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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.
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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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When our state’s lieutenant governor, a Democrat, refers to a Democrat-sponsored bill as a “hot mess” — saying it for all to hear, while presiding in the Senate chamber …
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Commentary by John Braun / The Seattle Times
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10/11/24
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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 …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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10/9/24
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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 …
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By Don Brunell
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10/9/24
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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 to meet authors, browse books and learn about the latest in …
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10/7/24
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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 …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/4/24
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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.
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By state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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10/4/24
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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 …
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By Christina Keys
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10/2/24
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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, …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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10/2/24
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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 …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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9/30/24
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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 …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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9/27/24
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