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LETTERS TO EDITOR Myths about Donald Trump Editor, the Myth No. 1: He is a great businessman. Due to Trump’s failure to repay loans and honor con- tracts, Trump Enterprise, which comprises the majority of Trump’s business dealings, has a credit rating of less than 20%. Myth No. 2: He honors the American Flag. The American flag is con~ sidered a living entity above all other living entities in the U.S., including Trump. Only God is higher than the American flag. Therefore for Trump to hug the flag shows deep disrespect. Yes, the ma- jority of Americans really do not know the correct code of ethics in treating the Ameri- can flag. However, as presi— dent of the United States of America, Trump should know or has been advised by other White House members and he should not be so happy about his hugging the flag. I bet he doesn’t have the guts to hug the pope. Myth No. 3: The cur- rent U.S. economy is due to Trump. Trump continuously brags about the increased employment as an indica- tor of a strong and growing economy, promoting the im- age he caused it. Again, not so. The American economy began improving in 2008 and has continued to improve at a steady rate up through 2019. And, during the first three years of Trump’s term in office, the rate of increase in employment was less than the last three years of \ Obama’s presidency. So, if employment rate increase ‘was less under Trump than Obama and the economy has been improving at a steady rate since 2008, just what has Trump to do with ' An open letterto library staff, patrons and communities health and well-being of our communities, staff, and library pa- trons, Timberland Re- gional Library (TRL) is ‘ following the man- dated stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Jay Inslee to help slow In an effort to ensure the improving the current econ- omy? Russell Fraser Shelton Vote like the Constitution depends on it Editor, the Journal The president’s response . to COVID-19 is yet one more reason why Trump should not be re-elected president. His lack of decisive leadership, failure to adopt a science— informed approach and spreading of misinformation have put the U.S. as the No. 1 country of all the countries in the world with COVID-19 cases. In 2017, Bill Gates told Trump about the potential for pandemics. Then again in January, our intelligence and defense agencies informed him about the new pandemic in China: In addition, many virologists and epidemiolo- gists warned him in Febru- ary about the potential for . spread in our country, yet he saw no need to initiate the Defense Supplies Initia- tive, saying that broad-based testing was unnecessary and we had enough masks and ventilators. So even after hearing from a multitude of experts, the “leader” of our country (who thinks he knows more than the scientists and specialists) consequently has put our families, friends and senior citizens at risk as the virus spreads around the country. He also refused to consider what is working in other countries. South Korea and the United States had their first COVID-19 cases within a day or two of each other. As - of last week, less than 300 South Koreans had died of the virus, while the U.S. has closed until it is safe for our staff and patrons to return to our buildings. In order to contin- ue to provide servic- es to you, our staff have been working virtually over the past few weeks and have created numer- the spread of the CO- ous virtual services VID-19 virus. to continue serving TRL serves the com- our communities the munities of Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thur- ston counties. We move mil- lions of items across these counties and serve thousands of patrons each year. As you can imagine, this means lots of touching and in-person contact. In order to limit these types of interactions, we are keeping our libraries best we can. Yes, our physical build- ings are closed, howeVer there are many wonderful online resources you can access 24 hours a day at TRL.org. Our staff are teleworking and present- ing virtual programs such as Storytimes, issuing new e-library cards, answering questions with live chat, and lost over 34,000 people (may- be almost 40,000 people by the time you read this letter). The key to Korea’s success is extensive testing country- wide, but Trump doesn’t see any need to initiate a broad— based approach to testing, even though the experts say it is the only way to track Where the virus is spreading right now. By the way, some writers to the Journal have cherry- picked numbers and tried to cite yearly flu deaths to compare them to two months of the coronavirus fatalities without realizing their egre- gious mathematical error. But right now, the daily CO- VID-19 deaths are surpass- ing the daily mortality.count from both heart attacks and cancer! Last of all, Trump touts two antimalarial and antibi- otic drugs that haven’t even passed field tests as safe and effective treatments against the coronavirus. Why? He has invested in the companies or his friends own the compa- nies, so, once again, money and personal interests are more important than science or the pain and suffering of our friends and relatives. Oh, and, to shift the blame; he told the governors to open their own states, so that he can avoid responsibility and transfer anyxblame to the ' governors. Re-elect Trump? I think not. The proof may be in the gatherings at Easter. Watch in 30 days for where the new super spreader clusters form like South Dakota. And the rebound next fall could be just like the 1918 flu when 50 million to 60 million people died from the flu (in 1918 by comparison there were less than 2 billion people on the planet and hardly anyone flew on an airplane except the military). In November, vote like you, your family, your friends, and the U.S. Constitution’s helping our communities con- tinue to enjoy our online li- brary services — ebooks, au- diobooks, movies, and more. Timberland Regional Li- brary realizes the importance our staff have in our com- munities and know they play a huge part in our service to you. TRL is also work- ing on our re-opening plan and changes that we will make to keep staff and pa- . trons safe. TRL’s administration team and Board of Trust- ees know our staff is impor- tant to our communities, and we are dedicated to keeping them safe during this uncer- tain and stressful time. Our union leadership has stated that, “AFSCME Local 3758 worked collaboratively with TRL admin to find a safe health depends on it! William Busacca Shelton Keep Mason County beautiful Editor, the Journal The Shelton-Mason County Journal will have gone to press by the time Earth Day, April 22, comes this year. May we the residents, full- time and part-time, and all Visitors, keep our county beautiful 365 days all year. Keep Mason beautiful. Please don’t litter and if yOu don’t have residential trash pick up, take your garbage to the dump. Don’t dump on the easements of the roads where someone else has to clean it up. . Thank you to the Depart ment of Community Develop- ment of Mason County, the state Department of Natural Resources, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Mason Gar- bage and Recycling and the private individuals and groups who help keep this county clean. Earth Day com- memorates its. 50th anniver- sary, and can be remembered all year long. Please keep Mason beautiful. Jean Bray Tahuya Support North Mason’s levy Editor, the Journal I am writing in support of the North Mason school levy. N ow more than ever do we need to ensure our young are prepared to work and live in an ever-changing world. Let’s face it -— our aging popula- and beneficial way for some staff to continue to Work from home while ensuring that we were following local, state, and federal guidelines and Orders on how to help flatten the curve of COVID-19. We are thankful TRL administra- tion prioritized staff and com- munity safety during this dif- ficult time. We look forward to returning to work when it is safe and reconnecting with our patrons and coworkers.” To our staff, thank you for being creative and dedicated during this time. You are valued and appre- ciated. To our communities, we ' can’t thank you enough for your patience and support. . We want to assure everyone that TRL is working during this time to deep-clean our Thursday, April 23, 2020 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A—5 tion will need am educated work force to support Social ' Security and Medicare. There is a shortage of skilled workers. North Mason shop classes and West Sound Tech have enabled many of our young adults to enter the trades. I think of the levy as a good investment for our youths and community. Phil Wolff Allyn A conundrum about garbage Editor, the Journal . A few days ago my wife and I made a trip to our “dump” to recycle. A nice person at the scale shack window informed us that we and our “recycle” was closed due to our governor’s order. Recycle is nonessen- tial. . But for $5.74 we can call our recycle items as garbage and dump the recycle into the garbage. V We dumped out plastics, tin, aluminum and glass into the dump container. Then my brain kicked in and I’m say- ing to my wife that we just contributed to the destruction of our planet. Isn’t this a strange place we are in? Our governor, who ran for the White House on an environmental ticket with' contributions from environ- mentalists, has just sold out for $5.74. Oh well, it’s just another conundrum we live with. Suddenly I feel nonessen- tial. . George Skarich Shelton see LE1TERS, page A—6 , buildings, to create new social distancing measures, and continue to work on new ways to serve you virtually or with less contact until it is safe to do so. We cherish the rela— tionships built over the years and look forward to seeing all of our valued patrons and . staff back at their libraries very soon. We miss you! We ask our communities and patrons to continue to support our libraries, your communities, and our staff who are eager to serve you in any way that they can during these uncertain times. We look forward to seeing you soon. I Cheryl Heywood is execu- tive director of Timberland Regional Library. She can be reached at 360-943-5001.