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Page A—6 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 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 _.... A4".-. m a—a—rn —x