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While Bucoda Mayor Rob Gordon is undergoing chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer in November, Town of Bucoda Councilor Kiersten Presley asked for “Christmas …
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By Owen Sexton /owen@chronline.com
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12/18/23
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Nineteenth Legislative District state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, has prefiled legislation he says will help overhaul the state’s Sunshine Committee and streamline public disclosure requests.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/18/23
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State Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, has prefiled bipartisan legislation to mandate public K-12 schools teach a curriculum on the Jewish Holocaust developed by the Office of the …
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By Mitchell Roland /mitchell@chronline.com
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12/18/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A homeless woman who was reportedly digging through a dumpster on a business’s property in the 500 block of Harrison Avenue just …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/18/23
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• JERRY LEE PARKE, 73, Bucoda, died Dec. 16 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• PATRICIA LEJENS, 88, Chehalis, …
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12/18/23
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Kudos to Centralia College once again.
Recently, an addition was made to an already fine facility (see the story about the new batting cages in the Thursday, Nov. 30 edition). The college has …
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12/18/23
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On July 13, both The Chronicle and The Nisqually Valley News published a letter of mine concerning commercial airport development. The letter raised the possibility of converting McChord Field at …
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12/18/23
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There is no historical precedent for someone to be a “dictator on day one” only. Everyone who has been a dictator on day one has been a dictator on day two, three … every day …
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12/18/23
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A woman in Washington, D.C., emailed me last week about the heart-rending column I wrote about my niece’s stillborn baby.
Elizabeth “Liz” O’Donnell’s baby, Aaliyah, …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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12/18/23
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Let’s Go Washington has sent a cease-and-desist letter to three organizations it’s accused of illegally interfering with its signature gathering efforts for initiatives to be placed on …
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By TJ Martinell /The Center Square
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12/18/23
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Two Kalama residents are dead after a their vehicle hit a tree and a train car early Sunday.
Logan R. Kallwick, 33, and Taylor R. Lavigne, 23, died at the scene, Washington State Patrol reports …
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By The Daily News
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12/18/23
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The City of Centralia’s Public Works Department last week announced construction is nearing completion on the new road — Art Lehmann Drive — connecting the Interstate 5 Mellen …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/18/23
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The Interstate 5 bridge replacement project got a huge surge of federal funding this week, securing a $600 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The grant is the largest …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/18/23
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The cause of death of Jonathan Rodriguez, a 21-year-old student at The Evergreen State College, was confirmed Friday by the Thurston County Coroner.
Coroner Gary Warnock said Rodriguez died of …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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12/18/23
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From expanding the availability of opioid overdose reversal drugs in high schools, to lowering the voter threshold to pass capital bond projects, Washington lawmakers are already busy prefiling a …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/18/23
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Washington lawmakers across the aisle want to require all public schools in the state to teach financial education.
State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and 22 state representatives are backing a …
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By Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/18/23
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When we see a story onscreen that's one of our own, it can be a little hard to get lost in it. George Clooney's film adaptation of Daniel James Brown's bestselling nonfiction book "The Boys in the …
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Moira Macdonald / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/18/23
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People working outdoors, coughing and hacking through wildfire season, risking long-term damage to their lungs and heart, will soon see greater protections from smoke and particulate matter in the …
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By Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/18/23
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Washington state is getting called out for dangerous driving conditions in a new report. There are many factors that can contribute to the higher likelihood of a car collision. Of course, driver …
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Karlee Van De Venter / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/17/23
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Eight accused drug traffickers were indicted on federal charges after police seized 76 pounds of meth, more than 230,000 fentanyl pills and thousands in cash.
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/17/23
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