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I start each workday by reviewing the latest economic and government reports for Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming. It doesn’t take long to see a trend. Those states that prioritize fiscal …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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5/22/26
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For 15 years, Washington has lived with an uncomfortable truth: we rank dead last in the nation for police staffing per capita. And instead of reversing course, the Legislature continues to pass laws …
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By Jared Nieuwenhuis / Councilmember, City of Bellevue
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5/22/26
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This Monday, Americans will honor our fallen soldiers during our nation’s 250th birthday year. At one of our grandest local observances, held Monday at the Claquato Cemetery, one gravestone reminds …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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5/22/26
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Every successful community has something that is difficult to quantify but easy to feel: a sense of place.
You know it when you experience it.
Some communities feel memorable, distinct and …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier
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5/22/26
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Years ago, members of the St. Helens Club gathered to hear an hour-long lecture about Albert Einstein. After the introduction, a door opened and the speaker slowly strolled into the room dressed as a …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/18/26
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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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When former Gov. Christine Gregoire starts sounding the alarm about Washington state government, Olympia should pay attention.
Gregoire is not a conservative activist. She is not …
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By Chris Cargill / Mountain States Policy Center
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5/15/26
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"There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz."
— Andy Stanley
Seeing our community’s best and brightest is an inspiring look at how we can build the …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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5/15/26
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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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Over the past year or so, evidence appears to indicate there is widespread fraud totaling millions of dollars or more in several states, including Washington.
These are staggering numbers. …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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5/13/26
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Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the City Nation Place Americas Conference in Vancouver, B.C., alongside regional partners from across Thurston County.
I attended as a board member of …
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By Wayne Fournier
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5/13/26
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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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At the dawn of the 20th century, children in Lewis County attended one of nearly 180 local one-room schools, but today it’s harder to find people who recall doing so.
Last month, I joined more …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/11/26
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