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Well, how has your summer been, so far? Yeah, mine too.
Outside of some self-inflicted incidents I’ve already written about, mine has been as normal as can be expected.
I’m not …
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8/17/22
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When Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency on Feb. 29, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the future was uncertain. Two-and-a-half years later, the path forward is clearer.
The …
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The Seattle Times Editorial Board
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8/16/22
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Treaty tribes have been working for decades to get federal support for our essential wildlife programs.
We’re counting on the U.S. Senate to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act …
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By Ed Johnstone
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8/16/22
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On Jan. 6, 1947, two longtime lumbermen — 72-year-old Allen Candee Hemphill and 56-year-old Robert Harold O’Neill — each invested $30,000 to create the Hemphill-O’Neill …
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By Julie McDonald / For the Chronicle
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8/15/22
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Implausible as it may seem, gasoline-powered vehicles can be part of reducing carbon emissions.
They need to be part of the solution and not brushed aside.
Take for example, Glacier …
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By Don Brunell
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8/15/22
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The ouster of Jaime Herrera Beutler as our congressional representative brings about something increasingly rare in modern politics: A gracious farewell.
Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, on …
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The Columbian Editorial Board
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8/11/22
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A story in a recent copy of this newspaper made me aware of the fact that I haven’t kept up with the times. That’s something that, as a much younger lad, I used to accuse most older …
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By Bill Moeller / For the Chronicle
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8/10/22
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The final weekend of July was a lot like many in Pierce County recently. Two people were shot in a Tacoma park, one fatally. A shootout at a South Tacoma gas station left one man dead. In another …
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By Sen. Jim McCune
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8/10/22
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Remember the old days, meaning a blink ago, when political candidates would come out of a pitched primary election and then pivot to appeal to the broader middle?
Now what you do is ramp up the …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times
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8/10/22
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Next year, one of the state’s newly adopted climate policies, the low-carbon fuel standard, will take effect in Washington state. The legislation requires companies to reduce the carbon …
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By Todd Myers / Washington Policy Center
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8/8/22
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County and regional fairs across the state are just around the corner. Many of our thoughts turn to great fair food, rides, games and entertainment. Here at home in Lewis County, the Southwest …
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8/7/22
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This has been vote-counting week around the state. But the guy in charge of counting them down in Mason County says he can't go into the vote-counting room.
"If I go in, someone would immediately …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times
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8/6/22
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As I write this, the race for second place in the Third Congressional District is national news.
Who will represent the Republican Party in the November election?
Will it be incumbent U.S. …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/5/22
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As you read this it’s probably sometime around Thursday, Aug. 4, but I wrote it Saturday morning, July 29.
At the time, I was debating whether or not an old geezer should even be …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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8/3/22
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for state employees — you know, the one that cannot stop spread or transmission of the virus among coworkers — could …
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So much for that rumored big red conservative wave.
So much also for the conspiracy theorists, the election deniers (most of them, anyway), and the MAGA right-wingers.
All of these things …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times
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8/3/22
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It’s an odd thing I hear from time to time.
Either in person or on social media, someone will snark about Centralia College and say they only support trade schools.
In fact, …
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By Bob Mohrbacher / Centralia College President
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8/1/22
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Summertime during an election year is a busy time, and not just for the candidates who are ringing doorbells, walking in parades and working the phones to rally support. It’s also a busy time …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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8/1/22
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Over the past few weeks, as I’ve encouraged voters across the political spectrum to support Jaime Herrera Beutler for Congress, I’ve heard from some folks who strongly disagree with that …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/29/22
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The other day out in the Tri-Cities, in Central Washington, an unusual bulletin appeared from a local chapter of the Republican Party.
"Don't vote early!!!" read an alert, from the Benton County …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times
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7/27/22
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