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Yet another pathetic example of political correctness

BY Dori Monson  on March 20, 2013 @ 9:33 pm (Updated: 3:18 pm - 3/21/13 )

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Dori would like you to dye "system-wide-closed-day eggs" with your kids this year. (Image courtesy listener Dick)

Dori writes...

Our fine local libraries are bastions of free thinking, open-mindedness, and direct communication right?

Well, you be the judge.

Listener Dick went to the Lynnwood library Wednesday evening and saw a perplexing sign. It said the library "would be closed Sunday, March 31 because it was historically a low use day."

Hmm ... why would Sunday, March 31st be a "low use day?"

Could it be because that's the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of their Lord? What's the word we use for that day?

Oh yeah - (shhhhh) Easter.

Apparently, that's a word that is not allowed to be said at these centers of free speech. Here's how it's worded at the SnoIsle Libraries website:

The following holidays will be observed by the Library. All Libraries and the Service Center will be closed on these days.

2013

January 1, 2013 - New Year's Day

January 21, 2013 - Martin Luther King's Birthday

February 18, 2013 - President's Day

March 31, 2013 - This is not an observed holiday, but it is a system-wide closed day

May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day

July 4, 2013 - Independence Day

September 2, 2013 - Labor Day

October 7, 2013 - Staff Inservice Day

November 11, 2013 - Veteran's Day

November 28, 2013 - Thanksgiving Day

December 24, 2013 - Christmas Eve - All Community Libraries will close at 3:00 pm

December 25, 2013 - Christmas Day

December 31, 2013 - New Year's Eve - All Community Libraries will close at 5:00 pm

So, they can name every holiday except Easter? How in heaven's name (no pun intended) are they still able to call Christmas "Christmas?"

I would actually like all of my listeners to follow this fine example. I would like you to dye "system-wide-closed-day eggs" with your kids this year.

And tell them to await the arrival on March 31 of the "system-wide-closed-day bunny."

As for me, I'm going to buy my wife and daughters "system-wide-closed-day bonnets" for that joyous morning when we go to the "system-wide-closed-day sunrise service."

Our libraries have become interesting places - where any creep off the street can view porn in the name of "protected free speech," but we need euphemisms for the most sacred of Christian holidays.

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  • WiIliam Lawn wrote...
    free thinking, open-mindedness, and direct communication right?
    March 20, 2013 8:44 pm
    Not in the liberal progressive world. And if most of them got their way, Christmas would be illegal to acknowledge in public as well.
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  • cigarfan wrote...
    Observed vs not observed
    March 20, 2013 9:11 pm
    Talk to the Snohomish city council if you want Easter to become an Observed holiday at the libraries. (and spare us the right wing BS.)
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  • cigarfan wrote...
    Lynnwood
    March 20, 2013 9:17 pm
    Meant to say Snohomish COUNTY council.
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  • AKAF wrote...
    funny
    March 20, 2013 9:45 pm
    Don't read Dori's posts if you don't like his rantings.
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  • FormerMarineSgt wrote...
    CigarFan: Nah - Dori would rather raise a red herring instead of deal with reality.
    March 21, 2013 10:53 am
    Dori's bread and butter is the simple (and blatantly obvious to anyone who can think) 'get outraged at something after twisting it completely out of context and taking the rant to an idiotic extreme' game. He's used this tactic for years and there is a segment of the population that would rather be told what to think that sucks this kind of crap work up. If he didn't do it, his 'talent' to speak to topics and issues as a reasonable talk show host would be average at best, poor to abismal at worst. It's the only 'skill' he's got outside of the sports commentator work he does.
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    How does millions of Americans going to Church on Easter Sunday
    March 21, 2013 6:06 am
    mess with your way of life CF? Why all the fear?
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    free thinking, open-mindedness, and direct communication right?
    March 21, 2013 6:07 am
    Is that you, William? Or is it Fat Flounder Dbag??
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  • WiIliam Lawn wrote...
    cigarfan and phonyboyscoutSGT are idiots anyway
    March 21, 2013 11:43 am
    no one gives there post rants any credibility.
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  • Papoon wrote...
    so what
    March 21, 2013 6:28 am
    Oh,no. Someone insulted a Christian. Christians seem to insult everyone who doesn't have their exact beliefs, but get bent out of shape when they get insulted.
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  • imanegro wrote...
    Dude
    March 21, 2013 7:19 am
    Get a grip, then read the papers. If you are able, read the number of stories insulting to Christians, muslims, and any other religion. By any measure, Christians have a pretty solid argument for being discriminated against. As for Christians doing the insulting, WBC is hardly representative. What a doofus.
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  • ron prevost wrote...
    DORI _ Notice that all of the observed holidays are on days OTHER than a Sunday.
    March 21, 2013 6:52 am
    And Easter (a movable feast) has never been a Federal or State holiday. ,,, And, WHICH Easter should be a holiday - Catholic or Greek? And why not Passover?

    Besides, considering Christmas Eve IS religious and NOT an official holiday, I doubt omission of Easter is some intentional snub. ..... Can we say tempest in a tea cup?

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  • Annie (1) wrote...
    Agree with Dori
    March 21, 2013 7:27 am
    I agree with Dori- March 31 ( this year) is Easter- why can't they just call it that?
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  • SeattleNative wrote...
    It's a snub, ron
    March 21, 2013 12:08 pm
    Plain & simple. Remember that as you see children at "Spring" egg hunts.
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  • Drool wrote...
    More Dori VIctimhood
    March 21, 2013 7:04 am
    Poor guy thinks he's going to be thrown to the lions.
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  • FormerMarineSgt wrote...
    @drool
    March 21, 2013 10:56 am
    Wow. I never thought of it that way. this column is nothing more than one more stab at playing the victim card for his fellow Right wingers. Dori 'claims' he's a libertarian. If he is actually a libertarian, then I'm the Pope (and I'm not even catholic). Dori's grown so right wing that he's nearly getting to the insanity level of Rush.
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  • WiIliam Lawn wrote...
    drool that's all we hear day and and day out with you and phonySGT
    March 21, 2013 11:44 am
    spare us your daily hypocrisy..
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  • calapete wrote...
    I can actually feel myself getting dumber
    March 21, 2013 7:29 am
    every time I make the mistake of reading a Dory column. Get some education people.
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  • Paul Kersey wrote...
    How does your increasing dumbness manifest itself?
    March 21, 2013 7:44 am
    An uncontrollable urge to recite Democrat slogans?
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Calapete
    March 21, 2013 9:28 am
    The rest of us can tell you're getting dumber every moment your alive.
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  • DonVigo wrote...
    Every moment your alive.
    March 21, 2013 12:21 pm
    Good one, Mapes. Stupidly call someone else stupid. I see what you did there.
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  • Stevebo wrote...
    More feigned outrage, eh Dori?
    March 21, 2013 7:43 am
    I realize you have an agenda when it comes to governmental agencies... but man... sometimes it's really hard to not laugh at some of your "examples" of "outrage" Dori. ;-)
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  • FormerMarineSgt wrote...
    @Stevebo
    March 21, 2013 10:57 am
    Dori's playing the VICTIM card - the very card he throws hissy fits when someone else plays it.....
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  • Ontos wrote...
    Dori is pathetic
    March 21, 2013 8:03 am
    With his forced laughter, dripping sarcasm, not to mention the synchophantic "producer" that feeds him his lines.
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  • clevesside wrote...
    This "rule" initiated by City of Lynnwood....
    March 21, 2013 9:31 am
    ...which, if not the most glaring, certainly the most obvious source of municipal pathos. For instance, what other city opens a brand-new rec center with no money?!
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