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C]ournai:
has background needed
The Journal:
County has one of the
airports in Wash-
State. Forecasts by the
Aviation Administration
Department of
indicate that the
need for our airport at
is going to grow.
district also includes
and a sizable chunk
ideally suited for corn-
and industrial use. It is
critical that we have a
zion that is willing
to address this growth
the port meets its
] goals for the community.
are some very critical is-
the port that must be
if the port is to continue
Among these issues
rights and water ac-
resulting from airport
sport operations.
Encroachment on the air-
port and marina by local develop-
ment.
* Improvements needed by
both the airport and marina.
These are serious and compli-
cated issues that affect not only
the port district and those who
live near it butalso the economic
future of Mason County. Imag-
ine the economic loss to Mason
County if its airport, marina and
industrial zone were gone!
Jay Hupp is running for Shel-
ton port commissioner. I believe
that Jay has the background and
experience to address these is-
sues and a willingness to work
with all of the parties to these
issues. Jay's work with the Eco-
nomic Development Council of
Mason County, Mason County
Planning Advisory Commis-
sion, Mason County Broadband
Communications Development
Committee and Columbia-Pa-
cific Resource Conservation and
Economic Development District
clearly demonstrates his ability
to understand and resolve the
port district's problems.
Jay is a pilot and understands
airport operations. And I also
think that Jay understands that
those who live near airport and
industrial zones have concerns
that need to be dealt with fairly
and equitably. In Jay Hupp you
will have a commissioner who is
knowledgeable, experienced and
up to the tasks he will ihce.
I would also like to point out
that Jay's opponent is a single-is-
sue candidate. His only real inter-
est is motor sports. While I wel-
come motor sports at the airport,
they are not the only nor even the
most important issue facing the
port district. Mason County needs
commissioners who can deal with
all of the needs of the port district
and its neighbors. I am urging
you to vote for Jay Hupp for port
commissioner.
Arthur Thompson
Shelton
district update on merger
The Journal:
out at Mason Lake and
concerned after
the last few weeks of The
regarding Fire District 5
City of Shelton's fire dis-
of joining forces.
which
local items of commu-
in a biannual news-
r for the people living at both
gave District 5 two entire
I of the last MBC newsletter
tell the citizens about
or concerns the district
fire district said NOTH-
about its upcoming consoli-
or ideas. Why was it
L a big secret to the citizens
here when they were meeting
,with the county commissioners
and the city regarding the same?
According to The Journal, Fire
District 5 has met several times
with the city tb continue their on-
going discussions about their pro-
posed consolidation, and yet not
one word was written in the MBC
newsletter. It appears to me that
District 5 Chief Richard Knight's
omission of information is the
equivalent of a lie to the popula-
tion. Is Chief Knight's omission
a way for him to tell us that we
shouldn't know what our fire dis-
trict is doing? And yet, he expects
us to vote for this in February.
I for one would suggest that all
the current Fire District 5 cover-
age area, including Mason Lake,
vote against such a merger if the
chief cannot talk to us in person
about what it would do for both
Mason Lake and Benson Lake
homeowners, as I believe we
need to tell Chief Knight that we
expect to be kept abreast of the
news when given the opportunity
to tell us.
Now that the homeowners
have been given the news of what
the new valuations of their prop-
erties are, the fire district could
really profit from its timing of the
merger.
Ellie Nevers
Mason Lake
disinformation on Iraq
The Journal."
Underlying assumption of
is that the invasion of
by "coalition forces" led by
"elected" govern-
Was a colossal, misguided
that will have dire and
consequences for Ion-
any of us can actually
However, the focus
letter is on the most recent
in the Bush Administra-
campaign of misinforma-
the form of the "Petraeus
and testimony from the
of that report, the
of our forces in Iraq, U.S.
General David Petraeus.
to The Washington
Petraeus and the
are using a bizarre for-
for measuring violence in
For example, deaths
don't count. And as-
count only if you're
back of the head - not
front. According to the Bush
and the "Petraeus
which conventional wis-
and every bit of available
tell us that General
did NOT write or corn-
even in the loosest sense
ord - a shot to the front of
ust a crime, not inva-
violence. (This use of
to justify the admin-
political agenda, while
not a new development in the his-
tory of this or any other govern-
ment, presents its own concerns.)
I'm sure there's a clear expla-
nation for the distinction between
getting shot in the back of the
head and getting shot in the front
of the head, but until the Bush
Administration cheerleaders and
perpetual-war apologists point
out why we're all just too dense to
get it without their "help," I'll go
on questioning the absurd things
the administration keeps asking
us to believe: like that there were
weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq that necessitated the inva-
sion, like that Iraq posed an im-
minent threat to us justifying our
unquestionablypreemptive strike,
like that Saddam had anything to
do ;/ith al-Qaida or 9/11, like that
this isn't about oil or Middle East
hegemony for some other geopo-
litical reason that they just can't
or won't be honest about, or that
we have any business exporting
"democracy" to Iraq.
But there's more. According to
a massive new ABC/BBC poll, ev-
ery single Iraqi polled in the city
of Baghdad, which is the primary
target of the "surge," said that
surge has made security worse,
not better. In the entire poll, in-
cluding Iraqis polled outside of
Baghdad itself, 70 percent think
the escalation worsened rather
than improved security condi-
tions. Thus, according to this in-
dependent poll, Iraqis themselves
overwhelmingly think the situ-
ation in Iraq is deteriorating, in
terms of security, political coop-
eration, the economy and other
measures.
But there's even MORE! The
government itself- although not
the partisan administration who
lied to us, changed their explana-
tions and justifications more than
once and got us into this fine mess
- has found that violence in Iraq
is up since the surge. A compre-
hensive Government Accountabil-
ity Office report ordered by Con-
gress found that "average number
of daily attacks against civilians
have remained unchanged from
February to July 2007." And
in August, things actually got
worse, with civilian casualties ris-
ing, according to the Associated
Press and The Los Angeles Times.
Moreover, for our troops, it's the
bloodiest summer yet; more U.S.
troops died every month this year
compared to the same month last
year.
So, according to the "Petraeus
report," things are getting better
since the surge. Of course that's
only if you walk to work and don't
get shot in the back of the head.
Eric Valley
Shelton
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
(25 + Years Experience)
General Dentistry
full service practice
Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings)
Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures
Repairs * Relines
Most Insurances Accepted
S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS
f
OIL FILLED
ELECTRIC
HEATER
Auto ::
on and
off I
r
Radiator design saves energy.
lhermostat controlled
69590
r MILKHOUSE
HEATER
1500 Watt
6068928
f
CHIMNEY
BRUSH
For removing creosote
6"4s404 Reg. $17.99
,,,, 13.99
8"45405 Reg. $21.99
,,,, 14.99
tweeD STOVE00
Heats 1000 sf 18" wood
Heavy plate steel
4168654
Reg.$499.99
,,,,399.99
(WOOD STOVE"
FOR MOBILE HOME
Heats up to 1800 sqfl 20"
log capacity
4122032
Reg.$899.99
,,. ,,,,699.99
WOOD INSERT
FIREPLACE
Heats 2000 sf, 20" wood,
blower
4171278
Reg. $1,049.99
,,,,524.99
f PELLET INSERT
FIREPLACE
FREE
WOOD STOVE
050525
Heats 2200 sf, 50# hopper,/ Summers Heat
blower J Model# 50 SHW25
4171286
Reg. $1,799.00 Reg. $949.00
,,, s,,,899.49 ,,,,474.49
f
PELLET
STOVE
Heats
2200 sf,
7O#
I )pper,
lower
4171146
Reg. $1,899.00
,,,,949.49
WOOD
PELLETS
Clean Burn
Premium
pellet
Low ash/hi
BTU output
Manufac
tured by
Manke
Lumber
Co "our
hometown
boys"
209.00,to.
GELLED "
FIREsTARTER
16 oz
Great for starting pellet, wood,
or charcoal fires
4001640
Hardware
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 8:30-5:30
Thursday, September 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5
C]ournai:
has background needed
The Journal:
County has one of the
airports in Wash-
State. Forecasts by the
Aviation Administration
Department of
indicate that the
need for our airport at
is going to grow.
district also includes
and a sizable chunk
ideally suited for corn-
and industrial use. It is
critical that we have a
zion that is willing
to address this growth
the port meets its
] goals for the community.
are some very critical is-
the port that must be
if the port is to continue
Among these issues
rights and water ac-
resulting from airport
sport operations.
Encroachment on the air-
port and marina by local develop-
ment.
* Improvements needed by
both the airport and marina.
These are serious and compli-
cated issues that affect not only
the port district and those who
live near it butalso the economic
future of Mason County. Imag-
ine the economic loss to Mason
County if its airport, marina and
industrial zone were gone!
Jay Hupp is running for Shel-
ton port commissioner. I believe
that Jay has the background and
experience to address these is-
sues and a willingness to work
with all of the parties to these
issues. Jay's work with the Eco-
nomic Development Council of
Mason County, Mason County
Planning Advisory Commis-
sion, Mason County Broadband
Communications Development
Committee and Columbia-Pa-
cific Resource Conservation and
Economic Development District
clearly demonstrates his ability
to understand and resolve the
port district's problems.
Jay is a pilot and understands
airport operations. And I also
think that Jay understands that
those who live near airport and
industrial zones have concerns
that need to be dealt with fairly
and equitably. In Jay Hupp you
will have a commissioner who is
knowledgeable, experienced and
up to the tasks he will ihce.
I would also like to point out
that Jay's opponent is a single-is-
sue candidate. His only real inter-
est is motor sports. While I wel-
come motor sports at the airport,
they are not the only nor even the
most important issue facing the
port district. Mason County needs
commissioners who can deal with
all of the needs of the port district
and its neighbors. I am urging
you to vote for Jay Hupp for port
commissioner.
Arthur Thompson
Shelton
district update on merger
The Journal:
out at Mason Lake and
concerned after
the last few weeks of The
regarding Fire District 5
City of Shelton's fire dis-
of joining forces.
which
local items of commu-
in a biannual news-
r for the people living at both
gave District 5 two entire
I of the last MBC newsletter
tell the citizens about
or concerns the district
fire district said NOTH-
about its upcoming consoli-
or ideas. Why was it
L a big secret to the citizens
here when they were meeting
,with the county commissioners
and the city regarding the same?
According to The Journal, Fire
District 5 has met several times
with the city tb continue their on-
going discussions about their pro-
posed consolidation, and yet not
one word was written in the MBC
newsletter. It appears to me that
District 5 Chief Richard Knight's
omission of information is the
equivalent of a lie to the popula-
tion. Is Chief Knight's omission
a way for him to tell us that we
shouldn't know what our fire dis-
trict is doing? And yet, he expects
us to vote for this in February.
I for one would suggest that all
the current Fire District 5 cover-
age area, including Mason Lake,
vote against such a merger if the
chief cannot talk to us in person
about what it would do for both
Mason Lake and Benson Lake
homeowners, as I believe we
need to tell Chief Knight that we
expect to be kept abreast of the
news when given the opportunity
to tell us.
Now that the homeowners
have been given the news of what
the new valuations of their prop-
erties are, the fire district could
really profit from its timing of the
merger.
Ellie Nevers
Mason Lake
disinformation on Iraq
The Journal."
Underlying assumption of
is that the invasion of
by "coalition forces" led by
"elected" govern-
Was a colossal, misguided
that will have dire and
consequences for Ion-
any of us can actually
However, the focus
letter is on the most recent
in the Bush Administra-
campaign of misinforma-
the form of the "Petraeus
and testimony from the
of that report, the
of our forces in Iraq, U.S.
General David Petraeus.
to The Washington
Petraeus and the
are using a bizarre for-
for measuring violence in
For example, deaths
don't count. And as-
count only if you're
back of the head - not
front. According to the Bush
and the "Petraeus
which conventional wis-
and every bit of available
tell us that General
did NOT write or corn-
even in the loosest sense
ord - a shot to the front of
ust a crime, not inva-
violence. (This use of
to justify the admin-
political agenda, while
not a new development in the his-
tory of this or any other govern-
ment, presents its own concerns.)
I'm sure there's a clear expla-
nation for the distinction between
getting shot in the back of the
head and getting shot in the front
of the head, but until the Bush
Administration cheerleaders and
perpetual-war apologists point
out why we're all just too dense to
get it without their "help," I'll go
on questioning the absurd things
the administration keeps asking
us to believe: like that there were
weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq that necessitated the inva-
sion, like that Iraq posed an im-
minent threat to us justifying our
unquestionablypreemptive strike,
like that Saddam had anything to
do ;/ith al-Qaida or 9/11, like that
this isn't about oil or Middle East
hegemony for some other geopo-
litical reason that they just can't
or won't be honest about, or that
we have any business exporting
"democracy" to Iraq.
But there's more. According to
a massive new ABC/BBC poll, ev-
ery single Iraqi polled in the city
of Baghdad, which is the primary
target of the "surge," said that
surge has made security worse,
not better. In the entire poll, in-
cluding Iraqis polled outside of
Baghdad itself, 70 percent think
the escalation worsened rather
than improved security condi-
tions. Thus, according to this in-
dependent poll, Iraqis themselves
overwhelmingly think the situ-
ation in Iraq is deteriorating, in
terms of security, political coop-
eration, the economy and other
measures.
But there's even MORE! The
government itself- although not
the partisan administration who
lied to us, changed their explana-
tions and justifications more than
once and got us into this fine mess
- has found that violence in Iraq
is up since the surge. A compre-
hensive Government Accountabil-
ity Office report ordered by Con-
gress found that "average number
of daily attacks against civilians
have remained unchanged from
February to July 2007." And
in August, things actually got
worse, with civilian casualties ris-
ing, according to the Associated
Press and The Los Angeles Times.
Moreover, for our troops, it's the
bloodiest summer yet; more U.S.
troops died every month this year
compared to the same month last
year.
So, according to the "Petraeus
report," things are getting better
since the surge. Of course that's
only if you walk to work and don't
get shot in the back of the head.
Eric Valley
Shelton
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
(25 + Years Experience)
General Dentistry
full service practice
Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings)
Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures
Repairs * Relines
Most Insurances Accepted
S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS
f
OIL FILLED
ELECTRIC
HEATER
Auto ::
on and
off I
r
Radiator design saves energy.
lhermostat controlled
69590
r MILKHOUSE
HEATER
1500 Watt
6068928
f
CHIMNEY
BRUSH
For removing creosote
6"4s404 Reg. $17.99
,,,, 13.99
8"45405 Reg. $21.99
,,,, 14.99
tweeD STOVE00
Heats 1000 sf 18" wood
Heavy plate steel
4168654
Reg.$499.99
,,,,399.99
(WOOD STOVE"
FOR MOBILE HOME
Heats up to 1800 sqfl 20"
log capacity
4122032
Reg.$899.99
,,. ,,,,699.99
WOOD INSERT
FIREPLACE
Heats 2000 sf, 20" wood,
blower
4171278
Reg. $1,049.99
,,,,524.99
f PELLET INSERT
FIREPLACE
FREE
WOOD STOVE
050525
Heats 2200 sf, 50# hopper,/ Summers Heat
blower J Model# 50 SHW25
4171286
Reg. $1,799.00 Reg. $949.00
,,, s,,,899.49 ,,,,474.49
f
PELLET
STOVE
Heats
2200 sf,
7O#
I )pper,
lower
4171146
Reg. $1,899.00
,,,,949.49
WOOD
PELLETS
Clean Burn
Premium
pellet
Low ash/hi
BTU output
Manufac
tured by
Manke
Lumber
Co "our
hometown
boys"
209.00,to.
GELLED "
FIREsTARTER
16 oz
Great for starting pellet, wood,
or charcoal fires
4001640
Hardware
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 8:30-5:30
Thursday, September 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5