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Like many of you, I voted this week. And will be glad when this is over.
Of course, I hope my choices win, but my life doesn’t depend on the outcome of this or any election. I …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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11/3/24
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While every election is consequential, it certainly feels like more is riding on this one.
There’s the presidential election, of course, and the question of who leads Congress.
But as …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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11/1/24
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With the coming of November, we turn the calendar page to a month that culminates with our national day of Thanksgiving. I encourage you to make this a time of gratitude.
It’s a good …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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11/1/24
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Along with hundreds of others, I enjoyed a visit to the Evergreen Playhouse recently to see “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a play offering plenty of laughs for the audience in the plush red …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/28/24
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I have been meaning to write this article for over a month, and I just keep putting it off.
Just plain busy? Procrastinating? Avoiding the topic? Not considering myself an expert? Not wanting to …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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10/28/24
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The campaign to preserve our state’s costly cap-and-tax law reportedly paid a single Seattle television station more than $138,000 to air a group of 30-second ads during one week in …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/25/24
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“There’s some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?”
— Travis Tritt
Things don’t have to be big to be important, and …
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10/25/24
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In 2021, politicians in Olympia introduced a new capital gains tax, claiming it would support public education and child care programs. Unfortunately, this tax threatens to damage Washington's small …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/25/24
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I have been thinking a lot about truth lately.
I mean, how can we weed through the millions of bits of information coming at us all the time through the internet, social media or reading? Or …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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10/25/24
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It’s hard to believe it has been almost 20 years since I retired from the sheriff’s office, but one thing hasn’t changed according to a recent Chronicle story — the county …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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10/23/24
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Our editorial board strongly endorses Initiative 2066, a critical measure on this year’s ballot that will protect natural gas as a viable, affordable energy option for Washingtonians.
As …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/23/24
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The mandatory nature of the current system of WA Cares has proven to be deeply flawed and insufficient for many Washingtonians, and voters now have the chance to fix what’s broken by voting …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/23/24
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This November, Washingtonians have a chance to save money and reject a policy that has not done what the governor promised for the environment. Initiative 2117, which aims to repeal the hidden gas …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/23/24
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Like many people last weekend, newlyweds Kalvyn and Morgan (Leback) Scott hunted early Sunday morning, but as they returned to their Grayland home, they received a call with devastating news: their …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/21/24
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There’s one thing people in this area never complained about when Jaime Herrera Beutler represented us in Congress, and that was her constituent service and her focus on the specific needs of …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/21/24
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Our editorial board enthusiastically endorses state Rep. Peter Abbarno for reelection to represent Washington’s 20th Legislative District.
As an experienced legislator with deep ties to …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/21/24
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When I went away to college 30 years ago, my mom‘s longtime friend, Donna Schrader, gave me little index cards that she had turned into coupons for cookies, bread and confections. All I had to …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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10/18/24
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Now that the general election voting period is open, watch for opponents of the money-saving initiatives on the ballot to crank their attacks up another level.
You may have already seen ads …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/18/24
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At the beginning of this year, I wrote about Mary Kiona , an Upper Cowlitz native of the Tai’t-na-pam tribe who was born on Jan. 3 in either 1849, 1852, 1853 or 1855 and died in June 1970, …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/14/24
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For 40 straight years, Washington state governors have all been Democrats. Democrats have controlled the governor’s office, the administration and leadership of our state, uninterrupted. In …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/11/24
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