The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Dear Editor,

I would like to address sheriff candidate Tom Cooper's reason for declining to take a vacant, light-duty position at the Sheriff's Office after injuring his knee, as reported in the September 18th issue of the Union Bulletin. Mr. Cooper refused Sheriff Turner's offer for the receptionist position and stated, "I thought that was a move politically to discredit me and to humiliate me."

I am the current receptionist at the WWCSO performing the duties Mr. Cooper was offered. I find it disturbing that Mr. Cooper considers the work and service I provide humiliating. As the receptioni...