There are many people who I have looked up to in my life. I have written about my family members who have made me who I am and taught me values I would aspire to all my life. I did not always live up …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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10/18/23
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Hydrogen is a clean-burning gas that must be manufactured using electrical energy. It appears in nature mainly as a constituent of water, and in hydrocarbons like oil.
The amount of …
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10/18/23
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Recently, I received an unsolicited email from Mary Trump, a niece of former President Donald Trump. Unlike most unsolicited emails I receive, this one was not deleted.
Mary Trump, age 58, has …
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10/18/23
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On July 26, 1945, after news spread across the island of Tinian in the Marianas, Navy Seabee Clarence Piper joined others to see the USS Indianapolis, a nearly 600-foot-long Portland-class heavy …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/16/23
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Lewis County’s newest member of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), Scott Brummer, in a recent commentary in this publication railed against “keyboard warriors” who spread …
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By Bill Serrahn
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10/13/23
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President Joe Biden opened a new chapter in the history of salmon recovery in the Columbia Basin last week with the release of a presidential memo titled "Memorandum on Restoring Healthy and Abundant …
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By Steve Ernst
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10/13/23
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While media focus was on Joe Biden’s decree putting a tiny plot of land within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) off limits to oil and gas exploration, reporters ignored the bigger …
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By Don Brunell
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10/11/23
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Washington state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) reports that only 4,163 self-employed workers want to be included in the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. …
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By Elizabeth Hovde
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10/11/23
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With Washington state (along with California, New York and Florida) topping the charts with the highest homeless populations, cities in Washington are taking different approaches to helping the …
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By Mark Harmsworth
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10/11/23
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When Japanese bombers attacked U.S. Navy ships at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Clarence Piper was a high school sophomore visiting his uncle in the hills of Oregon and read about the attack in the …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/9/23
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Hispanic Heritage month is Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.
During this time, we celebrate histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors come from Spain, …
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By Richard Stride
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10/9/23
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When does "no" not mean "no?" When Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope embarks on a mission to reform the Timberland Regional Library system's book selection in our local libraries.
As a …
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10/9/23
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My family moved to Lewis County the summer of 1965, so I am not a true native Washingtonian, but close to it — I do feel like one. Other than four years away at college (two years in Pullman …
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By Maureen Harkcom
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10/9/23
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About 18 months ago, Economic Alliance of Lewis County Executive Director Richard DeBolt wrote a commentary for The Chronicle questioning my intelligence for asking critical questions about a …
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By Lindsey Pollock, Lewis County commissioner
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10/9/23
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They say find a job doing something you love, and you will never work a day in your life. That encapsulates Rayna Austin. Driven by a passion for helping others and a love for learning, she started …
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10/6/23
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I am writing to express my deep concern about what I consider to be unprofessional behavior by Port of Centralia Commissioner Kyle Markstrom at recent meetings.
In one instance, Markstrom was …
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10/6/23
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Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope likes to talk about roles, telling us his idea of the roles of a public library. Mr. Swope, and you who elected him need to understand some other roles.
It …
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10/6/23
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This letter is in response to a recently published article titled “Lewis County groups aim to coordinate plan for cases of domestic, sexual violence.”
First, I wanted to commend The …
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10/6/23
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I have always believed our elected officials, at every level of government, should serve the people with honesty and integrity. That our core values and principles should reflect the desire to do …
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By Scott Brummer, Lewis County commissioner
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10/6/23
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Navigating through the extensive archives of a library should be an enlightening and secure journey for all patrons, especially for our young readers who are starting to explore the vast realms of …
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By Sean Swope / Lewis County commissioner
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10/5/23
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