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LE ITERS TO THE EDITOR Journal Letter Policy The encourages original letters to the editor of local interest. Diverse and varied opinions are welcomed. We will not publish letters that are deemed libelous or scurrilous in nature. All letters must be signed and include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number, which will be used for verification purposes only. All letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. To submit a letter, email editor@masoncounty.com, drop it off at 227 W. Cota St, or mail it to PO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. Editor’s note We don’t publish letters about bal- lot measures and candidates on the Thursday before the election, because there would be no opportunity for rebuttal. Political letters must be sub- mitted at least two weeks before an election. The Oct. 22 edition will be the cut-off date this year. Only rebut- tal letters will be allowed the follow- ing week. ‘ The Inslee record Editor, the Journal, Gov. Jay Inslee’s primary job is overseeing and directing agency direc- tors and department heads; these are his direct hires. Most are still on the job, in spite of their screwups. Here’s his record of agency failures: l. DSHS lost a big lawsuit on his watch; taxpayers paid the bill. 2. ESD (Department of Employ- ment Security) had the largest fraud in state history; over $576,000,000 was lost and took two months to un— cover the fraud. Taxpayer bailout. 3. DRS (Retirement Systems) has CICS computer programs over 30 years old that are susceptible to computer hacking. According to DRS staff, there are no plans to fix it. 4. DSHS closed down all mental hospitals, except Western State, which has been federally decertified. Mental illness exists among home- less with few mental facilities to help. In the .Oct. 7 debate, Inslee said he wanted to fix the mental health but he’s been on the job for eight years; what’s taking him 'so long? , 5. DOC (Corrections) released pris- oners due to COVID-19 because they couldn’t decide how to isolate them. How many Violent felons were re- leased on the streets of Shelton? 6. Boeing 787 production is leaving Washington. Under a previous Demo: crat administration Boeing moved its headquarters to Chicago. Now they’ve moved the 787 to South Carolina. 7. Inslee had statewide mandates on COVID-19 crisis rather than local control; Shelton is different from Se- attle. Inslee plays favorites. Protest- ers run rampant but churches have zero parishioners; schools are shut down but casinos are open. Most NFL cities haVe modest crowds but Inslee’s royal decree says fans in outdoor sta- diums are verboten. 8. Inslee’s forest mismanagement resulted in massive forest and range- land fires. These fires ran rampant because he failed to follow practical forest management by removing dead underbrush and downed trees. They lie there, waiting for the spark. 9. Antifa brought destruction to Seattle, Olympia and other cities but Inslee ignored the violence; he’s soft on law enforcement (see No. 5). Dur- ing the debate, Inslee referred to the rioters as “folks.” 10. Initiatives 1-1109 (parent’s opt— in kid sex education program) instead of the R-90 (parent’s opt-out kid sex education program) and 1—1114 (gov- ernor abuse of political power) came about because Inslee created bad law with little legislative involvement (R— 90). Primary descriptor of Inslee is mismanagement. He ran for president rather than do his job. He justified eight years of incompetence saying it was Trump’s fault. He called Loren Culp supporters Trumpians; the Hill- ary equivalent to a basket of deplo- rables. Driving around Mason County, I’ve seen hundreds of Culp for Governor signs but not one Inslee sign. Demo- crats are ashamed to support profes- sional politician Inslee; an incompe— tent manager. Fire Inslee. Vote Culp for governor. Ardean Anvik Shelton Ted Jackson — not fit for the job Editor, the Journdl, Looking back eight years with Commissioner Randy Neatherlin — and forward at the challenges we face — it is incredibly important that we continue to benefit from his experi- ence, commitment and accessibility to all the residents and businesses of Mason County. His opponent, Mr. Jackson, is miss- ing in action and has been for years. This guy, while running for commis- sioner, is not even interested in the job. He got talked into it by others. He has publicly expressed regret about it since he declared. He refused to par- ticipate in a North Mason debate and declined further interviews about his understanding of the job of a county commissioner. Right now, as a port commissioner, Mr. Jackson is embroiled in contro- versy at the Port of Allyn. After being called out on extremely unprofession- al conduct against the entire board’s wishes, he now refuses to communi- cate with the executive director or his fellow board members. He refuses to return to port meetings and has es- sentially obfuscated his responsibili- ties on the port’s board. Was it this lack of leadership or this type of rogue behavior that led to his departure from his prior employment at the City of Dupont Police Department? There’s quite a story there, too. Mr. Jackson is the antithesis of what we need in our elected officials. Claudette D. Beyer ' Belfair Love encompasses Editor, the Journal, Modes of seasons apply to life: Spring blossoms only with warm sun- light. Summer matures with fruit and seed. Fall is harvest to share-sustain life. Winter is cold, sedentary, plants die. Too long setbacks, “nonproductive conditions” and reinjuries with zero solving is winter all year, 11 years. (Me) Ephesians 3:10 To the Intent unto Angelsand powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the “manifold” wisdom of God. Eph. 4:16 whole body fitly joined, com- pacted .,. effectual working makes increase, edifying itself in love. Love encompasses each one do- ing something helpful/edifying. As early centuries families esteemed to learn everything and participate for sustaining whole; though miles apart people helped others. Just whole food existed until technology tipped the balance of natural environment. Now the minus leeching took us all to struggle in emotions, great physi- cal calamity multiplied. When days are long’winter for most, strength and freed time are depleted making no time to help in a cause. Some write booksand talk, mentioning thrive and good health. What will be is what we act on. Deeply contemplate and search. An- swers have developed. Luke 12:54-57. Susan Brauner Elma Hooray. for Mr. Davis Editor, the Journal, Two items I would like to comment on this week. First. The offer last week by Tom Davis to run for Commissioner Posi- tion 2 on a write-in basis. I can think of no finer person to replace that cur- rent feckless individual, Kevin Shutty, who currently holds the position. Mr. Davis is willing to give up his comfort- able retirement and bring his exten- sive business and organizational skills to benefit and competently Serve our county. He has more years of experi- ence than the current commissioner has on this planet. Tom Davis is reliable, honest, sea- soned and honorably diScharged US. Navy veteran (Vietnam era). If you wanted to see someone who has love of community and public service, you ' only need to look to Tom. I ask every- one to support him. Second. As for my second item, any- one who has been following the letters to the editor section of this publica- tion almost weekly sees N eatherlin supporters exclaiming his display of faux bravery or heroism during the recent Black Lives Matter rally. I was there, let me tell you what I witnessed was no more than a display of cheap shameless politicking. Let me assure your readers N eatherlin was never in any danger. There was probably more firearms per square foot than there was at Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, all mind you in friendly law-abiding hands. Let’s all wake up and clean up this commission. Patrick Burke Shelton We can’t afford Neatherlin Editor, the Journal, Mason County cannot afford anoth- er four years of Randy Neatherlin: This year alone Mr. Neatherlin has cost the county over $60K in fines and legal fees, and the possibility of millions in damages looms on the ho- rizon. Regarding recent letters to the editor supporting Mr. Neatherlin, one was written by Rob Drexler, his employer, another by Jack Johnson, one of the principals involved in the Gravel Pit lawsuit and another by Dr. Brian Petersen, who isn’t even a Ma- . son County resident, and a number of them by Bob Harris, who is the main 'poster of Randy’s signs. I urge everyone to look at the facts before voting for the next county com- missioner of District 1, and then vote for the candidate you think will do the best job for us taxpayers and deserves your support. I urge you to vote for Ted Jackson for Mason County commissioner, Dis- trict 1, and restore the faith, honesty and trust we lost after putting up with eight years of Randy Neather- lin’s shenanigans. 7 Herb Gerhardt Belfair seeLETl'ERS. page~A-6 Times; Can we choose decent this. election? continued from page A—4 they were usually dismissed as “all flash and no cash” and told to take their silliness elsewhere. A friend of mine has a grand- mother, age 86,,who grew up around Shelton but was living in Redmond when COVID-19 turned the east side of Lake Washington into our nation’s first hot zone. The grandmother voted for Barack Obama twice, my friend _ said, but switched to Trump in 2016 because she said her grandmother wanted someone who wasn’t a politi- cian and was a businessman. The grandmother will not vote for Trump a second time, and it only took her husband’s death to force that de- cision. The grandmother’s husband had terminal cancer when he entered a hospital in March, my friend told me, but his wife couldn’t attend to him because hospitals around Seattle were overwhelmed by COVID. The grandfather entered hospice in April and his wife was able to see him just once before he died. He was incoher- ent by that point. Granddaughter and grandmother talked often on the phone. The grand- daughter talked about people she knew who had to leave college and their jobs, they talked about how Trump couldn’t respond in a human way to the pain the disease was caus- ing, they talked about the mental toll the virus was having on friends and family. i The granddaughter and grand— mother kept talking. Finally, in July, the grandmother became One of the legions of seniors who have had enough of this man. “I can’t bring myself to vote for him,” the grandmother told her granddaughter. “I can’t support the nasty things he says.” Can we choose decent this election? Or do we Want another four years of a man who was busy pricing when they were passing out souls? I Contact Kirk EricSon at kirk@ masoncounty.com.