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llacklash posslble
liter, The Journal: in constructing reasonably limited
Now that the teachers' dream levy requests and encourage great-
150 percent majority on school
has squeaked by the Wash-
voters (and was a resound-
!:flop in Mason County), do we
hope our local school boards
!the message?
..this is to be proven as an
victory for Washington vot-
I should enable the schools to
I less time and money pursu-
r dollars, provide more time
er attention to teaching.
As State Representative Ed Or-
cutt stated after the vote, tax-wea-
ry homeowners should be wary of
anything that makes it easier to
levy more taxes on their prolSerty.
Voter backlash may well become
the reaction to next year's levy
presentations.
Robert Holt
Union
Ire may buy Bonds
ii:
L,
The Journak
Bonds has been indicted
a lie. His old team won't
back. Maybe he will go
)Politics like other past politE-
liars.
ixon had a credibility gap. Bill
ton was proved a liar about his
. tionship with a young woman.
Z_ if Bonds is proved a liar, the
[rs would know at least what
are getting.
it here are many other things
t I wonder about. ,With this
[crunch, why haven t our Con-
or state leaders reduced the
l limit to 55 miles, per hour
they did in the early 803? Sup-
dly that saved fuel and saved
hy are we still getting dan-
tls imports? Is the Almighty
ar that important? We got poi-
us dog food from China. Now
[st dangerous toys from China
0ison our little people.
Watched a panel discussion
something to do with internation-
al relations. There was a fellow
from Washington State Fisheries
on that panel. He said something
about exports and imports in fish-
eries. Two or three nights later on
a newscast a reporter told of dan-
gerous fish imports. Asia, Latin
and South America were named
as dangerous suppliers. Differ-
ent levels of poison in their fish
were mentioned. Fish from one
area were likened to getting fish
out of a sewer. It was mentioned
to check the source of the fish we
eat.
We all know of when Oakland
Bay or parts of Hood Canal are
closed for seafood harvesting.
One man interviewed by the re-
porter stated that he would not
eat fish in a restaurant because
he would not know where it was
from.
Is this a way to control our pop-
ulation growth?
Ralph Wingert
lerated by Brad Owen. It had Mountain View
00onic staff cuts
tor, The Journal."
Lae Shelton School District sab-
d my education for 12 years.
Ccessfully graduated with'hon-
Ifrom Shelton High and was still
Stupid to get into college-level
Ses. Today I am not too bitter
lUse I know that next year I
be able to staple my bachelor's
tee to their forehead and tell
a that even though they tried
hardest to stop me, I still
tUated from college.
hen I read this week that since
are unable to educate our
: tents to meet the state mini-
mum requirements, they must cut
$75,000 out of the budget. Gall
Straus of the school district says
they plan on doing so by cutting
staff, the very same people who
are supposed to help educate the
children. What kind of "jackass-
ery" is that? If they need money
for the budget, I wonder what Gall
Straus' salary is?
(Note that the preceding letter
was under 150 words to keep the
people with a short attention span
interested.)
Justin Cowling
Shelton
00ote down levies
htor, The Journal: the supermajority requirement.
L.xes! The good news is that Have you ever heard of a union
ative 960 was successful, contributing towards a political
politicians will actually
to ask us for permission
:lend our money. Even King
ty said "no" to more taxes
i transportation solutions that
r come. And of course the bu-
l.llerats cannot spend what the
ticians do not give them.
laxesl The bad news is that
SUpermvjority requirement
[_passage of school levies, a
tutional amendment devel-
[td in the 1930s as school dis-
h caused some homeowners
se their homes to the tax col-
or, is dead. The Washington
Supreme Court also over-
ed our 1 percent cap on an-
property-tax increases. We
Y will get back the 6 percent
erty-tax hikes. The bureau-
s are salivating at that pos-
lty.
a KVI Radio interview Scott
1, King CountyAssessor, said
i within 24 hours of the court
tion, 12 of the 166 taxing dis-
m in King County asked him
.t the possibility of returning
Percent. If you don't think
same thing is happening
You must be smoking funny
ettos. ,
e Olympian of November
tported the Olympia School
td is considering a larger-
'proposed levy because the"
rcent property-tax lid was
tUrned and the simple major.
School vote was enacted. The
%1 board :wants to "collect as
h money as allowed under
, law."
L"e need to vote against future
l levies for these reasons:
) The Olympian of Novem-
15 reported that the teach-
[tiglon of WEA and NEA con-
ted more than $1,500,000
rds the passage of this con-
tional amendment to drop
campaign without an expected
payback? Teacher strikes, such
as happened in Bethel a few years
ago and again this year, really
show the arrogance of the teach-
ers' union and the gutlessness of
school boards. Teacher strikes
will happen here.
(2) The former graduation re-
quirements were watered down
because the teachers could not
teach to the subject; thus there
were many student failures.
(3) The school districts are so
arrogant as to refuse to hold levy
elections on normal election days.
Their answer is that it is difficult
to budget with a levy election in
November. What a crock. Many
companies budget years in ad-
vance. Our own legislature bud-
gets two years in advance.
(4) The teachers' union is
scared stiff of charter schools,
hates private schools and deni-
grates home-schooling, even
though tests of students show
that private-schooled and home-
schooled kids far outperform the
government-educated kids.
Why should we support fu-
ture levy elections if the teachers
get the bulk of the money with-
out producing results and our
school boards acquiesce to their
demands without requiring ac-
countability?
Voters and taxpayers state-
wide approved 1-960 TO rein in
tax-and-spend liberals. As all
farmers know, sometimes to
get the attention of a jackass,
you must hit him over the head
with a 2x4. I think we got the at-
tention of a few donkeys in our
statehouses, courthouses and
city halls. It is time to get the at-
tention of those donkeys on the
school boards.
Ardean A. Anvik
Star Lake
f
r 8 PIECE
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• Includes assorted toy tools
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• High-impact plastic construction
910698g
r23- PET BED
• Machine washable
• Overstuffed bolster
• Assorted designs
8209876
4.99 5.99
r WET/DRY "
AUTO VAC
• Plugs into car's
12V DC
accesso outlet
• Flexible 3' hose
• Includes brush,
crevice and
nozzle
attachment head:
• Reversible suction also
inflates pool floats and air
mattresses
8209819
r 18 PIECE
COMBINATION
WRENCH SET
• Includes SAE
and
metric sizes
• Nickel chrome
plated
2188043
r VIVITAR ®
BINOCULARS
• 7 times over the naked
eye magnification
• UV coated optics for
glare-free viewing
• Rubberized grip
• Includes protective carrying
pouch wth shoulder strap
8209793
r JUMBO /
UNIVERSAL
REMOTE
• Manages up to
8 separate
devices
• Compatible with
most major
brands
• Code search
' finds device
codes
automatically
6135172
9.99
HoMedtcs ® IGITAL PHOTO '-SOFTSIDED
ENVIRASCAPE I KEY CHAI N TOOL BOX
ILLUMINATED I
FOUNTAIN / .....
• Flower blossom/ : I
design j
• Water flows '::1
geny over ! I
flower petals .1
creating r l
soothing 1
sounds
/
• Tabletop design |
6134381
J
19.99
• 1.5" color LCD Screen
• Holds up to 60 photos
• Change photos easily by linking to
your computer with UScable
(included)
• Built-in rechargeable battery
6135263
19.99
9 outside pockets, 8 inside pockets
• Cushion grip stee bar hancle
• Adjustable shoulder strap
2154409
Contents not included
r HUFFY® 1"6"
KID'S BIKES
• Boy's or girl's
i Cster brakes,
training wheels
For children 4-8 yrs. old
8209850, 843
assmb/y requ/r
'*RADIO FLYER ®
34" STEEL
WAGON
• Classic design is a kid's favorite
• Molded 7" wheels
82293
29.99
rS PIECE CARD 7" DIGITAL
TABLE SET PHOTO FRAME
WRADIO-CONTROLLED
OUTDOOR
• Altitude and rotor speed control,
adjustable gyro anl built in
flight stabilizer
• Inctudes rechargeable bqttery
pack with AC charger adapter
• Remote uses 8 AA batteries
(not included)
9107004
,* DeWalt ®
POWER TOOLS
• Create a slide show set : with *
your favorite pictures
• Extra holiday seating, or perfect * Built-in speakers, clock and calendar ,
for games; set includes table and * Black finish wood frame Cordless Drill Kit with 2 batteries
4 padded chairs • Plu 9 in your memory card and case 29307,
• Steel construction, black finish to vew pictures Pay 9.99 Limif I rte each 29306,
8209868 6135230 Ree (30.00) 1llr €llce 2029866
39.99 49.99
P°werGlide® ' IonicPr°® % /
_ .,y_:n eumn -
OMPOUND MITER SAW | I €OMPACT AIRI
• Laserfor pinpoint -__..__1 PURIFIER /
accuracy / I
• 24 toolh carbide I I I .Wosiltly I /
blade _dY I top
• Pre-°d IIIlI I /r"tantsand • / 1
mit,r stops .--lI:? I ,..... | allergens / /
to,. tst I • Quick.d.n-up / 1
adjustments 1--no filters / /
|to replace J /
2304 ............. I Hardware I. Perfectfor 1 /
Power Glide ® |
.8 I,II INIIID lllU, PII I First & Mill, Shelt0n /dellv.ering fresh, ,lI |
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• 2.5 amp, 5 speeds | Monday-Saturday 7:30-6 16135214 'qI/
l Sunday 9-5
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Thursday, November 22, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5
llacklash posslble
liter, The Journal: in constructing reasonably limited
Now that the teachers' dream levy requests and encourage great-
150 percent majority on school
has squeaked by the Wash-
voters (and was a resound-
!:flop in Mason County), do we
hope our local school boards
!the message?
..this is to be proven as an
victory for Washington vot-
I should enable the schools to
I less time and money pursu-
r dollars, provide more time
er attention to teaching.
As State Representative Ed Or-
cutt stated after the vote, tax-wea-
ry homeowners should be wary of
anything that makes it easier to
levy more taxes on their prolSerty.
Voter backlash may well become
the reaction to next year's levy
presentations.
Robert Holt
Union
Ire may buy Bonds
ii:
L,
The Journak
Bonds has been indicted
a lie. His old team won't
back. Maybe he will go
)Politics like other past politE-
liars.
ixon had a credibility gap. Bill
ton was proved a liar about his
. tionship with a young woman.
Z_ if Bonds is proved a liar, the
[rs would know at least what
are getting.
it here are many other things
t I wonder about. ,With this
[crunch, why haven t our Con-
or state leaders reduced the
l limit to 55 miles, per hour
they did in the early 803? Sup-
dly that saved fuel and saved
hy are we still getting dan-
tls imports? Is the Almighty
ar that important? We got poi-
us dog food from China. Now
[st dangerous toys from China
0ison our little people.
Watched a panel discussion
something to do with internation-
al relations. There was a fellow
from Washington State Fisheries
on that panel. He said something
about exports and imports in fish-
eries. Two or three nights later on
a newscast a reporter told of dan-
gerous fish imports. Asia, Latin
and South America were named
as dangerous suppliers. Differ-
ent levels of poison in their fish
were mentioned. Fish from one
area were likened to getting fish
out of a sewer. It was mentioned
to check the source of the fish we
eat.
We all know of when Oakland
Bay or parts of Hood Canal are
closed for seafood harvesting.
One man interviewed by the re-
porter stated that he would not
eat fish in a restaurant because
he would not know where it was
from.
Is this a way to control our pop-
ulation growth?
Ralph Wingert
lerated by Brad Owen. It had Mountain View
00onic staff cuts
tor, The Journal."
Lae Shelton School District sab-
d my education for 12 years.
Ccessfully graduated with'hon-
Ifrom Shelton High and was still
Stupid to get into college-level
Ses. Today I am not too bitter
lUse I know that next year I
be able to staple my bachelor's
tee to their forehead and tell
a that even though they tried
hardest to stop me, I still
tUated from college.
hen I read this week that since
are unable to educate our
: tents to meet the state mini-
mum requirements, they must cut
$75,000 out of the budget. Gall
Straus of the school district says
they plan on doing so by cutting
staff, the very same people who
are supposed to help educate the
children. What kind of "jackass-
ery" is that? If they need money
for the budget, I wonder what Gall
Straus' salary is?
(Note that the preceding letter
was under 150 words to keep the
people with a short attention span
interested.)
Justin Cowling
Shelton
00ote down levies
htor, The Journal: the supermajority requirement.
L.xes! The good news is that Have you ever heard of a union
ative 960 was successful, contributing towards a political
politicians will actually
to ask us for permission
:lend our money. Even King
ty said "no" to more taxes
i transportation solutions that
r come. And of course the bu-
l.llerats cannot spend what the
ticians do not give them.
laxesl The bad news is that
SUpermvjority requirement
[_passage of school levies, a
tutional amendment devel-
[td in the 1930s as school dis-
h caused some homeowners
se their homes to the tax col-
or, is dead. The Washington
Supreme Court also over-
ed our 1 percent cap on an-
property-tax increases. We
Y will get back the 6 percent
erty-tax hikes. The bureau-
s are salivating at that pos-
lty.
a KVI Radio interview Scott
1, King CountyAssessor, said
i within 24 hours of the court
tion, 12 of the 166 taxing dis-
m in King County asked him
.t the possibility of returning
Percent. If you don't think
same thing is happening
You must be smoking funny
ettos. ,
e Olympian of November
tported the Olympia School
td is considering a larger-
'proposed levy because the"
rcent property-tax lid was
tUrned and the simple major.
School vote was enacted. The
%1 board :wants to "collect as
h money as allowed under
, law."
L"e need to vote against future
l levies for these reasons:
) The Olympian of Novem-
15 reported that the teach-
[tiglon of WEA and NEA con-
ted more than $1,500,000
rds the passage of this con-
tional amendment to drop
campaign without an expected
payback? Teacher strikes, such
as happened in Bethel a few years
ago and again this year, really
show the arrogance of the teach-
ers' union and the gutlessness of
school boards. Teacher strikes
will happen here.
(2) The former graduation re-
quirements were watered down
because the teachers could not
teach to the subject; thus there
were many student failures.
(3) The school districts are so
arrogant as to refuse to hold levy
elections on normal election days.
Their answer is that it is difficult
to budget with a levy election in
November. What a crock. Many
companies budget years in ad-
vance. Our own legislature bud-
gets two years in advance.
(4) The teachers' union is
scared stiff of charter schools,
hates private schools and deni-
grates home-schooling, even
though tests of students show
that private-schooled and home-
schooled kids far outperform the
government-educated kids.
Why should we support fu-
ture levy elections if the teachers
get the bulk of the money with-
out producing results and our
school boards acquiesce to their
demands without requiring ac-
countability?
Voters and taxpayers state-
wide approved 1-960 TO rein in
tax-and-spend liberals. As all
farmers know, sometimes to
get the attention of a jackass,
you must hit him over the head
with a 2x4. I think we got the at-
tention of a few donkeys in our
statehouses, courthouses and
city halls. It is time to get the at-
tention of those donkeys on the
school boards.
Ardean A. Anvik
Star Lake
f
r 8 PIECE
TOY TOOL KIT
• Includes assorted toy tools
and tool box
• High-impact plastic construction
910698g
r23- PET BED
• Machine washable
• Overstuffed bolster
• Assorted designs
8209876
4.99 5.99
r WET/DRY "
AUTO VAC
• Plugs into car's
12V DC
accesso outlet
• Flexible 3' hose
• Includes brush,
crevice and
nozzle
attachment head:
• Reversible suction also
inflates pool floats and air
mattresses
8209819
r 18 PIECE
COMBINATION
WRENCH SET
• Includes SAE
and
metric sizes
• Nickel chrome
plated
2188043
r VIVITAR ®
BINOCULARS
• 7 times over the naked
eye magnification
• UV coated optics for
glare-free viewing
• Rubberized grip
• Includes protective carrying
pouch wth shoulder strap
8209793
r JUMBO /
UNIVERSAL
REMOTE
• Manages up to
8 separate
devices
• Compatible with
most major
brands
• Code search
' finds device
codes
automatically
6135172
9.99
HoMedtcs ® IGITAL PHOTO '-SOFTSIDED
ENVIRASCAPE I KEY CHAI N TOOL BOX
ILLUMINATED I
FOUNTAIN / .....
• Flower blossom/ : I
design j
• Water flows '::1
geny over ! I
flower petals .1
creating r l
soothing 1
sounds
/
• Tabletop design |
6134381
J
19.99
• 1.5" color LCD Screen
• Holds up to 60 photos
• Change photos easily by linking to
your computer with UScable
(included)
• Built-in rechargeable battery
6135263
19.99
9 outside pockets, 8 inside pockets
• Cushion grip stee bar hancle
• Adjustable shoulder strap
2154409
Contents not included
r HUFFY® 1"6"
KID'S BIKES
• Boy's or girl's
i Cster brakes,
training wheels
For children 4-8 yrs. old
8209850, 843
assmb/y requ/r
'*RADIO FLYER ®
34" STEEL
WAGON
• Classic design is a kid's favorite
• Molded 7" wheels
82293
29.99
rS PIECE CARD 7" DIGITAL
TABLE SET PHOTO FRAME
WRADIO-CONTROLLED
OUTDOOR
• Altitude and rotor speed control,
adjustable gyro anl built in
flight stabilizer
• Inctudes rechargeable bqttery
pack with AC charger adapter
• Remote uses 8 AA batteries
(not included)
9107004
,* DeWalt ®
POWER TOOLS
• Create a slide show set : with *
your favorite pictures
• Extra holiday seating, or perfect * Built-in speakers, clock and calendar ,
for games; set includes table and * Black finish wood frame Cordless Drill Kit with 2 batteries
4 padded chairs • Plu 9 in your memory card and case 29307,
• Steel construction, black finish to vew pictures Pay 9.99 Limif I rte each 29306,
8209868 6135230 Ree (30.00) 1llr €llce 2029866
39.99 49.99
P°werGlide® ' IonicPr°® % /
_ .,y_:n eumn -
OMPOUND MITER SAW | I €OMPACT AIRI
• Laserfor pinpoint -__..__1 PURIFIER /
accuracy / I
• 24 toolh carbide I I I .Wosiltly I /
blade _dY I top
• Pre-°d IIIlI I /r"tantsand • / 1
mit,r stops .--lI:? I ,..... | allergens / /
to,. tst I • Quick.d.n-up / 1
adjustments 1--no filters / /
|to replace J /
2304 ............. I Hardware I. Perfectfor 1 /
Power Glide ® |
.8 I,II INIIID lllU, PII I First & Mill, Shelt0n /dellv.ering fresh, ,lI |
Laser for pinpoint accuracy l 426-4373 or 426-2411 Jpurified airto / /
I sma'r°°ms J I /
• 2.5 amp, 5 speeds | Monday-Saturday 7:30-6 16135214 'qI/
l Sunday 9-5
49. , ,,,,
II I III II I I IIIIIIII II II I II IIII I1 I IIIII
Thursday, November 22, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5