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The Napavine School District stands at a critical juncture, facing challenges and opportunities that demand our attention.
It’s essential to consider the profound impact of …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/25/23
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I’m a bit sad Gov. Jay Inslee isn’t running for re-election. Like so many others, we enjoy record high fuel prices here in Washington and the other costs that go with it, including …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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10/25/23
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After decades of work and millions of dollars of restoration work, one of our region’s threatened salmon runs is showing encouraging signs of recovery — summer chum that return to the …
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By Ed Johnstone
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10/25/23
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As we approach the Nov. 7 general election, I find myself reflecting on the dichotomy of federal politics and our local elections here in Lewis County. It’s disheartening to have to anticipate …
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10/20/23
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There's a saying sometimes used to encourage people to volunteer for their local fire districts: “What if you called 911, and nobody came?”
This week I was thinking about a related …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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10/20/23
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President Biden’s $65 billion infrastructure bill contains $8 billion for regional hubs to develop ways to produce and distribute hydrogen fuel. One is planned for the Pacific Northwest and …
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By Don Brunell
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10/18/23
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There are many people who I have looked up to in my life. I have written about my family members who have made me who I am and taught me values I would aspire to all my life. I did not always live up …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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10/18/23
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On July 26, 1945, after news spread across the island of Tinian in the Marianas, Navy Seabee Clarence Piper joined others to see the USS Indianapolis, a nearly 600-foot-long Portland-class heavy …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/16/23
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Lewis County’s newest member of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), Scott Brummer, in a recent commentary in this publication railed against “keyboard warriors” who spread …
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By Bill Serrahn
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10/13/23
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President Joe Biden opened a new chapter in the history of salmon recovery in the Columbia Basin last week with the release of a presidential memo titled "Memorandum on Restoring Healthy and Abundant …
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By Steve Ernst
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10/13/23
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While media focus was on Joe Biden’s decree putting a tiny plot of land within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) off limits to oil and gas exploration, reporters ignored the bigger …
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By Don Brunell
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10/11/23
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Washington state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) reports that only 4,163 self-employed workers want to be included in the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. …
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By Elizabeth Hovde
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10/11/23
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With Washington state (along with California, New York and Florida) topping the charts with the highest homeless populations, cities in Washington are taking different approaches to helping the …
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By Mark Harmsworth
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10/11/23
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When Japanese bombers attacked U.S. Navy ships at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Clarence Piper was a high school sophomore visiting his uncle in the hills of Oregon and read about the attack in the …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/9/23
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Hispanic Heritage month is Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
During this time, we celebrate histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors come from Spain, …
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By Richard Stride
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10/9/23
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My family moved to Lewis County the summer of 1965, so I am not a true native Washingtonian, but close to it — I do feel like one. Other than four years away at college (two years in Pullman …
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By Maureen Harkcom
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10/9/23
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About 18 months ago, Economic Alliance of Lewis County Executive Director Richard DeBolt wrote a commentary for The Chronicle questioning my intelligence for asking critical questions about a …
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By Lindsey Pollock, Lewis County commissioner
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10/9/23
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I have always believed our elected officials, at every level of government, should serve the people with honesty and integrity. That our core values and principles should reflect the desire to do …
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By Scott Brummer, Lewis County commissioner
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10/6/23
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Navigating through the extensive archives of a library should be an enlightening and secure journey for all patrons, especially for our young readers who are starting to explore the vast realms of …
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By Sean Swope / Lewis County commissioner
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10/5/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee inappropriately used our state’s building codes to ban natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings. Now, the Biden Administration is going a step further, issuing rules …
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10/4/23
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