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ife involves significant milestones like buy— ing a home, starting a family and planning for your children’s education. Amid these, creating a will often is overlooked. Despite its som— ber nature, a will is crucial for ensuring your wishes are respected and your loved ones are supplied for after you are gone. A will is a legal document detailing how you want your assets distributed posthu- mously, serving as a guide for your loved ones in managing I GUEST coLuMN your estate. It helps avoid the complications of intestacy laws, preventing a time-con- suming and emotionally tax- ing legal process that might distribute assets against your wishes. Additionally, a will is in— strumental in appointing guardians for minor children, a decision that might other- wise fall to the court Without aligning with your values. Choosing a guardian ensures your children are cared for by someone you trust. Furthermore, a will em- powers you to make chari- table contributions or leave Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 Shelton—Mason County Journal Page 5 Understanding importance of having a will or trust specific bequests, creating a legacy and supporting causes dear to you. Regularly update ing your will is crucial as life evolves, with births, deaths, marriages and divorces ins fluencing its relevance. This practice ensures your will accurately reflects your cur- rent wishes and estate com— position. Having a will is a responsible and compassion- ate act, and supplies security and clarity during an emo- tionally challenging time for your loved ones. If making a will feels overwhelming, know that youdo not have to do it alone. You can talk to me, your local estate plan- ning lawyer, CJ Singh. Our firm can give you the right advice, answer your questions and ensure your will follows the law. I can also help with more complicated things such as reducing taxes and setting up trusts. You can reach me . at 360-870—7037 or stop by our office at 108 S. 4th St. No. 202, Shelton. I CJ Singh is an attorney with Prime Legal in Shelton LETTERS, continued from page Bombing babies Editor, the Journal, A madman attacks a school bus whose guard is sleeping and slaughters 20 chil~ dren. Aneg citizens attack a school where the madman is hiding and kill the mad— man along with 200 children trapped in the school. That is literally what Israel is doing in their war on Gaza to eliminate terrorist llamas. The history of war tells us do not do what your enemy wants. Hamas wanted this war and Israel has fallen into its trap. The fanatical Muslims of Hamas believe they will be met by Allah as martyrs and rewarded with 40 virgins. In their effort to kill Hamas, along with the collateral kill- ing of thousands of women and children, the Israelis will be met with worldwide condemnation and be feeding the mon— ster they’ve been fighting for centuries: Anti-Semitism. I’m not a Jewish scholar but I believe Semitism does not favor the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. Opposing that slaughter does not make one anti—Semitic, though that is a false ass sociation by many. The ironic tragedy of Israel’s war on Gaza is it is increasingly tantamount to the N azi’s siege on the Warsaw Jewish ghetto during World War II. The long—going conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is certainly a compli- cated problem but the bombing of babies is simply not a solution. We supply those bombs to Israel. As Israel’s essential ally, we can stop that. There are other ways to protect Israel. Israel may eliminate Hamas but they are creating a legacy of many more. J. Anderson Shelton Some questions Editor, the Journal, The left is conflicted between science, ethics, logic and politics. Donna Holliday blamed the “Christian right” for “crimes” against humanity but provided no proof. Evidently our “crime” is being Christian. Robert Graham challenged Holliday for her shotgun approach. Holliday, Darrell Barker and J. Anderson then saruistically accused Graham of hate. Democrats say to follow science for COVI D but ignore science elsewhere. Sci— ence says the unborn are human, making abortion murder. Democrats mutilate our Constitution; they butcher the Second Amendment on the right to bear arms and ignore the 14th Amendment which gives eveiyone the “Right to life, liberty Democrats eliminate the death penalty for violent criminals but celebrates death for the unborn. How screwed up is that? Can any Democrat answer these seven ques» tions on abortion factually or is sarcasm your only defense? 1. How can Democrats believe in sci— ence and humanity, and still support kill— ing the unborn? 2. The unborn at 6 months are viable. When does partial birth abortion become inl'iinticidc? The Shelton-Mason County Journal encourages original letters to the editorof local interest. Diverse. and varied opinions are welcome. We will not publish letters that are deemed libelous or scurrilous in nature. We reserve the right to reject any letter for any reason. When submitting a letter, please observe the following guidelines: Writers are limited to one original letter plus one rebuttal or counter- rebuttal per calendar month; Letters should be no more than 300 words; Letters will be edited for grammar, spelling, style, clarity and length. Priority will be given to local opinion and topics. Letters about national politics and topics will run on a space-available basis; The weekly Journal Letter Policy may be delayed. deadline is 5 pm. Monday. Letters received after that time will run in the following week’s edition. All letters must be signed and include the writer’s name, physical address and daytime phone number, which will be used for verification purposes only. To submit a letter, email it to editor@masoncounty.com. Please type your letter directly into the email or attach a Word document. Letters submitted via external links or cloud drives will not be opened. You may also drop it off at 227 W. Cota St, or mail it to PO. Box 430, Shelton, WA 98584. Due to time constraints, the publication of handwritten or typed letters 3. IS a 48—hour cooling—off period and counseling before having an abortion reasonable? 4. If an unborn is executed because a woman was raped, shouldn’t the rapist be executed also? 5. Women demand reproductive rights; 50% of abortions are girls. How would these girls vote? 6. Democrats promote DEI for those already born; where’s the DEI for the unborn? 7. COVID shutdown Shelton’s Planned Parenthood Office. Isn’t that great? Rationality and humanity are foreign words to Democrats. Killing an innocent 'nnborn is reproductive rights; saving bru— tal murderers from the death penalty is hmnane. That argument is repulsive. Will anyone answer my questions? The choic- es: admit the truth, hide from the truth, or attack me. I don’t expect a rational discus— sion; I expect journalistic sarcasm. Ardeun Anuik Shelton Can’t support both Editor, the Journal, Fora decade, I have watched masses of people all over the world march the streets in support of women’s and LGBTQ rights, sometimes causing destruction and chaos. Would someone please tell me why these same millions of people are calling for the annihilation of Israel, the most support— ive of LGBTQ and women’s rights in the world, while supporting Palestinians and Hamas, whose culture and ideology is abu- sive to women who have no rights in their world, and worse, punish homosexuality by death? Can’t support both. In the early hours of Oct. 7, evil incar— 1ate crossed into sleeping Israel on hang gliders or slinking through the tunnels Hamas built with the money Israel had given to rebuild Palestinian hospitals‘and schools. Wearing body cameras to show to the world their atrocities against the vulner— able Jews, they spread through the quiet Israeli Sabbath morning, raping, shoot- ing, beheading, burning alive, slashing the unbomfrom inothcrs’ wombs. Hamas is their own publicist and proud'to show their work, yet Israel is accused of geno— cide and war crimes? ’l\velvc hundred Israeli innocents were killed that morning. That is the population ratio ol’tcrrorists killing 55,000 Americans in one morning. No one would dispute our right lo retaliate. llamas hides strategic weaponry in hospitals and schools, using Palestinians as human shields, children as suicide bombers. How do you fight an enemy that hides behind women and chil— dren as they attack yon?Hamas, who was elected by the Palestinian people, cares nothing for the Palestinians, blocking their evacuation as Israel is encouraging it. The son of a Hamas leader who left the evil body stated that the best thing for the Palestinians is to allow Israel to eradicate Hamas. A cease-fire from Hamas would bring peace. A cease—fire from Israel would bring Israeli annihilation. Katie Groves Shelton Killing the barred owl Editor, the Journal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife plans to deci— mate the barred owl population by shoot— ing over 400,000 over the next 30 years. They say they’re doing so to give the spot- ted owl more foraging opportunities and supposedly to “save” the spotted owl. The environmental impact statement tells us, “This could affect not only spot— ted owls, but entire eco-systems.” You can read about this in the Nov. 24 issue of The Capital Press Newspaper. (Article was written-by Don Jenkins). This article goes on to say that “the EIS draft states U SFWS does not have sufficient information to verify whether barred owls are effecting specific species.” The article states, “More than 20,000 barred owls would be shot the first year. Thereafter, 13,400 to 17,400 would be killed each year for 30 years.” They plan to do their killing in forested areas of the Olympic Peninsula, the Cascade Range and Northern California. There was a terrible proliferation of rats , across both Mason and Thurston conn— ties for several years. Many people Were looking for remedies to kill them. We had never had them prior to this. They got into our hayfield and w 1 had trouble control— ling them. Where was the DNR when this happened? Barred owls came to our rescue and the rats are gone, We stziiicd hearing the wonderful sound of thc barred owls coming from the forested areas nearby. Now, DN R wants to destroy the barred owl, using the spotted owl as an excuse. Nature has taken care of itself for lhou~ sands of years. Why try to change it? Other species have been increasing in this area, but i won‘t name them because DNR may want to go after them, too. It’s like Marshawn Lynch says in the plumbing ad on TV, “What’s next?” Sylvia IAIT'SOIZ Shelton Bad headlines- Editor, the Journal, I wrote my first letter to the editor (to the Journal) on Feb. 28, 2019. It was a thank—you to Mr. Ardean Amik for his “accurate, well-reasoned, and effective” letters despite his being ganged-up on by antagonists. The title given to my letter then was, “Letters page valuable asset to commu— nity.” This, I thought, was a good one. It was brief, accurate, and let the reader know what was coming. I still consider the letters section the best part of the Journal, with only a few exceptions. It’s the genuine voice of the people and most stimulating. Good things break, though. A brief back story: On Oct. 26, a Ms. Donna Holliday of Shelton wrote what was, in my view, a poorly constructed letter claiming that some persons called “Christian national— ists" and evangelical Christians were at the root" of all deviltry in the U.S. today. I was impelled to respond. My brief analy— sis of Ms. Holliday’s letter was published Nov. 9. Then, the Journal jumped in. In the newsroom, some Pulitzer—seeking staffer decided to spray reader-repellant on my letter and type above it the pathetic, mean» ing-free title, “Reader‘s critique.” Wow! What a grabber! Wonder what that letter was about? ‘ Well, on Nov. 16, the Holliday—Graham letters had been published and all hell broke loose. I was ambushed by four members (some semi-literate) of the Don- na Holliday fan club. My response to the letters: 1. Barbara Denton, Shelton — This letter was the most temperate ofthc lot, though I often wonder why kids still need “safe places." Are there no teachers? Parents? 2. Donna Holliday, Shelton -— as, We can expect more fact—free messages from Donna. 3. J. Anderson. Shelton Believes only he has the correct opinion on abortion. Sad. I 4. Darrell Barker, Shelton Shredded his thesaurus seeking really big words. Nccds new one. V RE. Graham Union