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As former trustees for Timberland Regional Library (TRL), we urge voters to approve TRL’s levy lid lift measure that is on this fall’s ballot.
The Timberland district covers five counties …
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By Edna Fund, Bob Hall, Corby Varness and Brian Zylstra
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9/30/26
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Some recent commentary in The Chronicle has focused on the allocation of seats in the United States Senate, which is two per state regardless of population size.
Our neighbor to the …
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9/30/26
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Full disclosure: I did not vote for Commissioner Scott Brummer during the last election cycle and instead campaigned extensively for his opponent.
Therefore, I was more than a little …
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9/30/26
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During the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) investigation of Morton’s disgraced former Police Chief Roger Morningstar in 2023, officer Cole Cournyer, who became chief …
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9/30/26
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John Braun takes money from the poor and creates programs for the rich.
Braun slashed levy equalization (LEA), which helps keep local school levy rates lower for the property poor …
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9/30/26
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A recent letter to the editor regarding avian influenza and veganism (“An idea to protect yourself from bird flu”) deserves a closer look from Lewis County readers.
While presented as a …
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9/30/26
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The impetus for our 1776 revolution was taxation without representation.
Our constitution guarantees you and I elect representatives to speak for us in all matters of government especially when …
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9/30/26
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In a recent commentary published in The Chronicle, the Lewis County commissioners warned that our public defense system is “outdated, unsafe and unjust,” cautioning the public that courts face …
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9/30/26
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There is hysteria sweeping the country. It is the fear that AI, artificial intelligence, will pose a threat to humanity.
This is one of the most irrational iterations of hysteria I have ever …
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9/30/26
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The Republican Party has dragged out the tired ploy that Democratic candidates are communists.
That worked for a while and ruined many lives and careers while Joseph McCarthy used fear of …
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9/30/26
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It is time to move on from the wise and powerful elephant as the long time symbol of the Republican Party. To symbolize the GOP’s complete subservience to Donald Trump and his ignorant policies and …
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9/30/26
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This November, Washington voters will decide whether to enact I-645. This proposal would repeal a new 9.9% income tax , with a current statutory exemption of one million dollars, that is scheduled to …
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Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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9/28/26
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As a teenager who was strongly pro-life, I always thought communities needed a home for unwed mothers where their baby could grow inside their womb in safety and they could give birth without doing …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald
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9/28/26
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I spent 28 years in law enforcement, including 10 as Lewis County sheriff. One thing that experience taught me is that serious accusations deserve more than a sound bite.
You look at the …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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9/28/26
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Hello, Lewis County, and hello to the many visitors from around the world who find their way to our beautiful county. Now that I'm the permanent executive director of the Lewis County Historical …
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9/28/26
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As we have played our cards building to the launch of the new Thurston Chronicle weekly newspaper over the past year, we have been holding something of an ace of spades under the table.
It’s …
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By Coralee Taylor
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9/28/26
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Wildfire is no longer a seasonal surprise across the Mountain West. It is a recurring fiscal challenge that threatens communities, public lands, infrastructure, air quality, and state budgets.
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By Emily Strasburg / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/25/26
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My father once said
“When I look at what’s past,
I find that each decade
Goes by twice as fast.”
I’ve gone through half
Of a century now.
My dad’s words are …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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9/25/26
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Multiple Washington school districts recently reached tentative bargaining agreements, and an October 1 deadline looms for unionized state government employees to submit ratified contracts in time …
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By Meg Goudy / Mountain States Policy Center
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9/24/26
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We’re down to the last few weeks of the current election cycle, and I can say the Lewis County sheriff’s race has been the most interesting.
For example, I was surprised to learn there is a …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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9/23/26
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