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President Kris Johnson, with the Association of Washington Business, greets Max Vogt as he visits the Churchill Glove Co. Wednesday afternoon in downtown Centralia for Manufacturing Week in 2020.
Commentary: Manufacturing Week bus tour highlights reasons to support state’s makers
On the first day of the Association of Washington Business’s (AWB) annual bus tour celebrating manufacturers, we visited a family-owned company in the Vancouver area called TigerStop … more
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Daniel J. Evans
Commentary: Politicians need to emulate the late Washington state Governor Dan Evans
America needs a statesperson of the stature, capability and perspective of Daniel J. Evans as our next president. Dan Evans died on Sept. 20 at the age of 98 after serving as Washington … more
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Nearly 240 booksellers from throughout the Pacific Northwest gathered a week ago at the Holiday Inn on the Columbia River in Portland for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Trade Show.
Julie McDonald: Trade show proves independent bookstores are still thriving
Nearly 240 booksellers from throughout the Pacific Northwest gathered a week ago at the Holiday Inn on the Columbia River in Portland to meet authors, browse books and learn about the latest in … more
Sen. John Braun in Olympia on Friday, Feb. 15, 2024.
John Braun: Approve I-2124 to get a pay raise while ending the government’s monopoly on long-term care coverage
All four of the citizen initiatives on the upcoming general election ballot would let people keep more of their own money. That alone is a good reason to support each. Initiative 2124 stands out … more
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Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, speaks during the missing or murdered Indigenous persons solidarity event at Toledo Middle School on Sunday, May 5.
Commentary: The direction of public safety is on the ballot this November
If you missed the good news, according to recently released FBI statistics violent crime in the United States dropped the past year. This has been a positive multi-year trend since 2019. … more
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Christina Keys, of Vancouver, is an advocate for family caregivers, CEO and Founder of Keys for Caregiving.
Commentary: Initiative 2124 is wrong for Washington state women
It’s easy to think it won’t happen to us — until it does. For me, it was when my mother had an unexpected massive stroke. We were both caught totally unprepared. I was … more
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Richard Stride is the current CEO of Cascade Community Healthcare. He can be reached at docrs53@gmail.com.
Richard Stride: Chance encounters with ‘treasure people’ can create an impact
Chance encounters with people who are soul-stirring happen all the time. I walked into Safeway one morning and headed straight for the bakery to the bagel section. I put my favorite bagel, … more
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A fawn walks through the backyard of Chronicle columnist Julie McDonald.
Julie McDonald: Lewis County beats trip to Canada for wildlife viewing
After a health scare in January and surviving a stent procedure in March, I decided it’s time to start knocking off items from my bucket list. I’ve always wanted to cruise through … more
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Brian Mittge smiles and sings a song about George Washington on Founders Day at George Washington Park on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Centralia.
Brian Mittge: The birthday gift of contentment
It’s been several years since my children playfully informed me on my birthday that I was halfway through life — and that’s if I’m lucky. Another birthday has come around … more
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State Sen. John Braun speaks at a legislative roundtable meeting held at the Lewis County Courthouse on Monday, Sept. 23.
John Braun: Pass I-2109 to end tax on capital gains, Democrats' plan for universal income tax
There are many reasons to repeal Washington’s tax on income from capital gains by approving Initiative 2109. One is that Washington voters, when asked about an income tax, have already … more
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The outside of the state Capitol on the last day of the 2024 Legislature in Olympia on Thursday, March 7.
Commentary: Natural gas is under siege in Washington state
Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of Initiative 2066 (I-2066) in Washington may be only the first giant pothole to fill. The next … more
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Rotary leaders pray before construction of improvements at Singpura Ges.
Rotary clubs lead effort to improve school in India
Twin Cities Rotary partnered with the Rotary Club of Chandigarh Midtown to update the Singpura Ges (government elementary school). Our club has always been composed of individuals who are … more
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Commentary: Elder abuse in Washington state often has a gambling connection
Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults has been on the rise generally within law enforcement, and especially within our agency.  The Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC) has … more
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Joanne Schwartz, left, holds flowers provided to her by St. Helens Club President Nancy Leventon, right.
Julie McDonald: Joanne Schwartz honored for 50 years in St. Helens Club
Longtime Chehalis resident Gail Shaw, who died in June 2014, used to speak of Chehalis as a vortex that draws good strong leaders to the community. Among those leaders was Shaw himself; Larry … more
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Lawmakers John Braun, R-Centralia, and Andy Billig, D-Spokane, sent a joint letter in October 2023 urging Gov. Jay Inslee to fly an Israeli flag at the state Capitol and to lower state flags to half-mast.
John Braun: As students return, campuses must prevent return of antisemitic behavior
Eighty years ago, a lawyer who had fled to the United States from Poland a few years earlier combined an ancient Greek word and a Latin word to make a new term: genocide. The word was coined … more
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Bill Moeller poses for a playful publicity photo to run with a December 2011 Chronicle column in which he proposed creating dozens of tattooed cutouts as downtown Centralia attractions.
Brian Mittge: A second curtain call for Centralia’s Mark Twain
“We recognize that there are no trivial occurrences in life if we get the right focus on them.” — Mark Twain Bill Moeller, who traveled the land in the garb and words of … more
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Rep. Peter Abbarno speaks at the East Lewis County Candidate Forum at the Mossyrock Community Center on Wednesday, July 24.
Commentary: ‘Yes’ for long-term care choice in Washington
This year, Washington state voters will have the historic opportunity to vote on four initiatives at the top of their ballot. One of those initiatives, Initiative 2124, would give workers the ability … more
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Chad Taylor is publisher and co-owner of The Chronicle and its sister publications. He can be reached at chad@chronline.com.
Publisher's Note: Voting is a duty we all have as citizens of this country
As Americans, we enjoy the privilege of living in a democratic republic where our voices matter. The privilege to cast our votes was not simply granted to us without struggle; it was a right … more
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The outside of Centralia Timberland Library on Thursday, March 21.
Commentary: Freedom between the lines — everyone’s story belongs in the library
This past summer, I worked on a small project to preserve and archive the interviews of one of our special collections, the Veterans History Project. Most of the interviews were of veterans who … more
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Speakers Olivia Hawker, Garth Stein and Matt Young are pictured on stage in this photo provided by Sandy Crowell.
Julie McDonald: Evening with Authors raises more than $4,000 for Hope Alliance
Nearly a dozen fiction and nonfiction authors chatted in the TransAlta Commons on Sept. 6 with people who enjoy reading and signed books during an Evening with Authors, sponsored by the Lewis County … more
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