroyed their taiaing camps, (3) eliminated tec'thirds of the al-Qaida lead- errship, (4) established a democ- t c: with tee elections and gave 0men the right to vote tbr the ist time in Iraq, (5) confiscated ;0D million of al-Qaida death a]0ney, (6) kept America free of the bloodthirsty terrorists for over five years, (7) liberated over 50 million oppressed people, (8) took an evil dictator, Saddam, his evil sons, and Zarquawi out of power, (9) closed down torture chambers and en/brced United Nations resolutions resulting in Libya giving up its weapons of mass destruction, (10) stood up to France and Germany, which were involved in the oil-tbr-bod scandal to the tune of $21 bil- lion, and exposed the real rea- son they wouldn't back a coali- tion - MONEY! and (11) has shown his colorblindness by giv- ing high positions to people of all races. All this despite being handed an economy in a down- ward spiral. Regardless of two wars, the Enron scandals and five major hurricanes, he managed to give us a quarter showing the most There have been tbur new re- cords in the stock market, thanks to his tax cuts. Home ownership is at an all-time high, unemployment is at historic lows, 6.6 million jobs have been created, and now gas prices are falling daily. He whipped John Kerry even though Kerry had the media, Hollywood, Soros and Michael Moore on his side. Iraq has been given its sovereignty and has had several successthl elections with the people turning out to support this in droves. What more could anyone pos- sibly expect from a President in six years? Yes, he like everyone else has some shortcomings, but even so he should go down in history as one of the best Presi- dents in our nation's history. Jack Mallinger Shelton Grinch steals lighted Santa ditor, The Journal: have displayed a lighted Santa Day while we enjoyed being with cTh. ere will be no more outdoor Claus at the top of our drive to familyin Aberdeen. h'ristmas decorations at our greet passersby. Ken Little Cr e next year. This year some "Grinch" stole Mason Lake lor the past several years we our lighted Santa on Christmas Public confused about GMA ]ditor, The Journal: of r'mdents of the City of siPlPton, especially those in the proposed rban growth areas (UGAs). C January 17, the public re- Oaded enthusiastically and in urge numbers to an open house aria , o':a presentation by city staff b-ae latest version of the Ur- , Growth Area Plan But in :T e question-and-answer session, pSeeraed property owners were • preaensive or downright sus i- Clogs o " ' p tic- • f SOme plan elements, par- fel,!arly the April adoption, which b- ' o them as though the plan was eln 'r ' ,, aa g- ammed down our throats, the much dreaded and loom lrg  .... nnexation." .. er the meeting, the city fa- tch: agreed with the remaining ,m' . nat an important piece was irlg  .lag: public education regard- " th i ae driving force of the plan T trowth Management Act. Well !e city consultants assisted ba  preparing ibr this meeting, th 7 aey did little more than read ice nformation already printed e handouts and enlarged I t) If I( We deliver 19 I(t I ) I(t on posters displayed around the meeting room. The residents in at- tendance, possibly a good sample of the population, came with no, some or even disjointed familiarity with the Growth Management Act of 1990. Although contained in the handouts, the purposeful intents and goals of the GMA were lost to the attendees fearful of govern- ment. In fact, our commissioners and staffwere acting to meet state man- dates, county allocation of growth and the pressure of approaching deadlines when the city could lose valuable state funds. Surely, their mission was to implement the GMA, a thoughtful law enacted with some 14 laudable purposes to ensure the orderly, comprehen- sive and long-term management of population growth, projected statewide to be 500,000 every 10 years, and a ghastly 10,500 in Shelton and its UGAs in the com- ing decade. Further, Washington made into law the GMA to preserve and enhance the people's quality of life amidst rampant growth by providing for public facilities and services such as water, sanitation, transportation, recreation and protecting the much too precious environment. Best of all, the ex- pressed goals of the GMA (and un- doubtedly of our city commission- ers) included protection of people's property rights and improvements in the processing of building per- mits. How bad can that be? Commendably, in their study session on January 22, Shelton commissioners emphatically con- firmed this need to provide resi- dents with GMA information vital to understanding the UGAs. At the ready, city staff promptly re- sponded with proposals for an in- formation and media campaign to address this need. In this public education drive, the city has another excellent op- portunity for transparency. It might disclose the list of public works projects and the state fund- ing dollars at stake with the April deadline. This list would be a per- suasive piece of information to the public being served, essential yet overlooked in the recent plea for public support for adoption of the plan. Ed Santodomingo Shelton EATING IL COMPARE OUR LOW PRICES! I I We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson I(t L -- m [lm ......  Industrial Park ( ..... -" PRIMROSES 89¢ ITS BARE ROOT ROSES ]ackson&t00rkins ® Naturally the best fur cwer 125 yelr Easy to plant -- great successl All the newest rose , varieties ore available DOR/VlAHT SPRAY 7111461 SYSTEMIC ROSE CARE • Kills insects : Feeds plants Absorbed through roots for inside to out protection • 4lb. 09604495 FRUIT TREE FERTILIZER STAKES C ALUMINUM ORCHARD LADDERS OFF Built of heavy gauge aluminum 6'-16' 20-LB. BIRD SEED Wild bird food oacts many specJas of birds. 81995 BRAND 5.99 each 1 SUET CAKE 1.49 each " ALFALFA - 1-9 Bales ......... 10.99 ea 10-19 Bales ..... 10.64 ea 20-29 Bales ..... 10.39 ea 40+ Bales ..... 9.99 ea STUW 1002 1-9 Bales ......... 5.99 ea 10-19 Bales ...... 5.64 ea 20-29 Bales ...... 5.39 ea J00J(00SHardware First & Mill, Shelton 426-4373 or 426-2411 Monday-Saturday 7:30-6 Sunday 8:30-5 , 40+ Bales ..... 4.99, ea. d J Thursday, January 25, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5 i i miD II IIIl / I00eaders" 00Journal: One of best in nation's history ditor, The Journal: terrorist attacks despite all of economic growth in 20 years. It is awfully easy to sit back and look at situations which he occurred, then second- guess what would haw been the b-st way to resolve problems if gVn a second chance. There is so much negative commentary 0R how terrible President Bush Is, the mistakes he has made in [igrds governing this country, .' ta L it seems something needs to ,' said about some good things at have occurred since he has en in office the last six years. For example, he: (1) got us tlr.')ugh 9/11, (2) took out the Tliban and destroyed their taiaing camps, (3) eliminated tec'thirds of the al-Qaida lead- errship, (4) established a democ- t c: with tee elections and gave 0men the right to vote tbr the ist time in Iraq, (5) confiscated ;0D million of al-Qaida death a]0ney, (6) kept America free of the bloodthirsty terrorists for over five years, (7) liberated over 50 million oppressed people, (8) took an evil dictator, Saddam, his evil sons, and Zarquawi out of power, (9) closed down torture chambers and en/brced United Nations resolutions resulting in Libya giving up its weapons of mass destruction, (10) stood up to France and Germany, which were involved in the oil-tbr-bod scandal to the tune of $21 bil- lion, and exposed the real rea- son they wouldn't back a coali- tion - MONEY! and (11) has shown his colorblindness by giv- ing high positions to people of all races. All this despite being handed an economy in a down- ward spiral. Regardless of two wars, the Enron scandals and five major hurricanes, he managed to give us a quarter showing the most There have been tbur new re- cords in the stock market, thanks to his tax cuts. Home ownership is at an all-time high, unemployment is at historic lows, 6.6 million jobs have been created, and now gas prices are falling daily. He whipped John Kerry even though Kerry had the media, Hollywood, Soros and Michael Moore on his side. Iraq has been given its sovereignty and has had several successthl elections with the people turning out to support this in droves. What more could anyone pos- sibly expect from a President in six years? Yes, he like everyone else has some shortcomings, but even so he should go down in history as one of the best Presi- dents in our nation's history. Jack Mallinger Shelton Grinch steals lighted Santa ditor, The Journal: have displayed a lighted Santa Day while we enjoyed being with cTh. ere will be no more outdoor Claus at the top of our drive to familyin Aberdeen. h'ristmas decorations at our greet passersby. Ken Little Cr e next year. This year some "Grinch" stole Mason Lake lor the past several years we our lighted Santa on Christmas Public confused about GMA ]ditor, The Journal: of r'mdents of the City of siPlPton, especially those in the proposed rban growth areas (UGAs). C January 17, the public re- Oaded enthusiastically and in urge numbers to an open house aria , o':a presentation by city staff b-ae latest version of the Ur- , Growth Area Plan But in :T e question-and-answer session, pSeeraed property owners were • preaensive or downright sus i- Clogs o " ' p tic- • f SOme plan elements, par- fel,!arly the April adoption, which b- ' o them as though the plan was eln 'r ' ,, aa g- ammed down our throats, the much dreaded and loom lrg  .... nnexation." .. er the meeting, the city fa- tch: agreed with the remaining ,m' . nat an important piece was irlg  .lag: public education regard- " th i ae driving force of the plan T trowth Management Act. Well !e city consultants assisted ba  preparing ibr this meeting, th 7 aey did little more than read ice nformation already printed e handouts and enlarged I t) If I( We deliver 19 I(t I ) I(t on posters displayed around the meeting room. The residents in at- tendance, possibly a good sample of the population, came with no, some or even disjointed familiarity with the Growth Management Act of 1990. Although contained in the handouts, the purposeful intents and goals of the GMA were lost to the attendees fearful of govern- ment. In fact, our commissioners and staffwere acting to meet state man- dates, county allocation of growth and the pressure of approaching deadlines when the city could lose valuable state funds. Surely, their mission was to implement the GMA, a thoughtful law enacted with some 14 laudable purposes to ensure the orderly, comprehen- sive and long-term management of population growth, projected statewide to be 500,000 every 10 years, and a ghastly 10,500 in Shelton and its UGAs in the com- ing decade. Further, Washington made into law the GMA to preserve and enhance the people's quality of life amidst rampant growth by providing for public facilities and services such as water, sanitation, transportation, recreation and protecting the much too precious environment. Best of all, the ex- pressed goals of the GMA (and un- doubtedly of our city commission- ers) included protection of people's property rights and improvements in the processing of building per- mits. How bad can that be? Commendably, in their study session on January 22, Shelton commissioners emphatically con- firmed this need to provide resi- dents with GMA information vital to understanding the UGAs. At the ready, city staff promptly re- sponded with proposals for an in- formation and media campaign to address this need. In this public education drive, the city has another excellent op- portunity for transparency. It might disclose the list of public works projects and the state fund- ing dollars at stake with the April deadline. This list would be a per- suasive piece of information to the public being served, essential yet overlooked in the recent plea for public support for adoption of the plan. Ed Santodomingo Shelton EATING IL COMPARE OUR LOW PRICES! I I We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson I(t L -- m [lm ......  Industrial Park ( ..... -" PRIMROSES 89¢ ITS BARE ROOT ROSES ]ackson&t00rkins ® Naturally the best fur cwer 125 yelr Easy to plant -- great successl All the newest rose , varieties ore available DOR/VlAHT SPRAY 7111461 SYSTEMIC ROSE CARE • Kills insects : Feeds plants Absorbed through roots for inside to out protection • 4lb. 09604495 FRUIT TREE FERTILIZER STAKES C ALUMINUM ORCHARD LADDERS OFF Built of heavy gauge aluminum 6'-16' 20-LB. BIRD SEED Wild bird food oacts many specJas of birds. 81995 BRAND 5.99 each 1 SUET CAKE 1.49 each " ALFALFA - 1-9 Bales ......... 10.99 ea 10-19 Bales ..... 10.64 ea 20-29 Bales ..... 10.39 ea 40+ Bales ..... 9.99 ea STUW 1002 1-9 Bales ......... 5.99 ea 10-19 Bales ...... 5.64 ea 20-29 Bales ...... 5.39 ea J00J(00SHardware First & Mill, Shelton 426-4373 or 426-2411 Monday-Saturday 7:30-6 Sunday 8:30-5 , 40+ Bales ..... 4.99, ea. d J Thursday, January 25, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5 i i miD II IIIl