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WORDONTHESTREET What is your favorite mythological creature and Dave Phillips "Minotaur - because it's the biggest, scariest one." John Bengelsdorf "The Loch Ness monster. I like water and sea crea- tures." Ariane Paysse "A unicorn because it re- minds me of my childhood." Shawna Cooper "A beast from 'Beauty and the Beast.' It reminds me of my childhood. He got cute after a while." macies to collect controlled reason to compound the plan brings to mind our substances but it does notproblem with the 33 rail- recent ballot in Mason n ti n create or fund actual take- lion containers of unwant- County on schools ... why reven_.n back programs. The drug ed medications in Wash- werent the school issues c an-e., manufacturers feel doc- ington eachyear, included in the November tors or insurance compa- Learn moreatwww.take- ballot three months ago? hies should foot the bill but backyourmeds.org. Make Wouldn't that have saved Editor, the Journal since many medications a call or send an email to money? Is there a little pol- are over-the-counter, this your legislators to let them itics involved here? State legislators have does not make sense, know we need this impor- Val Reineman the opportunity to vote .yes The statistics are alarm-taut program for our public Shelton next week on SSB5234, ing. In 2009, three-fifths health, public safety and which would provide man- ufacturer-funded, state- wide medicine return pro- grams for residents. There is no cost to the govern- ment. A similar British Co- lumbia program collected 133,477 pounds in 2010. The drug manufacturer lobbyists are fighting hard against this legislation that will cost them two cents per prescription. Some law enforcement agencies are currently col- lecting medications, but their budgets are tight. Re- cent changes to federal reg- ulations will allow phar- of new prescription drug abusers were under 18. In Washington, 85 percent of poisoning deaths in- volved medicines in 2006. Medications have been found in surface, ground, and marine waters as well as soils and sediments in the Northwest. There is seldom one solu- tion to a problem. Medica- tions are in our water due to excretion, drug abusers will continue to steal from medicine cabinets, and children will be acciden- tally poisoned. There is no the environment. Legisla- tor contact info is at http:// apps.leg.wa.gov/District- Finder/Default.aspx. T. A. Thomas Union Politics? Editor, the Journal I read on the internet to- day that Governor Gregoire has proposed eliminating the 2012 presidential pri- mary voting in Washington State in order to save $10 million. This cost-cutting WORKING DUMP ADOPTAB : IN OUR ADO ON makes gift for any C :i!iiii -1 w Complete this form, clip it and mail to RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584 You can order by phone (360) 426-4412 with your credit card. I $37 (Mason County address) I $51 (EIma or Bremerton address) ] $51 (in Washington State) $61 per year out ol state Please check: New Renewal Please charge my subscription to my cred t card $. Visa MasterCard I Card Number: Signature: I Expires:___ Name: 3 digit security code Phone: Address: City: State: Zip: I I J a can into e ~e • Power tools and small | ptp|iallces qualify for a 10% discount. Offer v~tid February ~. 2011. only. OJ~counl apphes tO the reaular price of m-steak merChan(hse UI t ~t e ~g al ~e t~me Merchandise placed ~n the ~g must remain in itB o~ginal r~ckaging- Not valid on grills, lumber and builOing mate~als, lue~, bag~e~ ferOl~ze~ ~IV a.d c~earance priced ~,~e. ~ p~r~a~, rent~, ~n-Sl~re senates, ACe ~m Cards. city s~kers, previo.~y pur~h~ r.ercha~dlse, B~.jam~ MOOre Aura palm a.d otaer ,tem~ t~at ~ach p~lc~paflng store dl ~ R d ~ t ~Oes not ~pply to p one orders ~p~c a~ omers ~ ~ ~ ~- ~ ~a~ che~ ~1~ ~e ~ve~ may ~es~gnato, or n conjuno~on W ~ ~ny om~r coupon, exclu g e ewar s. scoun UMIT ONE SA~ AND O~E OF~6R REOEMPTION PE~ COSXOMEn. Offer good In USA except where prohibited or otherwise restricted by ~aw. Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 - Page A-b