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LETTEks, continued #6}; 5552215
Where have the
principals gone?
Editor, the Journal,
Thank you, Kim Goldsby, for the
update in the paper. It’s about time
that people in Shelton know what is
happening in our schools. I’m talking
about before COVID-19.
I’ve been a volunteer for about 30
years in the Shelton School District,
mostly at Evergreen, but other schools
as well. I started there when Mr.
River was the principal, then came
Dr. Warner. He was at Evergreen for
years, then one day he decided to re-
tire (darn it) and the district hired a
woman from out of town. She was nice
too, but, all of a sudden she was gone,
then someone else came and went. I
was asked to be on the panel and in-
terview four new people to be the new
principal at Evergreen school. Boy,
what fun that was to see how the pro—
cess worked to get a new principal. It
came down to a really nice, smart man
named Kent from Utah. He moved his
family here thinking he had a secured
job as a principal, and his first year
was great. Everybody loved him, but
in the beginning of the next year, after
only two months in, he was gone and
not by his choice. A few more princi-
pals came and went, and all this hap—
pened in a four-year period.
Jennifer Deyette was the principal
at Shelton High School for years, and
all of a sudden she’s gone, why? Did
she really want to go? I really doubt it.
Everyone said she was involved in
“everything” at the school, and she
loved her job.
After Mr. Barkman left Olympic
Middle School, they also went through
some principals; I hated to see him go.
Whoever is in charge of the prin-
cipals for our school district needs to
step back and think about the kids.
It seems there is no structure in the
school when they see one person in
charge and then there’s another new
person.
So thank you, Kim Goldsby, for
writing your letter. I have wanted to
say all this for a long time.
Sandy Deyette
Shelton
Revisiting the
election ’
Editor, the Journal,
Thank you, the Journal, for the
front-page photograph symbolizing
that Mason County voted for Presi-
dent Donald Trump and also voted for
new state leadership, a Gov. Loren
Culp. You get a thumbs—up. A picture
is worth a thousand words.
At the time of this letter, the 2020
presidential election winner has not
yet been called. Two states are headed
for a recount. Sadly, given the unclear
ballot tallies, we must be prepared for
a Joe Biden leadership of poorly nego-
tiated, even poorly spoken, American
versus global positions. The Biden
family might again be in a position to
sell out America by selling access to
the Big Guy.
Look to the past to project the fu-
ture. Former President Barack Obama
and Biden both were unable to ad-
vance their Democrat congressional
standings in the 2016 and 2020 presi—
dential elections. Campaigns based
on hate consume the haters. Trump,
by comparison, has been an asset to
his party as Republican congressional
numbers advanced during the 2016
and 2020 presidential elections.
The 2024 presidential election
could just have President Kamala
Harris running for a second term. Will
she be able to bring Democratic con—
gressional candidates to success any
better than Obama and Biden? Will
Twitter and Facebook find a way to
add out of state, duplicate, harvested,
and dead people mail-in ballots? That
future is scary.
Hope for our future rests with the
Senate remaining Republican to de-
fend the Constitution, to defend the
safety of our families, to defend our
ccities from protest riot and to honor
the blessing of life.
Republicans historically accept the
bad with the good and proudly dis-
play our flag, defend our country and
respect our president no matter what
party. Thank you, President Trump.
May God continue to bless America.
Irene Graham
Union
Donald Trump will
neverconcede
Editor, the Journal,
Some’people think the Electoral
College is outdated and should be re-
moved, a talking point of the Joe Biden
campaign. We are the United States
of America, and our states — starting
with the original 13 colonies — are
separate entities.
It is understandably unacceptable
for states with smaller populations
to have their affairs decided by other
states simply because more people live
there. Suppose there were a United
Countries of Earth. Would we like the
idea of China (population 1,439 bil—
lion) and India ( 1,380 billion) running
the show? (The U.S. has 331 million
people) Or would we want a leveling
factor? Personally, I don’t want Cali—
fornia and New York to determine who
my president is.
The media does not decide the pres-
idency. The people do in honest elec—
tions, and absentee and mail-in ballots
are still being counted. In this election,
the media declared Biden a winner,
while in multiple important states
there are serious disputes on the legal-
ity of many ballots.
Every legal vote should be counted,
every recount should go forward, and
every challenge should be heard. This
has been the most corrupt election
with more proof of voter fraud coming
out daily, more than I can list here, a
serious problem being the president is
within a hair’s breadth of winning.
Hillary Clinton told Biden to never,
never concede, nor would he. President
Donald Trump will‘ never concede, nor
should he, until all has been resolved,
corrupt ballots discarded and a true
count completed. It might not make a
difference in the end, but if we can’t
change our election system to make it
fraud- and accident-proof, there will
never be a legitimate president again.
By the way, Beijing, China, and
Tehran, Iran, are celebrating. What
does that tell you? President Trump
is the president until Jan. 20 at noon.
The election is officially declared on
Dec. 12. This is not over until then.
Katie Groves
Shelton
We’re not divided;
we’re balanced
Editor, the Journal,
Like most of us, I spent days af—
ter the election looking at maps and
graphics with red and blue dots rep-
resenting the votes and the strong
viewpoints of the American people. I
listened as people talked about how
divided we are as a nation and what a
challenge it is going to be to bring us
together.
Driving to work Saturday morning
(before the election results were an:
nounced) a thought hit me:
What if we look at America as
balanced rather than divided? V
What if we see our differenCes as
a rich source of diverse experiences,
backgrounds and viewpoints that,
when brought together and respected,
can create solutions that are bet—
ter than any one group could devise
alone?
What if we View our opposing
viewpoints as assets that will help
our country do amazing things, rather
than liabilities that we need to over-
come?
I believe that the biggest challenge
we face is changing our mindset about
those who have opposing views from
us. As President-elect Joe Biden said
in his speech on Saturday, “They are
not the enemy.” This is a challenge for
all of us, not just our politicians.
I believe that the vast majority
of Americans agree about the issues
we face and the ultimate outcome
we would like to see. We differ in our
opinions on what is the best path to a
solution. This is actually good news.
As my boss said to me when I was a '
young executive: “If you and I always
agree, one of us is not necessary.” (He
then added that he was not going any—
where. I got the message.)
These thoughts have given me
hope and a sense of purpose as we
move through these uncertain times
and into what I believe will be a bet-
ter future.
Patricia Martig
Allyn
Thank you,
Ricardo
Del Bosque
Editor, the Journal,
Today, the day after Election Day
2020, I am sending gratitude to all
those who serve our nation’s school
children with care, compassion and
selfless giving. .
At this perilous time for our nation,
our school children look to the adults
in their lives for daily guidance on
how to live a life they and their fami-
lies will be proud of not just today, or
this year, but for generations to come.
The values that withstand the test
of time come from our most sacred
religious books but also from the lives
of our most revered public service
heroes. Lessons of care, of giving, of
forgiveness, of treating those we don’t
know with the same love and respect
we have for those we deeply know,
our dearest loved ones.
I count Shelton School District’s
Ricardo Del Bosque as one of my pub-
lic service heroes. The generous spirit
that has characterized Del Bosque’s
work (A Real Champion for People,
Oct. 22, 2020), fills me with awe and
gratitude. ‘
Mr. Del Bosque characterizes the
best lessons of our revered religious
books, the best of the American spirit,
the best of the SheltonSchool
trict’s goal that “every staff mé'i’iibEi‘"
is a 21st century educator.” Caring
for children of all races, all linguistic
. backgrounds and all socio-economic
levels is what let century educators
do. Educators of centuries past per-
petuate old-fashioned, outdated and
hateful practices that exclude chil-
dren of all backgrounds. Del Bosque’s
daily guidance was put on hold dur—
ing his illness, but I know the school
children, the colleagues and Super-
intendent Alex Apostle’s leadership
will long remember and will continue
Del Bosque’s care and compassion for
others.
IVvVould like to encourage my fellow
residents of Mason County to honor
Del Bosque’s character and care for»
our school children by contributing
to the fund supporting his recovery
(gofundme.com/flcovid-relief—fund-for—
ricardo-del-bosque).
Dr. Deborah Peterson
Associate Professor of Educational
Leadership and Policy
Hoodsport, Washington
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