Whether it be the voters’ pamphlet sitting on his coffee table, the mail, the photos of his family that hang on his walls, or his driver’s license, Winlock Mayor Brandon Svenson stood in …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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The Washington state Senate unanimously passed a resolution Friday morning to recognize a Southwest Washington lawmaker and “a leader on international human rights.”
Linda Smith was …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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I don’t know which is worse: How the Legislature’s Democratic leaders are disrespecting the 800,000-plus Washingtonians who signed petitions in support of the six voter initiatives before …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/23/24
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The people have a right to know.
That was the idea in 1972 when a citizens’ Coalition for Open Government in Washington state successfully worked for the passage of Initiative 276, a …
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By Mike Fancher / WashCOG president
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2/23/24
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Who doesn’t like a love story?
Lasting love is more difficult to achieve, but certainly not impossible.
We just celebrated Valentine's Day, which got me thinking of my mom and dad. My …
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Commentary by Richard Stride
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2/23/24
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With the new year in full gear and February almost over, the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis released its 2024 event schedule this week.
While staples like the Rust or Shine Car Show and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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What we wear can sometimes say who we are, so why not make a bold statement?
Pacific Northwest artist Ashlee Price of Divine Concepts has been hosting a series of art classes around Lewis …
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By Brandon Hansen / For The Chronicle
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2/23/24
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday more than $113 million in federal funding for Washington drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades.
According to the …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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2/23/24
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Charges stemming from two separate fights that took place at Green Hill School in Chehalis in December were filed in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday, Feb. 16.
Three Green Hill inmates, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /emily@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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The Twin City Wrestling Club competed at the WSWA State Folkstyle Championships on Sunday at the Tacoma Dome, and 22 Mat Cats came away with medals as top-7 finishers.
Over 125 clubs competed at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/23/24
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Centralia’s Antonio Campos has always held himself to a high standard.
When he first began wrestling, he dreamed of becoming a four-time high school state champion. COVID-19 led to the …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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2/23/24
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Washington state Democrats have signaled a willingness to pass three initiatives to the Legislature scheduled for public hearings next week.
The three measures getting public hearings are …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/23/24
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A bill that gives Washington state's Superintendent of Public Instruction ultimate authority when it comes to school district materials on sex education and race- and gender-based teaching is on its …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/23/24
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A man wanted in connection with an armed carjacking in Washington state crashed a stolen car into a pole in Beaverton last month and was found with drugs and guns, according to a federal affidavit.
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/24
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A Marion County judge has denied a motion to suppress evidence that the truck driver accused of killing seven farmworkers in an Interstate 5 crash last year had used and possessed illicit drugs at …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/24
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Olympia police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found along the Chehalis Western Trail on Tuesday.
Officers found the man, estimated to be in his mid 30s, in a tent after …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/23/24
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WENATCHEE — Prosecutors filed a drug manufacturing charge this week against a Wenatchee man arrested in September after his 1-year-old child suffered an opioid overdose.
Michael Ward …
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Pete O'Cain / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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2/23/24
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It's not FanFest. That longtime event held T-Mobile Park to get fans excited about spring training and the upcoming season hasn't occurred since before the 2018 season. And it's uncertain if it will …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/23/24
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It was revealed Thursday that the Seahawks have restructured quarterback Geno Smith's contract, turning a $9.6 million roster bonus into a signing bonus to create salary-cap space for next season.
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Bob Condotta / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/23/24
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