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Readers' 00lournal: Don't elect him Why Initiative 695 will pass
Losing00 our rights Editor, Theournal: this description.
formed me that any candidate Public Meeting Act and 7) Chair-
Editor, The Journal:
I just finished reading 19 pages
of a draft prepared for our Mason
County commissioners, dated
September 21, 1999. Number
17.01.110 Fish and Wildlife Habi-
tat Conservation Areas is the ti-
tle, and I strongly suggest you ac-
quire a copy. It is now available
at the Mason County Courthouse,
Extension 282, or pick it up and
save your tax money, as it takes
77 cents to mail it to you.
It is the intent of this ordi-
nance to "complement and sup-
plement the Shorelines Master
Plan."
Just to get your knee-jerk reac-
tion in gear, I would like to re-
mind you Washington has only
157 miles of coastline, but it has
3,026 miles of shoreline in statute
miles.
What does shoreline include?
Shoreline of outer coast, offshore
islands, sounds, bays, rivers and
creeks to the head of tidewater or
to a point where tidal waters nar-
row to a width of 100 feet. Source:
National Oceanic and Atmospher-
ic Administration.
To go by the definition used by
the Endangered and Threatened
Species Act (EATS), a species is
listed as endangered when it is on
the "BRINK OF EXTINCTION."
Not many years ago logging
companies were required to clean
every stick and sliver out of
streambeds. Oops, that didn't
help! Now we know that for every
action there is a reaction. If
someone would have just asked a
marine biologist before they did
that, they would have saved big
bucks and probably a lot of fish.
When the nutrient-rich layer
in streams is disturbed (mixed up
in surface water) it promotes al-
gae bloom. E! Niflo comes around
every two to seven years. The
warmer water it produces causes
algae to breed rapidly. This oc-
curs all over the world every
spring with or without El Niflo.
This algae population increase
can be catastrophic if it involves
certain dinoflagellates, a big word
for the appearance of the poison-
ous "red tide."
A red tide can kill millions of
fish and other animals that swim
through it. The poison swamps
their bodies' defenses and para-
lyzes their nervous systems.
Back to this shoreline manage-
ment and the coverage about to
be dumped on property owners.
This isn't just about fish by any
means. We will be required to
"protect habitat for federal, or
state-listed endangered, threat-
ened or sensitive fish AND wild-
life known to be found in Mason
County."
It lists bald eagle, northern
spotted owl and Hood Canal sum-
mer-run chums. It would have
listed the marbled murrelet (a
bird) and the gray wolf along with
14 sensitive plant species (not one
of which one person in a thousand
would recognize if he or she fell
face down in a patch of them) IF
it hadn't been for the objection of
Mary Cady.
The term "buffer" used
throughout this habitat manage-
ment guide is a soft word for the
amount of your property that will
be "no longer under your control."
History has proved that when
"the people lose their property
rights they have lost their liber-
ty." The first thing taken from the
people in the socialist-communist
countries of Germany and Russia
was the control of their privately
held property.
Before you say, "It can't hap-
pen here," allow me to remind you
that just a few years ago not one
of you would have believed that
our government would only allow
you to use 1.6 gallons of water to
flush your toilet. I rest my case!
Vivian Mitchell
Shelton
running for an elected position
who did not withdraw by August
was still eligible for election. This
holds true even if a candidate
publicly claims to withdraw from
the race.
This is the current situation in
the race for Fire District 5 com-
missioner. On October 4, Thomas
Brokaw publicly announced his
withdrawal from the race due to
personal reasons and the audi-
ence was sympathetic. He
pledged his support to David Ta-
gye and his platform.
It is because of Mr. Brokaw's
long history as a fire commission-
er and past chairman that I find
myself compelled to write. All of
the information presented below
is from publicly available docu-
ments of Fire District 5 or from
personal archives of people in-
volved in maintaining the cred-
ibility of Fire District 5 (July 18,
1979 to April 13, 1988).
The once chairman of the
board of fire commissioners ran
the fire district through the dark-
est period in its 40-year history
during the last seven months of
his term in 1987. The list of ques-
tionable dealings by Chairman
Brokaw and the then board is ex-
tensive but not limited to: 1) re-
ceiving a note of "no confidence"
in the commissioners, 2) one or
more commissioners incurred
debt obligations to the district
prior to taking action in an open
meeting, 3) numerous records and
files were taken from district of-
rices and kept in the trunk of
Chairman Brokaw's car, 4) Chair-
man Brokaw maintained various
records in his home and at the
home of secretary of the board, 5)
Chairman Brokaw created false
allegations in an effort to remove
Chief Richard Knight, 6) Chair-
man Brokaw and one or more
commissioners engaged in count-
less hours of executive meetings
Questions on fire proposals
First, i wrLt emphasize that
en,orl,ency medical services and
tire protection services are very
important.
Now, I am very much con-
cerned about two proposals to be
voted on at the November election
that pertain to Fire District 8.
Proposition 1: The proposition
is to increase the number of fire
commissioners from three to five.
WHY? If it is to get a wider repre-
sentation of the people of District
5, why was the advisory commit-
tee disbanded? Committees cost
zero, commissioners cost money,
i.e., tax dollars, yours and mine.
At the same time Proposition 2 is
asking approval of a higher tax
rate. Do other districts have five
commissioners?
Proposition 2: The present tax
rate is 25 cents per $1,000 as-
sessed valuation of your property,
that expires in 2003. Proposition
2 is to double that amount for the
next 10 years. Can you afford it?
On the November ballot the pur-
poses and specifics are not
"spelled out." Personally I like to
know in advance exactly how my
tax dollars will be spent. As a
struggling taxpayer, how do you
feel?
As a former superintendent of
schools in two different states, I
had to be very specific and be able
to prove the need for additional
tax dollars. To be sure that I ad-
hered to my proposals, I was au-
dited not only by the county, but
also by an outside auditor. Also
during my budgeting experience I
was involved in an independent
time and efficiency study to help
me make better use of tax dollars.
Voting is a privilege. So vote!
You have to decide for "who" and
"what."
Lenno Johnston
Shelton
man Brokaw publicly bragged
that "we have hired an attorney
and we are going to figure out a
way to fire his ass!", referring to
Chief Knight.
These activities ultimately
created a financial burden then
that amounted to $8,112 in Fire
District 5 attorney fees. In 1988
the fire district was left to settle a
civil complaint filed against it,
the board and Thomas Brokaw
for $20,000. According to the
records, the fire district settled
the matter out of court and the
fire district never reclaimed any
monies from Thomas Brokaw.
Chairman Brokaw denied
Chief Knight a raise during the
last four years of Chairman Bro-
kew's term (1983 to 1987) equal-
ing about $48,000. Chairman Bro-
kaw and the board never gave
Chief Knight, who at that time
was serving the district as a certi-
fied paramedic, credit or praise
for personally providing over
$100,000 in free paramedic ser-
vices from 1982 to 1987.
During this same time, The
Seattle Times had a news article
in it about a lawsuit filed by the
police chief/officers for
$7,000,000. Chief Knight could
have very easily filed a similar
lawsuit and won because of the
false allegations leveled by Chair-
man Brokaw and the board.
In the end, the board was
forced to admit publicly that "no
discrepancies or erroneous opera-
tiqns" were found in any of Chief
Knight's efforts to perform his
duty. This is the legacy left be-
hind by Chairman Brokaw and
the board.
Today Mr. Brokaw hawks
every fire commission meeting us-
ing his tape recorder, looking to
find fault in the fire commission-
ers' actions, the first to challenge
any expense and the first to run
to the newspaper when he is not
listened to in a meeting.
This is a quick glimpse of form-
er Chairman Brokaw's and the
then fire commission's activities.
Remember Mr. Thomas Bro-
kaw publicly withdrew from the
race on October 4 at Grapeview
School; therefore, he does not
want to be elected nor does he de-
serve your valuable vote. By vot-
ing for David Tagye only maybe
then we can finally send a mes-
sage to Mr. Brokaw that his un-
derhanded style of management
is not accepted and not appreciat-
ed. DO NOT give him an opportu-
nity to repeat 1987 and possibly
expose the district to even greater
setbacks.
Ray Beaudoin
Grapeview
Kerr trustworthy
Editor, The Journal: knowledge of the city's financial
I would like to take this oppor-
tunity to lend my support to Car-
olyn Kerr for Shelton city, com-
missioner of finance.
Recently, I retired as the clerk-
treasurer for the city. Carolyn
worked for me on a part-time ba-
sis for the past couple of years. In
addition, she worked full time for
the city in the 1980s and has
worked for other governmental
agencies in recent years.
Carolyn has an extensive
operations. She has shown to me
to be caring, trustworthy and dili-
gent in her work.
I am confident that Carolyn
Kerr will provide the needed dedi-
cation and will not be afraid to
make the tough decisions to get
the job done. I would urgdthe cit-
izens of Shelton to vote for her in
the November election.
Dennis Colvin
Shelton
Nci:
Neighbors
When kids in Mason County face special challenges,
United Way is there. With United Way funds thousands
of kids in need get the food, shelter and support they
deserve. Help your neighbors. : Give the United Way.
Q •
Umted Way of Mason County
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000%o ,
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"Men by their constitutions are
naturally divided into two parties:
1) Those who fear and distrust the
people, and wish to draw all pow-
ers from them into the hands of
the higher classes. 2) Those who
identify themselves with the peo-
ple, have confidence in them, cher-
ish and consider them as the hon-
est and safe .... "Thomas Jefferson
Anyone who has either looked
hard at starting or actually un-
dertaken the new construction of
any structure in the past five
years knows immediately and
precisely why Initiative 695 will
pass overwhelmingly. It is the
second step (the first being 1-200),
of what may be many, in restruc-
turing a couple of profoundly bro-
ken pillars in the house of our
state government. And since the
counties reflect the state when
crafting their laws, hopefully they
will see the good that will derive
from fixing the most broken parts
of the law and fix their own bro-
ken houses.
How much is broken and how
should it be fixed and where shall
we start?
First, the law must apply equ-
ally to all people, regardless of
Second, we humans need rules
and laws by which to live; stan-
dards that guide us through the
tricky and intricate dealings with
our fellow man. Part of the ne-
cessity arises from the fact that
we humans are of a diverse stock.
As such, communication, commu-
nity values and consideration for
one another as equal creatures of
the Creator are all part and par-
cel of the dictums driving the con-
struction of our laws. But the law
is made for man, not man for the
law. When the law and its appli-
cation are overwhelmed by spe-
cial-interest groups, becoming
petulant and obdurate in societal
complicity and truculent in ad-
herence to sanity and fairness,
both must be changed. The people
have a contract with the govern-
ment which the government has
broken, and the people have no
recourse except to take back some
of the power from the govern-
ment.
The state's governing bodies
have inundated the citizens with
thousands of regulations and the
concomitant fees, licenses and
taxes, in addition to the inchoate
legalese of the regulation word-
ing. Taken separately, each little
thousands upon thouSaa,d,k
these "feathers." And the .w].
members of society are im$ .."
talized by these insensible $c-
tates.
where
Presently we get to reSl#tb
real problem lies with
1-695: The state policy cu$ re
reaucracy seems no longer.|pla
sponsive to the will of the l.
This much is true: The sta.e, d
Wa hin on has taken away m,
s gt si ht a=
the people more over gm .
;ie:! n etabd: t!: iet hthe i
golernment should not exis
bul y It must reflect the co$1.
sionate versonality of the. l°
who gave up much so tla"
state could exist. That is th.e l #
N
sonality of the commOn people.
And those common Pe°p.le:h
Jefferson called them, 1. ow".
the only way to curb tle_.d
tious roclivities of the ra,'=
Ca ito Way in Olympiais?, It,
P - from '-
the taxing power awaY pr0#
until such time as mw_.°iblJ
themselves to be reP°util
enough to return it to "(i t#
not an easy task or a
the people undert.age-e:t ||Qlll
sure the survival ox °[.'.;ti$1
' lllha
weakest members of society "-
econo c trat e ou re00ato e a afeat00 ece ar ta
sals, ethnic and religious beliefs er. But now, the common man is
or physical abilities. 1-695 fits suffocating under the weight of
That was a load off her rni0000l
day. In my surpf!se s #t.. (,'SP
gesture, I coula o_,,to
"thank you." I wish I loary.
so I could telle ri
names
how thoughtful they were.
Editor, The Journal: couple times, one of the men
I was in my car in the long line asked me if I had a lot of stuff to
at the Mason County dump on dump. Obviously, not much, since
Saturday. There was a loaded it all fit in my trunk. They then
pickup in front of me and another suggested they add it to their load
behind. The drivers appeared to and I wouldn t have to wait. They you made my day. ,. pet# I. tt
kindly removed my bags from the u, shelt|h81tl
walked back to talk to the other, trunk and told me to have a nice :| 'th
After rr ovin; a few fet attead a i:
Civil rvice •
session axed
The Oct°ber 20 meeting °f the I BirthdaY 1]00I
son Coun ty Civil era'ice om-
ssio: has been can :ehd, s dd a
okes mrso] for the, ammisl ion.The next meeting of the civil :: Pat LaIle00 m.,ol0000 = '
be acquainted as the one in front
After moving a few feet ahead a
Mason County Civil Service Com-
mission has been canceled, said a
spokesperson for the commission.
service commission will be held
November 17. l: "'
- I i:00.
McDONALD'S EMPLOYEE
CELEBNATES 20 TIt
Diana "DeDe" Bushnell prepares for a luxury ride to her anniversary
DID SOMEBODY SAY ... 20-YEAR
On September 9, 1999, Diana DeDe Bushnell celebrated this significant
stone with McDonald's. Currently a Crew Trainer, DeDe served in marlY
ties over the years, includingtime as a hostess. When asked why she
here for so long, she replied, It s like a family here. I love being in an
ment where I'm really good at something."
DeDe has worked for four different owners, including current owners 0P
iftc#
Kim Presto. A 28-year veteran himself, Art Presto stated, "This is a sigt .
achievement in any business, but certainly remarkable in a high turioV°
industry. We really wanted to do something special for her."
DeDe received $200 in gift checks, dinner, paid vacation and other gifts to
mark her anniversary.
Did somebody
nld'S
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of Shelton
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Readers' 00lournal: Don't elect him Why Initiative 695 will pass
Losing00 our rights Editor, Theournal: this description.
formed me that any candidate Public Meeting Act and 7) Chair-
Editor, The Journal:
I just finished reading 19 pages
of a draft prepared for our Mason
County commissioners, dated
September 21, 1999. Number
17.01.110 Fish and Wildlife Habi-
tat Conservation Areas is the ti-
tle, and I strongly suggest you ac-
quire a copy. It is now available
at the Mason County Courthouse,
Extension 282, or pick it up and
save your tax money, as it takes
77 cents to mail it to you.
It is the intent of this ordi-
nance to "complement and sup-
plement the Shorelines Master
Plan."
Just to get your knee-jerk reac-
tion in gear, I would like to re-
mind you Washington has only
157 miles of coastline, but it has
3,026 miles of shoreline in statute
miles.
What does shoreline include?
Shoreline of outer coast, offshore
islands, sounds, bays, rivers and
creeks to the head of tidewater or
to a point where tidal waters nar-
row to a width of 100 feet. Source:
National Oceanic and Atmospher-
ic Administration.
To go by the definition used by
the Endangered and Threatened
Species Act (EATS), a species is
listed as endangered when it is on
the "BRINK OF EXTINCTION."
Not many years ago logging
companies were required to clean
every stick and sliver out of
streambeds. Oops, that didn't
help! Now we know that for every
action there is a reaction. If
someone would have just asked a
marine biologist before they did
that, they would have saved big
bucks and probably a lot of fish.
When the nutrient-rich layer
in streams is disturbed (mixed up
in surface water) it promotes al-
gae bloom. E! Niflo comes around
every two to seven years. The
warmer water it produces causes
algae to breed rapidly. This oc-
curs all over the world every
spring with or without El Niflo.
This algae population increase
can be catastrophic if it involves
certain dinoflagellates, a big word
for the appearance of the poison-
ous "red tide."
A red tide can kill millions of
fish and other animals that swim
through it. The poison swamps
their bodies' defenses and para-
lyzes their nervous systems.
Back to this shoreline manage-
ment and the coverage about to
be dumped on property owners.
This isn't just about fish by any
means. We will be required to
"protect habitat for federal, or
state-listed endangered, threat-
ened or sensitive fish AND wild-
life known to be found in Mason
County."
It lists bald eagle, northern
spotted owl and Hood Canal sum-
mer-run chums. It would have
listed the marbled murrelet (a
bird) and the gray wolf along with
14 sensitive plant species (not one
of which one person in a thousand
would recognize if he or she fell
face down in a patch of them) IF
it hadn't been for the objection of
Mary Cady.
The term "buffer" used
throughout this habitat manage-
ment guide is a soft word for the
amount of your property that will
be "no longer under your control."
History has proved that when
"the people lose their property
rights they have lost their liber-
ty." The first thing taken from the
people in the socialist-communist
countries of Germany and Russia
was the control of their privately
held property.
Before you say, "It can't hap-
pen here," allow me to remind you
that just a few years ago not one
of you would have believed that
our government would only allow
you to use 1.6 gallons of water to
flush your toilet. I rest my case!
Vivian Mitchell
Shelton
running for an elected position
who did not withdraw by August
was still eligible for election. This
holds true even if a candidate
publicly claims to withdraw from
the race.
This is the current situation in
the race for Fire District 5 com-
missioner. On October 4, Thomas
Brokaw publicly announced his
withdrawal from the race due to
personal reasons and the audi-
ence was sympathetic. He
pledged his support to David Ta-
gye and his platform.
It is because of Mr. Brokaw's
long history as a fire commission-
er and past chairman that I find
myself compelled to write. All of
the information presented below
is from publicly available docu-
ments of Fire District 5 or from
personal archives of people in-
volved in maintaining the cred-
ibility of Fire District 5 (July 18,
1979 to April 13, 1988).
The once chairman of the
board of fire commissioners ran
the fire district through the dark-
est period in its 40-year history
during the last seven months of
his term in 1987. The list of ques-
tionable dealings by Chairman
Brokaw and the then board is ex-
tensive but not limited to: 1) re-
ceiving a note of "no confidence"
in the commissioners, 2) one or
more commissioners incurred
debt obligations to the district
prior to taking action in an open
meeting, 3) numerous records and
files were taken from district of-
rices and kept in the trunk of
Chairman Brokaw's car, 4) Chair-
man Brokaw maintained various
records in his home and at the
home of secretary of the board, 5)
Chairman Brokaw created false
allegations in an effort to remove
Chief Richard Knight, 6) Chair-
man Brokaw and one or more
commissioners engaged in count-
less hours of executive meetings
Questions on fire proposals
First, i wrLt emphasize that
en,orl,ency medical services and
tire protection services are very
important.
Now, I am very much con-
cerned about two proposals to be
voted on at the November election
that pertain to Fire District 8.
Proposition 1: The proposition
is to increase the number of fire
commissioners from three to five.
WHY? If it is to get a wider repre-
sentation of the people of District
5, why was the advisory commit-
tee disbanded? Committees cost
zero, commissioners cost money,
i.e., tax dollars, yours and mine.
At the same time Proposition 2 is
asking approval of a higher tax
rate. Do other districts have five
commissioners?
Proposition 2: The present tax
rate is 25 cents per $1,000 as-
sessed valuation of your property,
that expires in 2003. Proposition
2 is to double that amount for the
next 10 years. Can you afford it?
On the November ballot the pur-
poses and specifics are not
"spelled out." Personally I like to
know in advance exactly how my
tax dollars will be spent. As a
struggling taxpayer, how do you
feel?
As a former superintendent of
schools in two different states, I
had to be very specific and be able
to prove the need for additional
tax dollars. To be sure that I ad-
hered to my proposals, I was au-
dited not only by the county, but
also by an outside auditor. Also
during my budgeting experience I
was involved in an independent
time and efficiency study to help
me make better use of tax dollars.
Voting is a privilege. So vote!
You have to decide for "who" and
"what."
Lenno Johnston
Shelton
man Brokaw publicly bragged
that "we have hired an attorney
and we are going to figure out a
way to fire his ass!", referring to
Chief Knight.
These activities ultimately
created a financial burden then
that amounted to $8,112 in Fire
District 5 attorney fees. In 1988
the fire district was left to settle a
civil complaint filed against it,
the board and Thomas Brokaw
for $20,000. According to the
records, the fire district settled
the matter out of court and the
fire district never reclaimed any
monies from Thomas Brokaw.
Chairman Brokaw denied
Chief Knight a raise during the
last four years of Chairman Bro-
kew's term (1983 to 1987) equal-
ing about $48,000. Chairman Bro-
kaw and the board never gave
Chief Knight, who at that time
was serving the district as a certi-
fied paramedic, credit or praise
for personally providing over
$100,000 in free paramedic ser-
vices from 1982 to 1987.
During this same time, The
Seattle Times had a news article
in it about a lawsuit filed by the
police chief/officers for
$7,000,000. Chief Knight could
have very easily filed a similar
lawsuit and won because of the
false allegations leveled by Chair-
man Brokaw and the board.
In the end, the board was
forced to admit publicly that "no
discrepancies or erroneous opera-
tiqns" were found in any of Chief
Knight's efforts to perform his
duty. This is the legacy left be-
hind by Chairman Brokaw and
the board.
Today Mr. Brokaw hawks
every fire commission meeting us-
ing his tape recorder, looking to
find fault in the fire commission-
ers' actions, the first to challenge
any expense and the first to run
to the newspaper when he is not
listened to in a meeting.
This is a quick glimpse of form-
er Chairman Brokaw's and the
then fire commission's activities.
Remember Mr. Thomas Bro-
kaw publicly withdrew from the
race on October 4 at Grapeview
School; therefore, he does not
want to be elected nor does he de-
serve your valuable vote. By vot-
ing for David Tagye only maybe
then we can finally send a mes-
sage to Mr. Brokaw that his un-
derhanded style of management
is not accepted and not appreciat-
ed. DO NOT give him an opportu-
nity to repeat 1987 and possibly
expose the district to even greater
setbacks.
Ray Beaudoin
Grapeview
Kerr trustworthy
Editor, The Journal: knowledge of the city's financial
I would like to take this oppor-
tunity to lend my support to Car-
olyn Kerr for Shelton city, com-
missioner of finance.
Recently, I retired as the clerk-
treasurer for the city. Carolyn
worked for me on a part-time ba-
sis for the past couple of years. In
addition, she worked full time for
the city in the 1980s and has
worked for other governmental
agencies in recent years.
Carolyn has an extensive
operations. She has shown to me
to be caring, trustworthy and dili-
gent in her work.
I am confident that Carolyn
Kerr will provide the needed dedi-
cation and will not be afraid to
make the tough decisions to get
the job done. I would urgdthe cit-
izens of Shelton to vote for her in
the November election.
Dennis Colvin
Shelton
Nci:
Neighbors
When kids in Mason County face special challenges,
United Way is there. With United Way funds thousands
of kids in need get the food, shelter and support they
deserve. Help your neighbors. : Give the United Way.
Q •
Umted Way of Mason County
Page 6 - ShaRon-Mason County Journal - Thumday, October 14, 1999
000%o ,
All Trees
and Shrubs
Fall is the best time to plant trees
and shrubs. See our excellent selection.
Come have a look at handcrafted
Halloween candy bags,
pumpkin carving kits,
fall flags, tabletop fountains, cards, umbrellas,
clocks, garden frogs, flower pokes, weather vanes,
birdbaths, statuary, wind chimes and more!
COME AND GET IT
$7 95,.
Medium picked
bark t up here
New Hours
Starting October 15th
9 a.m.-5 p.m., 7 days a week
920 East Johns Prairie Road
426-3747
"Men by their constitutions are
naturally divided into two parties:
1) Those who fear and distrust the
people, and wish to draw all pow-
ers from them into the hands of
the higher classes. 2) Those who
identify themselves with the peo-
ple, have confidence in them, cher-
ish and consider them as the hon-
est and safe .... "Thomas Jefferson
Anyone who has either looked
hard at starting or actually un-
dertaken the new construction of
any structure in the past five
years knows immediately and
precisely why Initiative 695 will
pass overwhelmingly. It is the
second step (the first being 1-200),
of what may be many, in restruc-
turing a couple of profoundly bro-
ken pillars in the house of our
state government. And since the
counties reflect the state when
crafting their laws, hopefully they
will see the good that will derive
from fixing the most broken parts
of the law and fix their own bro-
ken houses.
How much is broken and how
should it be fixed and where shall
we start?
First, the law must apply equ-
ally to all people, regardless of
Second, we humans need rules
and laws by which to live; stan-
dards that guide us through the
tricky and intricate dealings with
our fellow man. Part of the ne-
cessity arises from the fact that
we humans are of a diverse stock.
As such, communication, commu-
nity values and consideration for
one another as equal creatures of
the Creator are all part and par-
cel of the dictums driving the con-
struction of our laws. But the law
is made for man, not man for the
law. When the law and its appli-
cation are overwhelmed by spe-
cial-interest groups, becoming
petulant and obdurate in societal
complicity and truculent in ad-
herence to sanity and fairness,
both must be changed. The people
have a contract with the govern-
ment which the government has
broken, and the people have no
recourse except to take back some
of the power from the govern-
ment.
The state's governing bodies
have inundated the citizens with
thousands of regulations and the
concomitant fees, licenses and
taxes, in addition to the inchoate
legalese of the regulation word-
ing. Taken separately, each little
thousands upon thouSaa,d,k
these "feathers." And the .w].
members of society are im$ .."
talized by these insensible $c-
tates.
where
Presently we get to reSl#tb
real problem lies with
1-695: The state policy cu$ re
reaucracy seems no longer.|pla
sponsive to the will of the l.
This much is true: The sta.e, d
Wa hin on has taken away m,
s gt si ht a=
the people more over gm .
;ie:! n etabd: t!: iet hthe i
golernment should not exis
bul y It must reflect the co$1.
sionate versonality of the. l°
who gave up much so tla"
state could exist. That is th.e l #
N
sonality of the commOn people.
And those common Pe°p.le:h
Jefferson called them, 1. ow".
the only way to curb tle_.d
tious roclivities of the ra,'=
Ca ito Way in Olympiais?, It,
P - from '-
the taxing power awaY pr0#
until such time as mw_.°iblJ
themselves to be reP°util
enough to return it to "(i t#
not an easy task or a
the people undert.age-e:t ||Qlll
sure the survival ox °[.'.;ti$1
' lllha
weakest members of society "-
econo c trat e ou re00ato e a afeat00 ece ar ta
sals, ethnic and religious beliefs er. But now, the common man is
or physical abilities. 1-695 fits suffocating under the weight of
That was a load off her rni0000l
day. In my surpf!se s #t.. (,'SP
gesture, I coula o_,,to
"thank you." I wish I loary.
so I could telle ri
names
how thoughtful they were.
Editor, The Journal: couple times, one of the men
I was in my car in the long line asked me if I had a lot of stuff to
at the Mason County dump on dump. Obviously, not much, since
Saturday. There was a loaded it all fit in my trunk. They then
pickup in front of me and another suggested they add it to their load
behind. The drivers appeared to and I wouldn t have to wait. They you made my day. ,. pet# I. tt
kindly removed my bags from the u, shelt|h81tl
walked back to talk to the other, trunk and told me to have a nice :| 'th
After rr ovin; a few fet attead a i:
Civil rvice •
session axed
The Oct°ber 20 meeting °f the I BirthdaY 1]00I
son Coun ty Civil era'ice om-
ssio: has been can :ehd, s dd a
okes mrso] for the, ammisl ion.The next meeting of the civil :: Pat LaIle00 m.,ol0000 = '
be acquainted as the one in front
After moving a few feet ahead a
Mason County Civil Service Com-
mission has been canceled, said a
spokesperson for the commission.
service commission will be held
November 17. l: "'
- I i:00.
McDONALD'S EMPLOYEE
CELEBNATES 20 TIt
Diana "DeDe" Bushnell prepares for a luxury ride to her anniversary
DID SOMEBODY SAY ... 20-YEAR
On September 9, 1999, Diana DeDe Bushnell celebrated this significant
stone with McDonald's. Currently a Crew Trainer, DeDe served in marlY
ties over the years, includingtime as a hostess. When asked why she
here for so long, she replied, It s like a family here. I love being in an
ment where I'm really good at something."
DeDe has worked for four different owners, including current owners 0P
iftc#
Kim Presto. A 28-year veteran himself, Art Presto stated, "This is a sigt .
achievement in any business, but certainly remarkable in a high turioV°
industry. We really wanted to do something special for her."
DeDe received $200 in gift checks, dinner, paid vacation and other gifts to
mark her anniversary.
Did somebody
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of Shelton
CONGRA TUI00 TION LJ'
DEDE!
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