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etween 2010 and 2011, Mason County experienced murder. An insane tourist killed his step-daughter at Lake Cushman, a tragedy, but hardly a reflection of our com- munity.'In the past three months, Mason County may record five homicides. A young man was murdered near Bayshore Golf Course, a woman was murdered by her husband in Hdodsport, an- other woman died as a passenger in an automobile driven by an in- toxicated young man and on Me- LETTERSTOTHEEDITOR al Editor, the Journal May 26 was a day of great honor for 276 motorcyclists that gathered at the Coroner's office in Bremerton to escort the ashes of five = morial Day, a man and a woman were murdered a block away from downtown Shelton. Five deaths in three months, and in every case it is suspected that drugs or alcohol were in- volved. Unfortunately, our community accepts widespread hard drug use and public intoxication as just another part of living in Mason County. Strung-out and jacked- up, young and old alike wander downtown without a second glance from the police or sheriffs departments unless they are in row. We don't have the liberty to al- the act of committing a violent Two years ago when Clare low our schools to continue to fail crime or burglary. Shelswell died on vacation be- our children. We must hold our A few weeks ago in this space neath the peaks of the Olympic city and county government ac- we praised our officers and depu- Mountains, only Peter James countable. We should not let busi- ties when we found out that Shel- Wilson was to blame. She was an nesses ignore gang graffiti and ton violent crime had fallen by innocent girl murdered by a men- replace windows with particle about 20 percent. But you know tally ill man. This year's victims board. We've seen what happens what they say about statistics, don't have an evil antagonist to when we show we don't care. A few weeks ago in this space shoulder the burden, they lived in Write a letter to the editor, at- we said Shelton is becoming a a community that failed them at tend a city council meeting or vol- safer town to live in, apparently the most basic level, unteer for a community service. not for Tyler Drake, Anitrea When a county becomes this vi- It's the least we can do to make Taber, Terra Dittmer, Vanessa olent, it's no longer acceptable to sure this year doesn't end like it Thorson and Shawn Joseph Mor- sit back and watch as it crumbles, began. unclaimed Veterans, four from Vietnam and one from Iraq. We were escorting them to Tahoma National Cemetery for full military burial. The service at the coroner's office was beautiful. At the end, we all mounted our iron steeds and headed for Tahoma with a full State Patrol escort. They did a fantastic job. We all wish to thank each and everyone for a job well done. It was an honor watching you work. To those people that were stopped on the ramps, and the freeways, wondering what was happening, a huge thanks for your patience. These veter- ans fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country and for you, and had no one left to claim their remains. That is why we felt so hon- ored to provide this service for them. Now the hard part. Shame on you Washington state for your greed. For you not to grant us a free pass at the toll booth was a slap in the face to these five veterans. We all had to stop, pay toll and then regroup on the other side, Let's see (worst case) 276 bikes, times $4, equals $1,104. Not to mention the almost half hour delay. There was a lot of negative stuff being said about that situ- ation. For a once in a blue moon event like this, did you really need it that bad? Back to the good stuff. The number of clubs involved are too nu- merous to mention, but many came many miles to take part in this. The service at Tahoma was very well done. Kudos. Steve Graves Shelton Why do you. think murders this year there have been so in Mason County? "We move, 'the news moving he Beverly Minotti i here from California 14 years ago and thought is so boring here.' And now, I think they're just re. Tom Schreiber "Too many guns. Too easy access to guns. and too much meth." Too many drugs Shellie Rusinko Dave Hauge n ..... "Too people with too little to do. The economy's so "I think a lot of it is perpetuated by the drug trafficking in Tr~ Shelton-Mason Cou try I ~ 1 1 ................... ~ Daa, peol~ [e are depressed. Depressed people,turn to sub- this country. It's a fallout of it, an eventuality of it. • ~ ~i ~ i stances a: ld substances lead to bad judgment. u~492 8o0 Shelton-Mason Cou y )urnal is a member of Karl Sleight, publisher Advertising: Composing room: - . Washington Newspaper I~ublishers' Association. Dave Pierik, Sr. Acct. Executive William Adams, graphics Newsroom: Harvey Morris ad representative POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Shelton-Mason SUBSCRIPTION RATES' Jesse Mullen, editor Sharee Miller, ad representat ve Pressroom: Kelly Riordan, production manager County Journal, RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. $37 per year for Mason (;ounty addresses, Natalie Johnson, reporter Front office: Travis Miller, press operator Published weeklybyShelton-Mason County Journal, Inc. $51 per year in state of Washington but outside Kevin Spradlin, reporter at 227 West Cola Street, Shelton, Washington Mason County, $61 per ~ear out of state. AdamEmily Hanson,Rudnick,SportScopy editorrep°rter MargotD°nna Kinnaird,Brand, circulationb°°kkeeper Cricket Carter, mailroom Mailing address: RO. 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