The past year has challenged us all. For caregivers working in assisted living communities and our peers in health care, it can be a struggle to put into words what our staff, residents and our …
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By Tammy Jones
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4/12/21
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Last Monday morning around 7:30, a semi-truck driver was headed down a hill in southeast Tacoma. It was a normal drive down a wooded but busy street. As he neared the intersection and traffic light …
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I visited a friend in need in Seattle about a month ago. As I drove from the downtown waterfront through the Chinatown-International District and up onto Beacon Hill, my favorite big city was showing …
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4/9/21
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As of last week, thousands of smokers of all ages, whether current or former, are automatically eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in our state.
No proof of purchase or breath test required. No …
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By The News Tribune Editorial Board
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4/8/21
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It’s curmudgeon time again, folks.
Contained here are a few things that have caught my attention in the last six months or so. You may add to the list if you want, but that entails being …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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4/7/21
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Francis A. Schaeffer in his book “How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture” ponders this question. Schaeffer is considered by many scholars to be one …
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By Richard Stride
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4/7/21
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As state lawmakers enter the final weeks of the 2021 legislative session — and the start of the second year of the pandemic — the condition of the state budget is nothing short of …
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By Kris Johnson
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4/5/21
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A week ago, after looking at a used car for my daughter, I crawled behind the steering wheel in our car, whipped off my mask, wrapped it over my rearview mirror, and swallowed.
Suddenly, I …
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4/5/21
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If you’re parenting a teen or pre-teen, odds are that you sometimes wish you could have a little help from someone with experience, insight and ideas tailored to your troubles.
Fortunately, …
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4/2/21
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The state Supreme Court ruling on Feb. 25 that simple drug possession is no longer a felony had Lewis County scrambling for answers, but for now, there is a pause in local deliberations over the …
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By Michael Wagar / For The Chronicle
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4/2/21
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Adna is a small, rural town, 126 years old, located just 6 miles west of Interstate 5.
It lies in the valley and hills along the Chehalis River. Our community shows a fierce dedication to …
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By Shanda Veatch
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4/2/21
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You may recall I made a pledge around the beginning of winter that for the duration of its nasty days and evenings, I would concentrate on re-reading books that I had saved because I enjoyed them so …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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3/31/21
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A federal court order to open up hundreds of fish passages beneath roads by 2030 has been Washington’s burden for years. This $3.7 billion undertaking deserves federal funding so it does not …
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By The Seattle Times Editorial Board
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3/31/21
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If you live in a rural area, state and federal lawmakers plan to pick your pocket.
Washington state lawmakers and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have proposed state and federal taxes …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/29/21
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This editorial board does not praise Gov. Jay Inslee every day.
We often disagree with his politics and his policies, including his positions on new taxes and government …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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3/29/21
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State leaders are right to prevent pandemic-related residential evictions. Droves of Washingtonians shouldn’t be turned out into the street when eviction moratoriums eventually expire.
But …
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By The Seattle Times Editorial Board
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3/29/21
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Note: House Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chairman Tim Ryan, of Ohio, and Ranking Member Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, on Monday called on the United States Capitol Police Board to …
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3/29/21
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This morning, my family swirled and sidestepped through our little house in a highly choreographed but always improvisational get-ready-for-the-day routine.
There were dogs to greet, beds to …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/26/21
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It was March 23, 2020, that Gov. Jay Inslee first issued his “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order. For one year, Washington's governor has single-handedly ruled the citizens of the state under …
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By Rep. Vicki Kraft
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3/26/21
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“Attackers were as likely to be rich as poor. They are from all ethnic and racial backgrounds (though three-fourths were white). They had intact and broken families, good and bad report …
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