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I just read an article in the Lewis County News by Lynnette Hoffman about Sheriff Rob Snaza’s testimony at the Board of County Commissioners’ meeting concerning the proposed YMCA …
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2/27/23
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I have written letters in the past about the YMCA camp at Mineral, my wife and I are in favor of this youth camp. We have seen the “NO ‘Y’ CAMP REZONE” signs. Some are on …
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2/27/23
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To the Centralia City Council:
Please consider not canceling the Veterans Memorial Pearl Street Pool renovation. Many people have been working tirelessly for many years to restore it. Why …
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2/27/23
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Despite the hoots and hollers at The State of the Union Address, we are told: “Republicans need to get more offensive.”
Imagine that if you will.
This opinion was delivered by a …
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2/24/23
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It’s with no surprise, but disappointment, that the City of Centralia voted to not open the outdoor pool. I think if a levy would have been put on the ballot, it would have passed.
Many …
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2/24/23
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Our pristine Mineral Lake area is in severe peril. My name is Neil Stewart and I would like to present an argument against the proposed rezoning and YMCA camp.
This rezoning, if …
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2/20/23
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Hello, my name is Lesley Rangel. I'm a student at Centralia High School in 10th grade. I've grown up in Centralia my whole life.
Growing up from a small town has taught me many things and …
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2/20/23
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This letter is following up on a recent letter to the editor and subsequent reporting.
Winlock Mayor Brandon Svenson claimed in the referenced Chronicle reporting that he left Morton Police …
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2/20/23
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The statistics quoted in the recent article about Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston’s Chehalis Basin Board meeting address don’t make sense to me.
If 75% of Centralia households …
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2/20/23
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This letter is in support of Senate Bill 5462 and Senate Bill 5441 that was opposed by Chronicle columnist Brian Mittge.
I have read each bill, but I only have space to discuss one. SB …
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2/20/23
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This letter is in response to Bill Moeller’s commentary titled “Remembering When Chehalis Made Life Magazine.”
I appreciate Mr. Bill Moeller’s history lesson of racism in …
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2/20/23
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Wow. Letter writer Marty Ansley entirely missed the point of my letter. My suggestion of parenting difficulties has to do with the legal ramifications of child punishment, a problem brought about a …
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2/17/23
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I am a Lewis County resident and am in favor of the efforts to place a camp near Mineral, Washington. I grew up in Longview in the 1970s and attended YMCA events. For many years, I earned money to go …
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2/17/23
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On a party line vote, the House Republicans passed the Family and Small Business Protection Act HR23. It will keep a small portion for customer service and upgrades of technology for the Internal …
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2/10/23
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The Chehalis School District and the Chehalis Education Association (or CEA, the teachers’ union) have a math problem. They think they’ll get more achievement from students by subtracting …
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2/10/23
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As I am contemplating my vote for the Napavine school bond issue, the first thing I have to remind myself is that bonds are for building and repairs and levies are for learning and day-to-day …
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2/8/23
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Picture a box with $1 million inside of it. How many boxes like that would satisfy the safety of the United States? What is the price of our freedom?
Consider what the Department of Defense has …
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2/8/23
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A recent incident in the Cathlamet community highlights just how important wearing a life jacket is.
A man was kayaking in the Columbia River when his kayak capsized. Luckily, the man was …
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2/8/23
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Americans watched with increasing consternation as a confirmed Chinese spy balloon passed over the entire continental United States gathering intelligence information on our strategic defenses, …
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2/8/23
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The state already has airports at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Moses Lake. Swapping the land use so air travel goes to JBLM and JBLM goes to Eastern Washington makes too much sense.
The …
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2/8/23
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