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1-1183 a contentious issue No C)ut-of2Pocket C}osts for I. ssured Patie sts! By NATALIE JOHNSON initiative. Washington Beer and Wine "It would close us down," Distributors, American Ur com i r able & Costly Dental Problems Last year Washington said Brenda Glasmann, Beverage Licensees and P FREE W voters turned down two li- manager of the Allyn liquor the Contract Liquor Store quor privatizationlinitia- store: We re active in the Managers Advisory Com- hitening tives after a long and hard- community ... it will put mittee among others have I for L|FE~¢ fought battle on both sides all of us out of work and it's also Spoke out against the for Active & New Patients ~;~ of the war. not going to make any more initiative. I *(Maynotbecombinedwithany0theroffer) ~E~6~%, This year, voters, restau- jobs." Anti-initiative group"No- I ~L~ ~L~ Presentcouponatfirst~ppointment ~ ,~=Q~.~'~.£.~_]) -...v- .... c~,~o,~olaO~E,p~,o,~3~ ~/ rants and retailers are once Both the Association 1183," which includes the 1626Olympic Hwy N ~o.~o.~,o,~,c.oo~o~r,g,r~Ds.s,~,,o,, :~ again clashing over the is- of Washington Business groups mentioned above, l" ~- _. .." ~ .-- ~ ~ _. --. . sue, which will be in front of (AWB) and the Washing- estimates that the initiative I voters for a second time on ton Roundtable have also would create four times r GIFT CERTIFICATE as the November ballot in the endorsed the initiative, say- many outlets selling liquor. I towardsCrtOfrd~eJimOlgt:Dentures II form of Initiative 1183. ingit would benefit govern- According to the group, the , i g , p ...:~. | 1-1183 states that cur- ment, businesses and tax- Centers for Disease Control I *( ...... becombinedwithaoyotheroffeO S~!2/~%~[I rent Washington liquor payers alike, and Prevention has also ' 426-4712 Cashva~s~l~tocoRuff°n~fe~stt, aoPn~°i~tr~tioi3111, ~, ~ ~,, !~;~)=~ ~, | laws "arbitrarily restrictThe Seattle Times even come out against privatiz- 11626 Olympic Hwy. N. T,0o,i~0o~,i¢,0,~C,o~ois.,~S.S,0,~o, ~ I I the wholesale distribution endorsed the initiative,ing liquor sales. and pricing of wine," and stressing that government The anti-initiative group " Convenient Payment Plans Available - CareCredit"- ChaseHga' dvance" calls the laws "outdated, in- efficient and costly to local taxpayers, consumers, dis- tributors and retailers." Patien~ Payment Plans FINANCING OPTIONS Richard C. Downing, [)[)S 1.626 Olympic Highway IN. Sheh:on The initiative, like others before it, argues that if the state did not sell liquor, it could spend more time reg- ulating it. The initiative vows to, "Get the state government (360) 426-471.2 • www.ShdtonDental.com out ofthe commercialbusi- ness of distributing, selling liquor."and promoting the sale of According to the Wash- reasons that Olympic College Shelton is the place to go! We offer:. eA free online application process elndividual advising appointments eTuition and financial aid assistance ~Career Training eDegree and Certificate programs eUniversity Transfer Start Here. Go Anywhere/ OLYMPIC COLLEGE Shelton Olympic Coll~ ington Restaurant Associa- tion (WRA), 1183 will create competition that will ben- efit restaurants and their customers. If the initiative passes, all state-run liquor stores would have to shut down by June. About half of all liquor stores in Washington are run by contractors, or private businesses licensed by the state to also sell li- quor. While these would have the option in some cases to stay open, their fu- ture is also grim under the Journal ~ ~ N ® 360.432.5400 or 1,800.259.6718 sex, d~bili~ sexual odentation, ot a{ should spend less time sell- also says the initiative ing liquor and more timewould add a 27 percent tax regulating it. on consumers. However, dozens of polit- The initiative requires ical, labor and community private distributors who get organizations, politicians a license to distribute liquor and business organizations to "pay 10 percent of their in Washington have taken a gross spirits revenues to stand against 1-1183. the state after the first two Many of those fighting years." against 1-1183 argue that it Glasmann said consum- blatantly favors large cot- ers would also suffer if the porations like Costco, while initiative passes. She ar- making small, family rungued that prices would not stores practically illegal, go down on all items, and Under the initiative, only said that at a large store, stores with 10,000 square like Walmart or Costco, feet or more of retail space specialty brands and variet- in one building may have a ies of liquor and wine would liquor license unless no such likely not be stocked. store exists in a community. Beyond practical issues In that case, a smaller bust- like cost, variety and regu- ness may receive a liquor lation, Washington liquor license, store owners and employ- According to The Seattleees worry about the loss of Times, Costco donated more small businesses in their than $11 million to the communities. measure, the second larg- "We're kind of sad about est single donation to a bal- it ... I've been doing this lot measure in Washington for 19 years," she said. "All state history. [voters'] votes count, they The Wine and Spirits really need to check in off Wholesalers of America, what they're voting on." 210 Cota St. Shelton ° 426-1030 227 Cota St. Shelton • 426-4412 We would like to congratulate you for advertising your business! Whether you choose the printed word in newspaper advertising through the Shelton-Mason County Journal or the theater of the mind in radio advertising on KMAS, you know the importance of advertising locally - and we know you see the results. Advertise Locally, and let us help you grow your business. Call KMAS radio or the Shelton-Mason County Journal, your hometown advertising specialists right here in Mason County. Page A-2 - Shelton-Mason County Jourdal -Thursday, October 20, 2011 Journal photo by Natalie Johnson Commissioner Steve Bloomfield spoke in favor of approving a hearing to discuss a proposed one-tenth of I percent sales tax increase for mental health on Tuesday. Mason County sets a hearing date for mental health tax By NATALIE JOHNSON cian to do is maintain consistency," he said. "I want to be consistent and I'm not going The Mason County Board of Commis- to vote in favor of the hearing as well ... I stoners voted Tuesday to set a date for a don't believe we should be raising taxes." public hearing on the proposed one-tenth Commissioner Steve Bloomfield, in his of i percent mental health sales tax. second full commission meeting since his Since July an advisory committee hasappointment earlier this month, said he met regularly to decide if the Mason Coun- felt it important to have the discussion on ty Commissioners should approve such a the tax. tax to help fund more mental health and "We need that public hearing and the substance abuse programs in Mason Coun- input we can get from people to make that ty. decision," he said. The commission approved setting the On Tuesday, the advisory committee re- hearing for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in leased its final report, copies of which were the Mason County Commission Chambersdistributed to the county commissioners by two votes to one, with Commissioner and placed on the Mason County website, Tim Sheldon voting against holding the said public health director Vicki Kirkpat- hearing. He has long opposed an increase rick. in taxes for mental health services.Sixteen other counties in Washington "One of the hardest things for a politi- have already implemented the tax. Job numbers are a mixed bag The two surveys that are jobs in September, mostly September. used to produce the month- due to continued cuts inThe surveys are run ly unemployment rate and government jobs. each month by the federal job numbers for the state By contrast, a survey Bureau of Labor Statis: of Washington generated of households found thattics (BLS). Under the BLS widely different results for more people in Washington schedule, initial monthly September. state were working. Thisreports contain prelimi- According tolastmonth's resulted in a drop in the nary data that are revised survey of Washington bust- unemployment rate from later. ness, the state had an es- 9.3 percent in August to timated net loss of 18,400 an estimated 9.1 percent in See Jobs on page A-7