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The right song doesn’t just find your ears — it finds your life.
Every life has a soundtrack — some songs you hear, and some you carry with you.
You know the kind I’m talking about. …
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Commentary by Dr. Richard Stride
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5/11/26
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“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
The Spring Youth Fair is a tonic for the soul and an inspirational path to …
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5/8/26
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It has been a privilege to have this space week after week to alert readers about important public-policy issues facing our beautiful state and how the Republican members of our state Senate are …
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By. Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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5/8/26
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Back in February, when the Association of Washington Business released a survey showing that nearly one in five Washington employers were looking to move business to another state — and almost half …
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By Kris Johnson, Association of Washington Business
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5/6/26
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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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There is a service window in the Thurston County Courthouse that has been dark since Jan. 20. The phones behind it go unanswered. The counter is closed.
Linda Myhre Enlow, our county clerk, did …
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By Rob Richards
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5/5/26
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Most mornings, when I stop at Safeway for my bagel, I see him.
An older man, moving slowly through the store with the help of a walker. His clothes are worn and unwashed, his hair and beard …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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5/4/26
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Although she grew up in Centralia, Joan Kuder Bell said that until her junior year in high school, she knew little about what transpired on the city’s streets on Nov. 11, 1919, known alternately as …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/4/26
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"However little television you watch, watch less."
- David McCullough
Those words from historian and author David McCullough (I’m re-reading his brilliant “1776” during this …
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5/1/26
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John Braun commentary: Shine light on governor’s court appointments by requiring Senate confirmation
If the Democrats’ new income tax ends up before the state Supreme Court, as many expect, the case will bring a heightened level of public interest in the justices themselves.
Taxpayers will …
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By Sen. John Braun
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5/1/26
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As April comes to a close and May arrives, homeowners are feeling the financial hit of scraping together enough money to pay property taxes.
Despite a reported “1% cap” on property tax …
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By Rep. John Ley
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5/1/26
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Boston has its "Big Dig," New York has its Second Avenue Subway and the states of Washington and Oregon are getting set to play in the same league.
Replacing the aging Interstate Bridge between …
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By Sens. John Braun and Jeff Wilson
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4/29/26
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Imagine standing at a gas pump in Lakewood, Vancouver or Spokane, watching the numbers climb with agonizing speed, and knowing that thousands of miles away, the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s …
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By Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton
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4/29/26
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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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Baby, you the whole package, plus you pay your taxes — B.o.B, “Nothin on You,” 2009
This lyric was in a No. 1 song that my kids liked. My wife and I would laugh at how the rapper had …
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By Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times
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4/29/26
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Four-year-old Brycen Milton’s meticulous eye for detail paid off when he won a coloring contest in 2013 sponsored by those seeking to start a children’s museum in Lewis County. As a reward, …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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4/27/26
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