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I JOURNAL E DITORIAL Spring-cleaning comes early Things are looking up around here. And that new publisher back here at the All over town, businesses have put up Journal? One of Karl Sleight's first man- coats of fresh paint and made a lot of small dates to our staff was to clean up the inside improvements that add up to a nice, big of this place as well. It's incredible how change for everyone that lives and works nice it is to come to work at a place that is in Shelton. warm and inviting, inside and out, instead Here at the Shelton Mason County of drab and dreary. Some Journal staffers Journal, we not only have a new face in have been coming to work here every week the publisher's office, but our building it- for 20-plus years and note that the place self has a whole new look. The old brown has never looked better. storefront capped with rotting wood and That means that when you come in to chipped green highlights of paint have grab the latest edition at our front counter, been replaced with a beautiful blue-gray to sit down with a reporter in our news- paint job, a metal awning and a window- room, talk turkey with one of our ad reps display sign. or visit Karl in her office, you'll be doing so Just down the block on Cota Street, in a clean, professional space. Small Town Papers, the Blockhouse Pub We learn to trust people by the way and Garage Sale Maniacs ihave also fresh- they handle the little things: do they do ened things up. Just a stone's throw away what they say they will do; do they treat from our front door, over on Railroad Ave- themselves and others with respect; are nue, the 1912 Building also got some fresh they courteous and kind? paint. Forest Cooper's ongoing neon resto- Clean paint, signage and office space are ration project, obviously, is another bright seemingly little things, but they can make spot in town. all the difference in the world. Our office got signage and a a whole new look in recent we, wrap-around awning. Journal photo by Kevan ks, including fresh paint Aoore LETTE RSTOTN E E DITI )I:I" __Oh u rob work with folks who areand for our planet. It had was highly devoted to com, nothing whatsoever to munity betterment. We do with the two political honored are proud to have been parties who have jointly associated with those who brought our nation to the to host the forth the Masonbrink of bankruptcy. Ca- Area Fairs in 2010 and cupy has nothing to do 2011 because they had towith blame, but is rather eve n t do their work in spite of designed to bring people vicious, destructive andtogether. Editor, the Journal untruthful accusations The tone of Maxwell's from those who are com- letter suggests that we One hundred thirty-five munity destroyers ratherare, and should forever voices raised together and than builders, remain, divided by labels created a surge of appre- On another issue, Da- of political party. That clarion for our veterans vis was wrong when he is dysfunction on a na- last week and of patriotic suggested inconsistency tional scale, and it has fervor for "the home of in my position pertain- to end. the brave and land of the ing to the FAA intent toThis country is only free." On behalf of St. Ed- remove the Event Center going to move forward ward's, heartfelt thanks after 2013. I have always when we stop labeling to the choir directors of been frank and forthright everyone and when we our churches who put this in acknowledging what stop thinking of some marvelous concert togeth- the FAA wants done. folks as "them." There is er. We were honored. However, I've also been no "them" here, Maxwell, consistently optimistic there is just "us," and we Father Ronald H. that the FAA might be have some serious prob- Belisleconvinced that the build- lems facing the United Sheltonings need not be removedStates. completely. I campaignedOne of the biggest on that issue four yearsproblems is how do we What's in ago. But I am not fool come together to resolve enough to believe that problems when we are anything can be saved told that we are sepa- a n a m e in the face of the kind of rate and different. That politics by personal de-is what Occupy is about; | C n a n a e: struction experienced in finding common ground the community these past and solving problems that two years, are common to all of our Editor, the Journal In the future we would citizens. The misinformation in- hope to see more accurate troduced by Tom Davis in and positive comments Katherine Price his Journal letter of Nov. oriented toward commu- Shelton 10 needs to be corrected, nity betterment rather This letter implies that than the kind of destruc- changing the name of the five thoughts expressedCa n't g et fairgrounds was arbi- by Tom Davis in his let- trary. In fact the facility ter. h e a v e n has had no valid name Jay Hupp for two years because Chairman in a Rolls the Mason County Fair- Port of Shelton grounds title disappeared Commission into history along with its 100-year old namesake when it was eliminated Occ u py is from the county budget Editor, the Journal in 2010. The new name Sanderson Field Event trying to It seems amazing that Center and Fairgrounds Shelton would have its simply describes what it m.... :4-~-~not own occupy demonstra- is and where it is located. U II II II Ikl~, tion on Nov. 11. What The motion to change the isn't amazing is the level name was thoroughly de-divide of discontent that exists bated in a public meeting in this county which is and adopted unanimously Editor, the Journal why the Occupy move- by the port commission, ment has swept across Davis was correct, how- Mr. Maxwell's reply in this county like wildfire. ever, when he said "the the Nov. 10 Journal to aLooking down their port wants to lease the notice concerning the oc- noses from their corporate land to a private concern, cupy event in Shelton onValhalla the right wing in much like they tried to 11/11/11 missed the point the county dismisses the do earlier this year." The a bit. Occupy demonstrations port's mission is to lease The Shelton Occupy as the actions of so many land and facilities to pri- event was planned for malcontents. So what vate business operations citizens of all parties and these conservatives do is in order to create jobs. persuasions to gather; the to give tacky excuses to Concerning the fair- purpose of the gatheringthe poor and others that grounds operations, we was to address concerns they should be content have been fortunate in citizens have for our com- with what they got while having the opportunity to munity, for our country moaning about the light taxes they pay. One thing that the right wing does not do is address the real griev- ances of those who take part in the occupy move- ment. In doing so they set themselves up for the pos- sibility of having another revolution in this country. So what we have ended up with is 1 percent of the U.S. population living privileged lifestyles that they believe in a God-giv- en right. Privilege in no way should be considered as a right but as a reward that is given to those who work to improve the com- mon good that benefits everyone. The conservatives jus- tify any large tax breaks that are given to the rich. According to their favor- ite tired worn-out excuse, when you reduce taxes for the rich you help the poor because the rich will have more money to invest, which creates jobs. I doubt if anyone who is currently barely surviv- ing on a minimum wage job would believe this. Certainly if the rich want to have more money to in- vest they can do what any financial advisors will tell you to do, they can cut out the luxuries they In the end, the real reason why the 1 perce of the U.S. population ] lieves that they need b: tax cuts so they can in- vest, is they are only tl ing to justify their hoal ing of the wealth. This is absurd, for no one h~ ever gotten into heaveI a Rolls Royce. Dennis Met Shel Do you know wh keeps up cemetery Editor, the Journal For the "Word on th~ Street" in the Nov. 10 Journal edition the qm tion asked was, With new mayor and city cm missioner in Shelton, what projects or issues do you hope will be ad- dressed? Wes Whitish's respo: was, "I'd like to see sot thing done about the c~ etery. They need to get something done up the believe are a necessity.I find it hard to bell, By doing this the rich will that the Journal does have all the money that know that Shelton Me- they need for investing, morial Park is a privat To think that invest- cemetery and is oper- ing is the basis of any ated by a 100-year-old successful economy is absurd. Although invest- ments are needed to start a business and to allow it to grow, the success or failure of any busi- ness will be decided upon whether people buy what a business has to offer them. Certainly as a former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain knows this. If he doesn't he should consider why the local Godfather's Pizza in Shel- ton went out of business. non-profit association. The association cur- rently has eight non-p~ board members and on alternate, volunteer, rq resenting the founding organizations. I invite Whitish or a other concerned citizer to come to the next boa meeting to voice their concern. You may call 1 office at 426-2152 for tl time and date of the ne meeting. If you wish y( can write us at: Shelto: Memorial Park Cemete Assoiciation,~ 105 Van B nt ren St., Shelton 98584. ~e- I also extend this in~ • I g tatlqn to the Journal. / y- David Pi 'd- She] ain Abortion rer -- destroy Lon now or I later? TI is nc agai at el is. It Nati a- '1- or, the Journal settl A1 afte] s- real] t that ~1- not ( circt wha; burden this placqs on t]te mother, right? | FtLst forward 18 or 20 lse year~. Hey, for the glory m- of Ggd and country we ~m- can then send that life If: Shelton-Mason C;unty :', ................. ~ i iii:'~ ....... i,ii,; ~helton-Mason County Journal is a member of usPs 492-8o0 Washington Newspaper Publishers' Association. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Shelton-Mason SUBSCRIPTION RATES: County Journal, RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. $37 per year for Mason County addresses, Published weekly by Shelton-Mason County Journal, Inc. $51 per year in state of Washington but outside at 227 West Cota Street, Shelton, Washington Mason County, $61 per year out of state. Mailing address: RO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584 Telephone (360) 426-4412,,www.rnasencounty.com Owned and published by Periodicals postage paid at Shelton, Washington Shelton-Mason County Journal, Inc Page A-4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 17, 20t 1 Kari Sleight, publisher Jesse Mullen, general mgr. Newsroom: Advertising: Dave Pierik, advertising manag, Harvey Morris, ad representat[v fke ton Kevan Moore, managing editor Front office: Aria Shephard, North Mason, Donna Kinnaird, bookkeeper environment, reporter Margot Brand, circulation Cricket Carter, mailroom Natalie Johnson, reporter Emily Hanson, sports reporter supervisor Adam Rudnick, copy editor Le subject of aborti n ar the volatile sta~e ~. It seems, thougq, ~ction time it alws~ys seems the great ~n under God canh e it. embryo is createc God's plan. Can t mt y be questioned? ~o, being settled, we ~vill lestroy it under an y mstances, no matt er anywhere in the world :e."America chooses. Re- ~ve member Oh-My-Goodn mt Rumsfeld, the great- est ~hock and awer of e all tlmes? He wouldn t hesitate one second. T] great country under G, will Be more than cage to alllow that life to fac dd des@uction as a sacrit to w~r. Right? No prob ~p- lem.| W~o knows? By that timeI we may, as a God ay fearlng nation, still be threatened by deadly rd WMDs (such as IEDs) '. we Will really need tha he life ~o sacrifice, no mat ~e how it affects the moth xt Rigl: t? No problem. u 1 Charles L. Wi: ry Hoods sing room: Adams, graphics ¢qood, classifieds/leg~ ;orr, typing Compc William Koleen Becky Pressroom: Kelly Ribrdan, production man Travis Miller press operator 3SS ds )d, ~e Lnd Ler er. me ,ort ]ger