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Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions of dollars. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing …
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By Don C. Brunell
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6/21/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, both Democrats, issued a draft report which estimates that breaching the four lower Snake River dams and replacing their electricity and other benefits would …
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By Don Brunell
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6/17/22
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It’s graduation season, so many of us are attending parties or giving gifts to our young people as they emerge into the world.
That’s gotten me thinking about something, and …
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6/17/22
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I’ve never understood how some people can be sane and methodical when it comes to keeping a desktop orderly and free of clutter, especially when, at the same time, they feel they have to come …
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6/15/22
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Whatever the Supreme Court had to say about abortion, there was bound to be controversy. But I wish everyone with an opinion about the draft ruling in the Dobbs case would take a few minutes to sit …
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The potential overturning of Roe v Wade. Calls for gun control. Disclosures from investigations by the House Jan. 6 Committee.
The last few months — especially the last week — show the …
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6/13/22
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For many in our community, June is a time of transition.
This is most certainly true for the hundreds of Centralia College students who will graduate June 17. They are amazing individuals and …
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By Bob Mohrbacher
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6/13/22
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For the first time ever, the average price for a gallon of gas in Washington state exceeds five dollars a gallon, an increase of $1.42, or 40%, in just one year.
The price is unlikely to hit $10 …
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By Todd Myers / Washington Policy Center
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6/10/22
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Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, economies in the industrial world were moving along fairly smoothly — reliable supply chains with “just in time” component arrivals, predictable …
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By Don Brunell
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6/10/22
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This week, I was blessed to take a long walk in the rain, stand in the rain for an hour or so, then take another long walk in the rain.
The walk was good. The rain was wet. The best part was the …
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6/10/22
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Life gets “curiouser and curiouser,” not to mention “scarier and scarier.”
So, we are adjusting to COVID-19. Then there is always Ukraine. Throw in the slaughter of …
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6/8/22
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Harold Kushner, the rabbi, author and teacher who wrote the best seller, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” wrote another book I reread recently.
The book is titled …
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6/6/22
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As I sat in a pew at Westminster Presbyterian Church for a funeral Saturday, I reflected on the season of loss experienced lately with COVID-19 deaths, fractured relationships, mass shootings of …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/6/22
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As if polar plunging into frigid Mayfield Lake with the Lewis County Icicle Brigade wasn’t enough, I decided to once again punish my body for a great cause; the Lewis County Law Enforcement …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno
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6/6/22
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It’s hard to prepare for the future if you’re only checking the rearview mirror.
That’s why the AWB Institute has launched a new tool called FutureCast that provides employers, …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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6/3/22
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I ended last week’s column with my admission that, in spite of the shots I’d received, I still contracted “the virus.”
Maybe it had been building all along, but I …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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6/1/22
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We are more.
I found this saying by Brian Stevenson, Equal Justice Project, in his book “Just Mercy” (there’s also a film by the same name starring Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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5/30/22
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Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part story. Read the first installment here.
Grace Klijnsma was 25 when she married Pieter “Peter” Andree on July 31, 1953, in …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/30/22
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world, factory workers were humming along assembling products just after components were delivered. It was called “just-in-time” production. It was …
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5/27/22
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As an education fanboy, I often have opportunities to advise young people about their education options. As an educator at heart, I take these opportunities seriously, and I have given the question …
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By Jami Lund
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5/27/22
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