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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?
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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.