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A winning Saturday Editor, the Journal, My family and I attended the downtown Shelton Christmas happenings on Saturday evening. After the year we have had, I can honestly say I wasn’t looking forward to it. I was dreading it but, sometimes, we have to do it for the kids. So we bundled up and headed into town. It was so great to see how many people were out and about. So many wore their smiling faces and you could feel the lightness in the atmosphere. Right when I stepped onto Railroad Avenue, my spirits lifted. It felt like Christmas! We w...
The road to Staircase Editor, the Journal, I recounted the recent experience Mark Woytowich had travelling to Staircase. Having made that trip for over 20 years, I can relate. I was disappointed that he implied that Olympic Park managers were neglecting the Staircase Road as a preface to closing this popular destination. During my years as the Staircase District ranger, I observed several projects to improve the road’s quality. Journal readers may appreciate clarification that the Staircase Road (FS-24) is under the supervision, maintenance a...
‘Thank you’ Editor, the Journal, We should all be thankful to the Shelton-Mason County Journal for publishing, and to Mr. Ardean Anvik of Shelton for writing, his inspirational guest column in the Nov. 11 edition. In his piece, Anvik paid tribute to American veterans, in particular three uncles who served in World War II. Two were aircrew in the European and Pacific theaters and one was a paratrooper in the legendary 82 Airborne Division on D-Day. Each survived that awful conflict. I find it especially poignant that Mr. Anvik urged us to rem...
A question Editor, the Journal, Newly retired after 41 years of teaching, I have a lot more free time and enjoy reading the various letters to the editor, well, except for the occasional name-calling. It appears that some people have running conversations with others. So, I have a question I will ask at the end. First a side story. In 2016, there was a lull during the fall parent-teacher conferences and I had a memorable discussion with a fellow teacher about the presidential election. I listened as she logically explained her reasoning in voti...
A slippery slope Editor, the Journal, I for one support Sandy Tarzwell and am thankful for her warnings and that she spoke out. I sense that the outrage expressed is really an attempt to change the subject or get someone different for the school board. I thought this was the age of tolerance and being non-judgmental. Causing shame is to be avoided, is it not? The Holocaust did not happen in a vacuum. There were many things leading up to it including a new law (the Malicious Practices Act) passed in 1933 that made it a crime to speak out...
Ivermectin thoughts Editor, the Journal After reading some letters to the editor criticizing the unvaccinated for not getting the experimental jab that apparently doesn’t work anyway, I wonder why ivermectin works so well in India? Their cases dropped like a rock when they started using it. Japan is now, why not use it here? Is there another agenda afoot? It will not kill you. It’s been on the market for years and besides that my wife and I would be dead now. Ralph E. Aldrich Shelton Blame it on Biden Editor, the Journal, We’re nine month...
The real reason Editor, the Journal, A recent letter writer cited 24 “reasons” they believed people remained unvaccinated. I submit that there is really only one reason: selfishness. At some point those who choose to be unvaccinated decided that an inconvenience to themselves was more important than a moral commitment to their community. I think ignorance is also a factor. And I do not mean that as an insult. I have had a long career as a scientist, and I know from decades of experience that scientists often fail at effectively com...
Some guidance for letter-writers Editor, the Journal, I feel that prolific, long-winded, angry complainers have achieved a near monopoly in the Journal's letters to the editor. Newspapers rarely publish letters longer than 300 words and most stay away from publishing rants. Therefore, I request that the Journal implement a policy similar to many other newspapers by limiting letters to 150 to 200 words. One letter per person per month is another worthwhile policy. Your recent full-page...
