Earlier this year when I was writing about the south Thurston County schoolhouse in what used to be the town of Gate, I was approached by one of the citizens who works toward its maintenance.
Her …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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7/27/22
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I survived President Jimmy Carter and the gas rationing, super high home interest rates, unemployment and weakness on the world stage. Those of us who did can see similarities to what’s …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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7/27/22
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Surprisingly, recent U.S. presidents and congressional Democrats and Republicans agree America’s economic and national security hinge upon tiny, yet powerful semiconductors.
Semiconductor …
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By Don C. Brunell
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7/26/22
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Julie McDonald Commentary: Responses — and Lack Thereof — Offer Insight Into PUD, Commissioner Races
Like others in Lewis County, I received my Aug. 2 primary ballot as well as the informative local elections guide provided by the auditor’s office that provides biographical information and …
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7/25/22
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Well, this is embarrassing. And dangerous. And writing on the wall.
A computer system’s failure to deliver orders at Spokane’s Veterans Affairs hospital, part of the …
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By Elizabeth Hovde
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7/22/22
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With all the confusion in politics today and the seeming agendas politicians on both sides of the aisle have, I began to ponder on what has made America great in the past.
In our nation’s …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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7/22/22
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Last week’s column, which urged people of all political stripes to support courage and statesmanship by voting for Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, prompted quite a variety of replies.
The …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/22/22
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All my life I’ve been under the impression that old age was something that slowly crept on you when, possibly, your back was turned.
It was supposed to be like wanting to sleep an extra 10 …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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7/20/22
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While critics contend the U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants was a “gut …
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By Don C. Brunell
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7/19/22
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The sons of Joseph and Anna Marine Salzer helped shape Lewis County and their progeny scattered throughout the Pacific Northwest, although tragedy struck one son’s family and three of their …
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7/18/22
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“One man with courage makes a majority.”
— President Andrew Jackson
During the hours that the U.S. Capitol was still a scene of chaos and violence on Jan. 6, 2021, …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/15/22
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Did you know the governor's office is currently negotiating pay and compensation with state employee unions for the state's 2023-25 budget? What is on the table? Will the outcome of these secret …
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By Jason Mercier / Washington Policy Center
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7/14/22
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Sometimes it feels like I’m in the twilight zone.
We now have a new, lifetime-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice who couldn’t define what a woman is in her hearing. …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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7/13/22
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I know I’ve touched on this topic before, but I’ll try to express it again, hopefully in different words.
As any person who can still remember old radio programs will tell you, they …
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7/13/22
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Ever since gas prices shot into the stratosphere, I’ve been hearing a chorus of apologists declare that elected officials aren’t responsible for high gas prices.
Well, I happen to be …
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By Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview
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7/11/22
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I am reading, for the third time, a book called “Credibility, How Leaders Gain and Lose it” by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.
My last column was focused on character. …
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7/11/22
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Remember how state government had a $15 billion budget surplus during this year’s legislative session? At the time, I and other Republicans said some of that should be returned to the people, …
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By Sen. Lynda Wilson
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7/11/22
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Fifty years after his birth in 1825 in Germany, Joseph Salzer settled nearly 5,300 miles away in a valley 3 miles southeast of Centralia that now bears his name.
He and his wife, Anna Marie, …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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7/11/22
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Due perhaps to the dawning realization that they are losing, school choice opponents are now claiming, in desperation, that using vouchers as a tool to provide children with an education is racist.
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By Liv Finne / The Washington Policy Center
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7/10/22
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We’re hitting our stride in Lewis County with the annual summer parade and festival season. Our diverse agricultural heritage has given us a wonderful range of events that directly tie to …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/8/22
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