Just for readers' interest, Steven Slott supposedly practices dentistry in North Carolina. According to his rating from patients online, he is consistently given only 2.5 stars out of 5. 

http://www.vitals.com/dentists/Dr_Steven_Slott

My question is this, why is Slott, NC, so invested in fighting our political battle in Port Angeles? What motivates him?

This online forum will NEVER resolve the issue through promoting scientific arguments simply because each side can find plenty of "science" to secure, or confuse, the argument. For mere observers, it is too involved to sort out. 

But the real substance of this local, political argument is a moral issue that concerns forcing control of others, and governing others' health protocol, indiscriminately. You will note in this dialog that Steven Slott, NC, refuses to engage in the true substance of this political issue, and always leads the argument away to promote his own "scientific facts." Slott is hell bent on control. SS,NC, Go Home.