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LETTERS THE An excellent judge Editor, the Judge Cadine Ferguson-Brown is running for election to the Su- perior Court. Over 40 years, I practiced in front of more than 15 local superior court and district court judges, as well as many court commissioners, and have been a commissioner myself in both ju- venile court and probate—domestic court. We have been extremely fortunate here because of the really high quality of almost all of these judges. l have spoken at length to Judge Ferguson—Brown, and she impresses as someone who is al— ready an excellent judge for Mason County. How to decide? First, lookat her supporters. The many local judges and lawyers who have supported her are people who only want to make sure the system is as good as it can be for everyone. I know most _ of them and trust their opinions. Second, look at what she chose to do as a lawyer before becoming a judge. She has been involved in all sorts of cases, not just crimi— nal matters, because she has an interest in the people and issues that come up. Most people who are parties in court proceedings would rather have their domestic relations, probate, real property, guardianship, business, personal injury, and so on, cases heard by someone with a demonstrated in— terest in clients who are involved in matters that aren’t. just criminal cases. These parties are real people who need someone who can under“ stand the law‘that matters to them, and also understand them and their circumstances. Robert Wilson—H055 Shelton Shellfish lease Editor, the Journal, The proposed Taylor Shellfish aquaculture lease is a complex is- sue that requires careful consider» ation. One aspect that seems to be overlooked is the economic ben— efits that the lease would bring to the state and the local community. The lease would generate revenue from the products sold by the com- pany, as well as the lease fee paid to the Washington state Depart— ment of Natural Resources. DNR uses the lease fees from aquatic lands to fund the aquatic lands enhancement account, which supports public access and main— tenance of recreational areas on aquatic lands. The lease would also contribute to the production and export of goods, which is Vital for the health of our economy. Many of our in— dustries are based on services and imports, which create a negative trade balance and weaken our cur— rency. We should support busi— nesses that create value and ex— port products, which improve our trade balance and strengthen our economy. As a resident of Allyn, I respect the opinions of the Shelton com- munity and their right to decide on this project. However, I think it is important to consider all the facts and implications before making a decision on this proposal. Philip Wolff Allyn Letter policy Editor, the Journal, Editor Justin Johnson has a new letter policy. What problem did it fix? If newsprint’s expensive, eliminate “Mary’s Memoirs,” 3 bor— ing 1949 diary. Johnson claimed: “some writers present lies or mis— leading information,” followed with “we don’t fact check every letter.” How do you determine statements are lies or misleading if no fact—checking? Most letters are opinions; the editorial page is called Opinion. If you don’t want opinions, change the name. Dic— tionary defines opinion as a View, judgment or appraisal. Readers should read opposing opinions. People can make their own in- formed decisions when they are able to hear both sides. Thomas Paine said, “If you’re afraid to of— fend, you can’t be honest!” The Journal should support informa- tion sharing; Johnson prefers lct— ters about local issues. We don’t live in a bubble. There’s likely fen— tanyl, manufactured in China and smuggled from Mexico, in Mason County. We are part of that world. Issues from Washington, DC, and Olympia are important. Why limit letters to local issues? Why must we write letters to your scale of im— portance? That’s censorship. Let— ters limited to 300 words won’t re- duce misinformation. The reverse is more logical; more detail helps define issues. It took 700 words to state your letters policy. No 300- word limit for you. Mr. Mullen wants the Journal to interact with our neighbors. Letters are popular yet this policy seems to discourage letters in the Journal. Newspapers are going extinct; witness The Olympian. Young people get their news from the internet. Most Journal readers are old—timers. Johnson’s arbitrary rules limit information sharing. Let Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 — Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 5 us decide what to read and write for ourselves; return to the previ— ous policy. Ardean Anvik Shelton Bible lust Editor, the Journal, ...and those who danced were thought crazy by those who didn’t hear the music. We are all complicated crea- tures, each individual thinks their way of approaching life, and self- limiting exposure to ideas and modifying certain behaviors are much better ways than others’ con— trary ways of thinking. Ethics is of ten situational marinated in shades of gray and not always in black and white. Many are now saying school kids shouldn’t be reading books with salacious stories contained therein. Those who want to ban those books likely wouldn’t and haven’t spoken out publicly to de- mand that the Bible be taken out of circulation and censured for its salacious content too. Example: Ezekiel 23:20 “There she lusted after her lovers, whose [bleep] were like those of donkeys and whose [bleep] was like that of horses.”A great library has some- thing therein to offend everyone. Darrell Barker Shelton Editor’s note: Thefirllowing letter makes a claim that Judge Cadine Ferguson—Brown did not attend law school. According to a response by the Governor’s Office, Judge Fcrguson—Brown attended the School ofLegal Studies at the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom from 1997— and is a member of the New York and Washington state bar associations. Ask questions Editor, the Journal, Why won’t anyone ask Judge Cadine Ferguson-Brown the hard questions? Up until her appoint- ment by Gov. Jay Inslee, she never did a civil trial in Superior Court. All she ever did before her ap— pointment was immigration law and worked as a guardian ad litem, which you don’t even have to be a lawyer to do. She never even went to law school. Her main qualifica— tion seems to be that her appoint- ment checked boxes for Inslee. Curtis Fosdick Shelton The Shelton-Mason County Journal encourages original letters to the editor of local interest. Diverse and varied opinions are welCome. We will not publish letters that are deemed libelous or scurrilous in nature. We reserve the right to reject any letter for any reason. When submitting a letter, please observe the following guidelines: Writers are limited to one original letter plus one rebuttal or counter-rebuttal per Journal Letter Policy The weekly deadline is 5 pm. Monday. Letters received after that time will run in the following week’s edition. All letters must be signed and include the writer’s name, physical address and daytime phone number, which will be used for verification purposes only. To submit a letter, email it to editor@masoncounty.com. Please type your letter directly into the email or attach a Word document. Letters submitted via external Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink's basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $30.50 per month and business services are $43.50 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. CenturyLink participates in the Lifeline program, which makes residential telephone or qualifying broadband service more affordable to eligible low- income individuals and families. Eligible customers may qualify for Lifeline discounts of $5.25/month for voice or bundled voice service or $9.25/month for qualifying broadband or broadband bundles. Residents who live on federally recognized Tribal Lands may qualify for additional Tribal benefits if they participate in certain additional federal eligibility programs. The Lifeline discount is available for only one telephone or qualifying broadband service per household, which can be either a wireline or wireless service. Broadband speeds must be at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload to qualify. CenturyLink also participates in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households with a discount on broadband service. The ACP provides a discount of up to $30 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. For both programs, a household is defined as any individual or group of individuals who live together at the same address and share income and expenses. Services are not transferable, and only eligible consumers may enroll in these programs. Consumers who willfully make false statements to obtain these discounts can be punished by fine or imprisonment and can be barred from these programs. If you live in a CenturyLink service area, visit https://www.centurylink.c0m/aboutus/community/ community—development/lifelinehtml for additional information about applying for these programs or call calendar month; Letters should be no more linksor cloud drives will not be opened. You than 300 words; Letters will be edited for grammar; spelling, style, clarity and length. may also drop it off at 227 W. Cota St., or mail it to PO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. 1‘800—201—4099 with questions. Priority will be given to local opinion and topics. Letters about national politics and topics will run on a space—available basis; Due to time constraints, the publication of handwritten or typed letters may be y ‘ A delayed. 7 Li. CenturyLinkr