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January is School Board Appreciation Month. To celebrate, I would like to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to the dedicated members of the Centralia School District School Board.
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1/8/25
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I read Jon Cushman’s recent letter to the editor with great interest.
He is correct in that immigration is how this country originated and grew to the greatness we have been. He is also …
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1/8/25
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As I finish my third year on the Centralia School District Board of Directors, every day I consider the complex tasks facing public education: unfunded mandates, revenue shortfalls, student behavior, …
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1/6/25
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This letter is in response to the article on Gov. Jay Inslee dated Dec. 21, 2024.
So, Jay brags about preserving access to abortions, murdering our most precious and innocent, the unborn. …
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1/6/25
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Children and adults in Lewis County will die unnecessarily if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed by the Senate to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Trump Administration.
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1/6/25
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I am asking for your help.
I am a Vietnam veteran living in Virginia. My good friend from my military days, also a Vietnam veteran, is John Richard, who I was told is living in or around Pe Ell.
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1/6/25
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“Surprise, surprise” is how Bruce Peterson began his letter to the editor before Christmas criticizing the Lewis County commissioners and the county budget. It’s no …
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1/3/25
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Year-end questions seeking answers:
Why hasn’t the person that confessed to killing Aron Christensen been charged under RCW 9.41.240, illegal possession of a firearm? He was a minor …
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1/3/25
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I want to ring in on immigration and in particular, H-1B visas.
We are a nation of immigrants. Immigrants enrich our culture and boost our workforce.
H-1B visas allow highly skilled people …
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1/3/25
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“How many times can a man turn his head, pretending he just doesn’t see?”
What exactly is a war, and how long does it take to win one? Let’s look at a few examples in …
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12/27/24
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Several studies have shown that during this time of instant news, blogs and all kinds of social conversation that travels in cyberspace at the speed of light, people do not read long opinion articles …
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12/27/24
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This letter is in response to Frank Dare’s letter to the editor of Dec. 13.
He states he was a counselor at Maple Lane, that neither Maple Lane or Green Hill was a “school.” I …
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12/27/24
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I am writing to express outrage and disgust at the recent decision by Lewis County Superior Court to vacate Tommy Ragan's guilty plea and conviction for the heinous murder of 11-year-old Bruce Allen …
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12/23/24
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Surprise, surprise. The county commissioners are raising every tax they can get their hands on.
Of course, they all profess dislike of raising taxes, but “had to” in order to balance …
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12/23/24
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I am the Mayberry Road area resident Amy White quoted in The Chronicle’s piece on nitrates on Fords Prairie (“High nitrate levels in water draw concerns of Centralia area …
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12/16/24
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Donald Trump stumbled badly by asking Chinese dictator Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration as president, only to have the despot turn him down.
This invitation should have been issued, …
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12/16/24
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I have to take exception to U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s characterization that somehow our warfighters are short-changed by some nefarious contractors (“MGP issues new right to …
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12/16/24
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Our founding fathers disagreed on many things when they gathered in Philadelphia in May of 1787. Slavery, proportional representation and just what sort of government they would form were all issues …
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12/16/24
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While elves are hard at work building toys and Santa is preparing for his upcoming epic eve, our Legislature is already planning to introduce tax increases.
Washington voters saw fit to stuff …
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12/16/24
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The recent murder of the United Health Care CEO should open the eyes of the billionaire class of America.
For such a small segment of our society to control such a large portion of the …
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12/16/24
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