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Léfiééscoht. assign Plenty of questions, few answers Editor, the Journal Well, guess what? N ow the mayors of Seattle, Los Angeles and others are sug— gesting the protesters “could” be responsible for an uptick in COVID cases. How do you feel now since you’ve been fol— lowing all the rules while the elected officials thumb their nose at you and vilify our p0— lice? And how about our sher- iff who has refused to enforce wearing masks? Just where is he supposed to put all the offenders? Been in Walmart lately? So just be quiet and strap on your mask. Val Reineman Shelton The life you save could be yourown Editor, the Journal Hey Shelton, I am asking for a friend. Arethe residents in Shelton who set off the ille- gal fireworks the same people not wearing masks? A decade or so ago, the City of Shelton banned the setting off of fireworks within the 'city limits. Saturday night I felt like I was in a war zone, of course not to mention the toxic fog of fine particu- lates, poisonous aerosols and heavy metals. As of July 7, it will be re- quired to wear a mask when you cannot social distance or enter into a place of business. horrified and silent. What happens in this man’s life now? Here is a different situa- tion. There is a huge arena of tier after tier after tier of seats filled with thousands upon thousands of people sitting crammed shoulder to shoulder and knee to neck, all clapping, waving and cheer- ing. Way down below in a The life you save could be by comparison, small square your own. of canvas, are two, possibly You may think yourself husband/father types, who an individual and feel my question infringes on your “rights,” but you are only one element in the community. We are in this together to, fight this pandemic. Wear a mask. . Mindy Allen Shelton Why are we surprised at the violence? Editor, the Journal Two “husband-father” men in some neighborhood start arguing over some disagree- ment. They start pummeling each other in the face. The families come out and start hollering for them to stop. One man, his face a bloody pulp, falls to the ground un- conscious and dies from heart failure. The two families are are pounding each other’s face to a bloody pulp. The loudest cheers are coming from those seated next to that square. They are close friends or family members to these, possibly husband/father men. One man falls, with face‘a bloody pulp, unconscious, to the floor. The cheering becomes defining. The man dies there on the canvas. The law states the “killer” cannot ‘ be charged. He will parade around the canvas square waving his hands and looking — forward to his huge cash win- nings, possibly millions. Sport sections in hundreds of news- papers will laud it all. Since the Marques of Queensbury rules were es~ tablished, over 500 men have died in the ring with the roar- ing cheer of thousands. So why are we surprised ‘ at all the violence now? Who are we? Charles L. Winne Hoodsport flatten} finial grow Same Day Emergency Appomtments Serving you in two locations: Pain li‘ms Ministry hymns in Helping You” Minimum insurance Benefits Easy ‘ltiimnm’ng Options Evening prfintnwnis Available aw Patients Always Wane Steven H. Bowers, 717 W. Railroad Avenue 426-1664 Bowers Dental Group is excited to introduce Thomas Duffv, Marlin A/lclmrry, 1532": Olympic HWY “mm 4269711 you to the newest member of , our team, Dr. Mcharry. \i‘ww. howc'rsdmi in l roup. (.1 g» m. Thursday, July 9, 2020 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A—7 Salisbury and a lslippery slope?’ Editor, the Journal Laws are made by legis- latures and “proclamations” are made by governors. There are no laws about masks, one way or the other, that I am aware of. What I do know is that Salisbury put his right hand in the air and swore to defend the US. Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic, as did I many years ago. There are no “expi- ration” dates on that pledge and I for one am very happy he continues to honor that oath. He was elected, not ap- pointed by anyone, so he is directly responsible to us, the voters. Too bad education in this country is now so thin on US. history and civics. Bill Zeigler Shelton We should be responsible ‘ for our actions Editor, the Journal The lady. who believes the sheriff, Casey Salisbury, is disregarding his responsi- bilities to uphold the law, is we want In he ' (H .Hll‘. .1! l" .. ‘1‘an lw .1 victim. missing a crucial aspect of , his job. With the (very) lim- ited resources the sheriff is forced to work with, he must utilize what he does have in the most effective man- ner that he can. Crime, that is real crime control, along with general emergencies such as accidents and such, and the abatement of these is paramount to the safety and welfare of all the residents (notice I did not say citizens) of Mason County, and the ability to quickly and effec- tively respond to these situa- tions take on a higher priority than that of an otherwise law abiding resident who is not following the on again, off ” again protocols put forth by our governor. >What (I believe) Sheriff Salisburyis declaring when he says what he said is that he must deal with the real threats to our county, and rely on us, the residents, to take responsibility for our own health by wearing a mask. The Sheriffs Office is not a child care organiza- tion. We adults should take responsibility for our own actions, and not have to be policed to do simple, common sense tasks like the wearing of some sort of protective face covering. Let the sheriff and his staff do what we really need them to do, and not have to be babysitters as well. Raymond Stutz Belfair ('1 .‘ um mi.