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' 00Ournal:
00ith flY, t,,r, Thedournal" ing,c0oloroSuno,o,
[}ur beloved, responsible PUD
blks have done it again: come
ugh with flying colors in the
ke of the most impressive win-
Storm of our experience.
)h sure, many - if not most
f us had a refresher course in
water, electric light and range,
with a certain smugness in so do-
ing.
Kudos to the PUD folks and to
the other care folks out there.
Gordon and Lois Jacobsen
Shelton Valley
:.00enerous people
Etor, The Journal: for all that has been done far,
SO
['he people of Mason County' there is plenty of winter left.
ebeen incredibly generous in If you have been thinking
about writing a check to staff
past few weeks.
onations of blankets, warm
lter coats, sweaters, hats,
Yes, scarves and packages of
d-new socks have been re-
ded by the Cold & Hungry Co-
on for distribution amongst
be members of our community
have so little. These dona-
s are greatly appreciated,
we at Cold & Hungry are
lbled by the generosity of Ma-
County residents.
addition to donations ofnec-
ry items, we have received
le nice cash donations, and we
h to express our gratitude to
0ae of you who have taken the
e to write a check to keep the
r open.
e have been having our share
ld and nasty winter weather
ithe past few weeks, and the
hther is expected to continue
l for some time to come. So
tile we are incredibly grateful
the shelter (all funds received go
directly to paying shelter staff),
now would be a great time. We
would be sorry to have all the
nice warm blankets and the shel-
ter provided by Saint David's
Episcopal Church but no funds
to operate.
We will continue to receive
donations of blankets and warm
clothes at Joe L. Snyder's office,
125 North Fifth Street, as long as
the winter lasts. Cash donations
may also be dropped off Monday
through Thursday during busi-
ness hours.
As a wise man once said, "What
you do for the least of these, you
do ibr me." Since this is His sea-
son, I cannot think of a better
time of year to be caring for those
less fortunate.
Katherine Farr, secretary
Cold & Hungry Coalition
Angleside
00ake the initiative
tor, The Journal:
ou can say all kinds of folks
*P by our conversational group
'rmudgeonous characters.
ou guys sit around chitchat-
about politics and you don't
v what's really goin' on!"
'Something we haven't heard
ut?"
ou bet. It's the most fright-
ag threat to our nation I can
k of. Some political mavericks
trying to stir up the idea of a
ional initiative!
So what's the harm in that?"
t's dismantling government as
know it."
Aw, come off it. It'll never fly."
lIaybe, maybe not, but imag-
the inherent dangers."
You're sayin' there's a bunch
g to set up a national system
)opular initiative, kind of like
state system of folks getting
latures to petition placement
vProposed law on,the ballot."
ell, yeah. Aint that terri-
So what's wrong with that?
,s have a right to participate
aking laws, don't they?"
Axe you kidding? It could esca-
into a kind of popular anar-
You're exaggerating. If folks
a bunch of signatures, put it up
L ballot initiative and a major-
ote for it, it becomes law. Vex
all, the people have spoken. I
't see what's wrong with that."
[ook at the wreck and ruin that
been brought down on a whole
ch of states. Take California,
instance. The people voted in
w a while back, and the Cali-
a Assembly tried to contest it
,re the Supreme Court."
ow why would they contest
will of the people?"
Well, they said the people
L't have the right to make that
law."
: can see how that must have
ly shaken up the politicos in
Sacramento."
"Exactly! What right have the
people to upset the apple cart? I
mean the perfectly good, tried and
true way of just letting our elected
representatives decide what's in
our best interest?"
"You mean our representatives
know what's good for us better
than we do."
"You couldn't have said it bet-
ter. It's the American way."
"Well, I guess it's gotten that
way without a doubt.
"So why upset the apple cart?
If the system works, why fix it,
right?"
"I guess there are some folks
who wouldn't agree with you. So
how do you think you might put a
stop to the idea of a national ini-
tiative?"
'TCell, Congress might pass a
new law forbidding the people to
come up with any such crazy no-
tion."
"You think that might work?"
"Of course, if you made a high
number of signatures necessary
for placement of any national ini-
tiative, that might slow it down."
"That would be clever. Let folks
think they have the right to do it
but only if they collected maybe 10
or 20 million signatures."
"Naw, just to be sure to kill the
idea I'd say at least 40 to 50 mil-
lion signatures."
"Even so I can't see that happen-
ing. Having a national initiative
has as much chance as impeach-
ing a President. It might diminish
the power of Congress. The two
parties would never stand for it."
"Rightly so. Nevertheless these
national initiative folks are stir-
ring up a possible tornado. Check
out www.Ni4d.us on the Internet
if you don't believe me."
"you mean they've gone as far
as getting it on the Internet7 Does
George know about this?"
Ferde Grof
Union
Using grandchildren's money
Editor, The Journal:
Picture a cartoon, if you will.
A little kid with a "Bush" cartoon
face: wrinkled brow, pursed lips
and wide-eyed. His daddy's cow-
boy hat is kept from covering his
eyes only by his bent-out ears. His
daddy's cowboy boots come to his
knees. He has his "Fanner Fifty"
strapped on, and the barrel reach-
es halfway between his knee and
ankle.
"Little Boy" is obviously stand-
ing in the shadow of a towering
Arabic person you see from the
back. "Arabic Character" is easily
three and a half times taller than
"Little Boy" and is resting an AK-
47-type weapon on his hip. The
caption: "You still looking for me,
boy?" Bush and bin Laden? Right
on.
Two powerful men with strong
beliefs. They differ in many ways,
of course, particularly in the fact
that bin Laden put his money and
his boots on the ground in Afghani-
stan when Bush 41 set the stage to
resist Russia's occupation of same,
while George W put his boots un-
der a holiday" dinner table with
the troops and put your grandchil-
dren's money on the ground.
Charles L. Winne
Hoodsport
Don't be pessimist on growth
Editor, The Journal:
Regarding last week's letter,
"Population growth has to stop":
As Shakespeare once said, "To
be or not to be, that is the ques-
tion." One can also say, "To hope
for that which is good, or to de-
spair of what might be, is also a
choice."
To encourage life with the good
possibility of a newborn being an-
other Mother Teresa, Einstein or
Abraham Lincoln far outweighs
the negative consequences of de-
nying others the right to live. In-
deed growth can fuel the ability of
humankind to overcome impacts
on Earth that might otherwise be
harmful.
If we are to resort to a "dog-eat-
dog, I've-got-mine, have-you-got-
yours" attitude that seems to be
so prevalent today on the part of
pessimists and skeptics, instead of
having a prosperous, stable, sus-
tainable economy, we will have a
world devoid of goodness and car-
ing for others that will ultimately
lead to a loveless, hateful society
which will lead to the downfall of
humankind.
Jesus Christ said it best when
He said, "Do unto others that
which you would wish them to do
unto you." He did not advise a zero
population growth, which sadly
many countries are experiencing
today.
For example, why is it that Ja-
pan, Russia and other countries
are doing what their governments
can do to encourage their citizens
to have children? Could it be that
their economies are suffering be-
cause there are no new citizens be-
ing born to offset the elderly who
are dying, thus no one to provide
monies for the thture retirement
of those who will become elderly?
Jack D. Mallinger
Sbelton
EXTENSION
CORDS
32679,32678
f
6 OUTLET
POWER STRIP
4
7335 3
TAPS
30871
4.49
d
f
STRING SIX"
100 Ct. MINI
LIGHT SET
Indoor/outdoor
String up to 6 sets together
Multi-color or clear
9580044
5.99
II I
I ALKALINE t
BATTERIES
D or C 4/pk., AA or AAA 8/pk., 9 volt 2/pk,
34,573, 574, 575, 3009735, 30205
ELECTRIC
HEATER
6087118
HOOKS
50 count, brass
55200303
7.49
d
KUBOTA TOYS
Rugged die-cast construction
Kubota decals
Tractor/Wagon Set
Small Tractor
9s 21.99
"POINSETTIAS
8 II for the price of 6"
Beautiful
florist quality
9706
7.99
CHRISTMAS
fr
any size 4'-7'
Sheared Douglas Fir ...l&9S
Noble Fir ...26.99
Grand Fir .29.99
I I II
II I I II i
WREATHS
Hardware
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 9-5:00
J IIII III I II I I I
Thursday, December 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5
' 00Ournal:
00ith flY, t,,r, Thedournal" ing,c0oloroSuno,o,
[}ur beloved, responsible PUD
blks have done it again: come
ugh with flying colors in the
ke of the most impressive win-
Storm of our experience.
)h sure, many - if not most
f us had a refresher course in
water, electric light and range,
with a certain smugness in so do-
ing.
Kudos to the PUD folks and to
the other care folks out there.
Gordon and Lois Jacobsen
Shelton Valley
:.00enerous people
Etor, The Journal: for all that has been done far,
SO
['he people of Mason County' there is plenty of winter left.
ebeen incredibly generous in If you have been thinking
about writing a check to staff
past few weeks.
onations of blankets, warm
lter coats, sweaters, hats,
Yes, scarves and packages of
d-new socks have been re-
ded by the Cold & Hungry Co-
on for distribution amongst
be members of our community
have so little. These dona-
s are greatly appreciated,
we at Cold & Hungry are
lbled by the generosity of Ma-
County residents.
addition to donations ofnec-
ry items, we have received
le nice cash donations, and we
h to express our gratitude to
0ae of you who have taken the
e to write a check to keep the
r open.
e have been having our share
ld and nasty winter weather
ithe past few weeks, and the
hther is expected to continue
l for some time to come. So
tile we are incredibly grateful
the shelter (all funds received go
directly to paying shelter staff),
now would be a great time. We
would be sorry to have all the
nice warm blankets and the shel-
ter provided by Saint David's
Episcopal Church but no funds
to operate.
We will continue to receive
donations of blankets and warm
clothes at Joe L. Snyder's office,
125 North Fifth Street, as long as
the winter lasts. Cash donations
may also be dropped off Monday
through Thursday during busi-
ness hours.
As a wise man once said, "What
you do for the least of these, you
do ibr me." Since this is His sea-
son, I cannot think of a better
time of year to be caring for those
less fortunate.
Katherine Farr, secretary
Cold & Hungry Coalition
Angleside
00ake the initiative
tor, The Journal:
ou can say all kinds of folks
*P by our conversational group
'rmudgeonous characters.
ou guys sit around chitchat-
about politics and you don't
v what's really goin' on!"
'Something we haven't heard
ut?"
ou bet. It's the most fright-
ag threat to our nation I can
k of. Some political mavericks
trying to stir up the idea of a
ional initiative!
So what's the harm in that?"
t's dismantling government as
know it."
Aw, come off it. It'll never fly."
lIaybe, maybe not, but imag-
the inherent dangers."
You're sayin' there's a bunch
g to set up a national system
)opular initiative, kind of like
state system of folks getting
latures to petition placement
vProposed law on,the ballot."
ell, yeah. Aint that terri-
So what's wrong with that?
,s have a right to participate
aking laws, don't they?"
Axe you kidding? It could esca-
into a kind of popular anar-
You're exaggerating. If folks
a bunch of signatures, put it up
L ballot initiative and a major-
ote for it, it becomes law. Vex
all, the people have spoken. I
't see what's wrong with that."
[ook at the wreck and ruin that
been brought down on a whole
ch of states. Take California,
instance. The people voted in
w a while back, and the Cali-
a Assembly tried to contest it
,re the Supreme Court."
ow why would they contest
will of the people?"
Well, they said the people
L't have the right to make that
law."
: can see how that must have
ly shaken up the politicos in
Sacramento."
"Exactly! What right have the
people to upset the apple cart? I
mean the perfectly good, tried and
true way of just letting our elected
representatives decide what's in
our best interest?"
"You mean our representatives
know what's good for us better
than we do."
"You couldn't have said it bet-
ter. It's the American way."
"Well, I guess it's gotten that
way without a doubt.
"So why upset the apple cart?
If the system works, why fix it,
right?"
"I guess there are some folks
who wouldn't agree with you. So
how do you think you might put a
stop to the idea of a national ini-
tiative?"
'TCell, Congress might pass a
new law forbidding the people to
come up with any such crazy no-
tion."
"You think that might work?"
"Of course, if you made a high
number of signatures necessary
for placement of any national ini-
tiative, that might slow it down."
"That would be clever. Let folks
think they have the right to do it
but only if they collected maybe 10
or 20 million signatures."
"Naw, just to be sure to kill the
idea I'd say at least 40 to 50 mil-
lion signatures."
"Even so I can't see that happen-
ing. Having a national initiative
has as much chance as impeach-
ing a President. It might diminish
the power of Congress. The two
parties would never stand for it."
"Rightly so. Nevertheless these
national initiative folks are stir-
ring up a possible tornado. Check
out www.Ni4d.us on the Internet
if you don't believe me."
"you mean they've gone as far
as getting it on the Internet7 Does
George know about this?"
Ferde Grof
Union
Using grandchildren's money
Editor, The Journal:
Picture a cartoon, if you will.
A little kid with a "Bush" cartoon
face: wrinkled brow, pursed lips
and wide-eyed. His daddy's cow-
boy hat is kept from covering his
eyes only by his bent-out ears. His
daddy's cowboy boots come to his
knees. He has his "Fanner Fifty"
strapped on, and the barrel reach-
es halfway between his knee and
ankle.
"Little Boy" is obviously stand-
ing in the shadow of a towering
Arabic person you see from the
back. "Arabic Character" is easily
three and a half times taller than
"Little Boy" and is resting an AK-
47-type weapon on his hip. The
caption: "You still looking for me,
boy?" Bush and bin Laden? Right
on.
Two powerful men with strong
beliefs. They differ in many ways,
of course, particularly in the fact
that bin Laden put his money and
his boots on the ground in Afghani-
stan when Bush 41 set the stage to
resist Russia's occupation of same,
while George W put his boots un-
der a holiday" dinner table with
the troops and put your grandchil-
dren's money on the ground.
Charles L. Winne
Hoodsport
Don't be pessimist on growth
Editor, The Journal:
Regarding last week's letter,
"Population growth has to stop":
As Shakespeare once said, "To
be or not to be, that is the ques-
tion." One can also say, "To hope
for that which is good, or to de-
spair of what might be, is also a
choice."
To encourage life with the good
possibility of a newborn being an-
other Mother Teresa, Einstein or
Abraham Lincoln far outweighs
the negative consequences of de-
nying others the right to live. In-
deed growth can fuel the ability of
humankind to overcome impacts
on Earth that might otherwise be
harmful.
If we are to resort to a "dog-eat-
dog, I've-got-mine, have-you-got-
yours" attitude that seems to be
so prevalent today on the part of
pessimists and skeptics, instead of
having a prosperous, stable, sus-
tainable economy, we will have a
world devoid of goodness and car-
ing for others that will ultimately
lead to a loveless, hateful society
which will lead to the downfall of
humankind.
Jesus Christ said it best when
He said, "Do unto others that
which you would wish them to do
unto you." He did not advise a zero
population growth, which sadly
many countries are experiencing
today.
For example, why is it that Ja-
pan, Russia and other countries
are doing what their governments
can do to encourage their citizens
to have children? Could it be that
their economies are suffering be-
cause there are no new citizens be-
ing born to offset the elderly who
are dying, thus no one to provide
monies for the thture retirement
of those who will become elderly?
Jack D. Mallinger
Sbelton
EXTENSION
CORDS
32679,32678
f
6 OUTLET
POWER STRIP
4
7335 3
TAPS
30871
4.49
d
f
STRING SIX"
100 Ct. MINI
LIGHT SET
Indoor/outdoor
String up to 6 sets together
Multi-color or clear
9580044
5.99
II I
I ALKALINE t
BATTERIES
D or C 4/pk., AA or AAA 8/pk., 9 volt 2/pk,
34,573, 574, 575, 3009735, 30205
ELECTRIC
HEATER
6087118
HOOKS
50 count, brass
55200303
7.49
d
KUBOTA TOYS
Rugged die-cast construction
Kubota decals
Tractor/Wagon Set
Small Tractor
9s 21.99
"POINSETTIAS
8 II for the price of 6"
Beautiful
florist quality
9706
7.99
CHRISTMAS
fr
any size 4'-7'
Sheared Douglas Fir ...l&9S
Noble Fir ...26.99
Grand Fir .29.99
I I II
II I I II i
WREATHS
Hardware
First & Mill, Shelton
426-4373 or 426-2411
Monday-Saturday 7:30-6:00
Sunday 9-5:00
J IIII III I II I I I
Thursday, December 13, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 5