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Centralia is at a critical crossroads.
The decisions made over the next two years will shape the next two decades for our town and its residents.
On one side, some wish to freeze Centralia …
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5/25/26
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Battery Energy Storage Systems are becoming game changers.
Battery Energy Storage Systems are the size of shipping containers and can save surplus intermittent energy, such as from wind and …
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5/25/26
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My name is Dave Germain. I am the president of the Conservative Coalition of Lewis County.
I have lived in Lewis County for over 36 years. I have sat back and watched the local area politics.
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5/25/26
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Homelessness has become a major problem in America and it is getting worse. There has been a lot of discussion among politicians and political pundits about how to fix the problem, but rarely do …
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5/25/26
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“Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.”
This is the last stanza of a popular poem written from the prose of Martin Neimoller in 1946. In 1937, he was …
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5/18/26
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It’s a good thing this laptop debacle at the Centralia School District wasn’t discovered prior to the last levy election or the citizens wouldn’t have voted for it.
Or at least I …
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5/18/26
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Like most 80-year-old men, King Donald gets up a lot during the night.
I do not know anything about his bathroom habits, but his mental incontinence is spewed all over the internet the following …
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5/18/26
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The recent public discussion surrounding former Green Hill School employee Nicholas A. Judson has generated strong reactions across Lewis County.
Some people believe the issue should simply be …
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5/15/26
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My concern is for the corner of Ellsbury Street and Mellen Street in Centralia, the northeast corner across from Subway.
For the last three summers, I’ve made phone calls to the Washington …
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5/15/26
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The play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, which is the quintessential Greek tragedy showing the bad results of hubris, reminds of the current drama starring Donald Trump.
King Oedipus’s arrogance and …
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5/15/26
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Public office is supposed to come with accountability, restraint and an ethical obligation to protect taxpayer resources. That is the job. Not public relations campaigns. Not political theater. Not …
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5/15/26
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Wealth inequality in the United States has reached levels that should concern every American, regardless of political affiliation.
While millions of working families struggle to afford housing, …
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5/13/26
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is a mess and its commission is worse.
WDFW is being sued by the hunting and fishing organization Sportsmans Advocacy who alleges …
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5/13/26
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I want to correct a claim made by Ms. Elizabeth Cameron in her letter to the editor praising John Braun in hopes he is elected to the U.S. Congress.
When I lived in Centralia for five years, I …
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5/13/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson encouraged undocumented immigrants to apply for state-funded financial aid, promising not to share applicants’ information with the federal government in a recent X …
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5/6/26
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I recently met state Sen. John Braun, who is running for Congress.
John listens intently to what you are saying.
I also met him and his wife at another event and learned how they both met …
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5/6/26
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I am writing as a deeply concerned and disheartened community member regarding the termination of Sgt. Tracy Murphy after more than three decades with the Centralia Police Department.
Whatever a …
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5/6/26
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Centralia is at a crossroads, and the conversation we keep hearing is about traffic — how long it takes to get through town, how frustrating it feels, and how it’s getting worse.
But I think …
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5/6/26
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In February of this year, Donald Trump claimed that America is now “energy dominant.” He claims this dominance was a result of his policy that encourages more extraction of oil and coal while …
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5/6/26
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On Tuesday, April 28, the Board of Lewis County Commissioners met to discuss Resolution 26-142, which is a resolution to indemnify Commissioner Sean Swope and other named county officials from the …
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4/29/26
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