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A colleague of mine was recently told by his teen’s drivers-education school to expect a larger bill this fall because of the “crazy tax hikes signed by the governor.” In this case …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/22/25
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Recently, one of my sons, who is a writer, asked me if I could write one of my articles about the upcoming Southwest Washington Writers Conference. He is active in the club and wanted me to help …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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8/20/25
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The Twin Cities Rotary Club of Lewis County has always been a club of action.
We have a constant array of projects going at all times, both local and international.
Throughout the years, we …
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By Catherine Cleveland and Anil Puri / Twin Cities Rotary Club
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8/20/25
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For disabled residents in adult family homes across Washington, weekly trips to the movies, visits to local restaurants, and community outings provide more than entertainment. These excursions give …
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Commentary by Zac Eckstein
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8/20/25
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Like many others in the Lewis County area, I joined the throngs at the Southwest Washington Fair over the weekend, where Saturday morning rain kept the ride lines shorter for a while.
An …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/18/25
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You can plan for a lot in county government — budgets, roads, growth — but you can’t schedule a wildfire. When it comes, it comes fast, and Aug. 13, just outside Rainier, it came …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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8/18/25
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In November 2020, about eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I called attention to how classroom closures were causing academic, emotional and social harm to the majority of K-12 students across …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/15/25
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I took Tuesday as a vacation day from work so that I could spend a full day at the Southwest Washington Fair. It was well worth it.
The fair is always a blast. You see so many people you know, …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/15/25
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A number of years ago, I had occasion to bid on a vehicle project with an affluent county in California.
In the clarification phase of this process, I wrote my questions, and in response I …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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8/13/25
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Whether you look at the price of gasoline, groceries or housing, it’s easy to see how costs are going up across Washington.
It’s harder sometimes to understand why.
While …
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By Kris Johnson, Association of Washington Business
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8/13/25
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About two weeks ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was beginning the process of rescinding its 2009 “Endangerment Finding” on greenhouse gas (GHG) …
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Commentary by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen
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8/11/25
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After more than a dozen years of covering cities and counties as a reporter, it takes a lot for me to attend yet another government meeting.
But the threat of the county rejecting money that …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/11/25
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There’s something sacred about a summer afternoon, a scoop of vanilla bean sliding down the edge of a sugar cone faster than you can lick it. Kids laugh through sticky fingers. Adults lean back …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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8/11/25
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As Morton celebrates its 82nd Loggers Jubilee this weekend, a dedicated hometown couple will be grand marshals of the big parade.
Greg and Janet Norris have volunteered with Jubilee for decades. …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/8/25
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Should biological boys play in girls’ high school sports? Of the Thurston County residents responding to that question in a recent poll, 84% voted no.
You wonder how the remaining 16% …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/8/25
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You can tell a lot about a place by the way it remembers its leaders. In Bucoda, where the population hovers just under 600, the people are planning to gather on Aug. 19 to do something big: rename …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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8/8/25
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It's back-to-school time, and if you're shopping for your kids, you've already noticed everything costs more. Backpacks? Up 30%. Sneakers? Up 40%. Computers and tablets? You'll pay up to 20% more.
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Commentary by Zac Eckstein
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8/8/25
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In Washington state, thousands of children and youth are in foster care — each of them deserving the same chance to thrive as any other child. But too many carry the weight of trauma. Trauma …
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By Dr. Usha Sankrithi and Dr. Deborah Rodriguez
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8/8/25
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As our kids head back to school this fall, many families across Washington are feeling the sting — not just from the cost of backpacks, pencils and notebooks, but from the crushing financial …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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8/6/25
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Editor’s note: This is the third and final installment of columnist Julie McDonald’s series on Toledo area resident Frances Grove. See previous installments at chronline.com/opinion …
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8/4/25
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