I travel down to Vancouver every three months for my dentist appointments. My husband does the driving because he has nerves of steel. I close my eyes and pray that we make it down to our destination …
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9/1/23
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One morning in the not-so-distant past, a point was made on the air about two political opponents who had resorted to an unheard level of sophistication in attempting to best each other. This …
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9/1/23
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I’ve recently seen a number of articles and columns discussing how the expiration of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) spectrum authority means that next generation …
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9/1/23
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We are excited for the year ahead. We are embarking on a new school year and a new opportunity to influence the learning and lives of our Centralia School District students. The Centralia School …
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9/1/23
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I am a conservative. I believe that the proven values, beliefs and methods of years past are still valid and are worth preserving. Significantly changing our cultural values, beliefs and methods …
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9/1/23
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In response to a Napavine resident concerning his letter to the editor on Aug. 28 bashing Joe Kent and praising Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez regarding veterans, I felt more clarity is …
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9/1/23
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I am thankful for all the workers at the Lewis County Public Utility District.
Recently, we had a vehicle take out a power pole on Winston Creek Road in the late evening or early morning. …
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8/30/23
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The environmental movement is having a problem with something called hyper-normalcy.
After the fall of the Soviet empire, a Russian academic noted that during the last few decades of the empire, …
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8/28/23
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This letter is in response to Joe Kent calling U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’ vote against a bill to fully fund a veterans bill as disingenuous and hypocritical.
Two weeks ago, U.S. …
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8/28/23
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Letter to the editor: Commissioners thankful for those who helped pull off Southwest Washington Fair
The 2023 Southwest Washington Fair has drawn to a close, and what a remarkable event it was. We’d like to extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who made this year’s fair a resounding …
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8/25/23
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Sadly, Chronicle writer Isabel Vander Stoep sees fit to celebrate the abusive “mutton busting” event at the recent Southwest Washington Fair Rodeo (“No children or sheep harmed in …
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8/25/23
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Why are you promoting cruelty to animals and abuse of children? Your recent article on mutton busting at a rodeo is amoral.]
The description of the event and the language itself does not reflect …
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8/25/23
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There's a faction of Lewis County Republicans who believe that they are the arbitrators of what is and isn't an acceptable and good Republican. This faction of Republicans are very likely …
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8/25/23
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This is in response to the letter to the editor titled “Commissioner Pollock tied innocent Republicans to white supremacists,” by Erin Volz.
The Republican Party of today is …
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8/25/23
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For all of us Republicans that lived through the primary of 2022 here in Washington’s Third Congressional District, we validated to the Democrats what they already knew — we do not unify …
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8/25/23
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My heart aches when I hear the daily terrible news about Maui and the rising death tolls.
As a former, now retired emergency manager with over 30 years’ experience, both in the …
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8/25/23
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The fate of our homes, businesses, jobs and security of many families lay in the hands of a single, unknown, undisclosed person in the City of Centralia.
Since the nearly 1 …
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8/23/23
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As I watch what’s happening in the world, in America and in Lewis County, I am becoming more and more concerned that we are entering an era of supreme suppression of our freedoms, our liberty …
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8/23/23
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez recently voted with every Democrat against a bill to fully fund the Veterans Administration, making it clear that she is comfortable with denying wounded U.S. …
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8/23/23
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By now, you would think that Chronicle Publisher Chad Taylor would have learned that when Commissioner Sean Swope or Republican Chair Brandon Svenson come to him in a dither about some dastardly …
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8/23/23
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