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I read Doug Findley’s letter to the editor asking the question: “What has Trump done to make my life better.”
I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I finally thought of something that …
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1/30/26
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I grew up in Minnesota. When we spoke of deadly ice then, it was a completely different ice than the national brand we have to be concerned with today: tires frozen flat on the bottom; roads, …
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1/30/26
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When Olympia says, "Don’t look here," it’s time to start looking really, really hard. Minnesota’s deepening Somali daycare fraud scandal naturally is prompting questions about whether the same …
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By Sen. Leonard Christian
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1/29/26
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Washington’s homelessness crisis is one of the defining challenges of our time.
Thousands of people across the state are living outside, many struggling with untreated mental-health …
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By Jared Nieuwenhuis and Kristine Moreland
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1/29/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson recently delivered his annual State of the State address in front of the legislature in Olympia. His message: prepare for taxes to go up and say goodbye to …
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By U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse
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1/29/26
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Here in Independence, on the banks of the beautiful Chehalis River, 2025 was full of returning salmon, wind, high waters and all the beauty of a landscape that both gives and takes away. While we …
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1/28/26
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I am writing in support of the Onalaska School District recent levy.
I speak from personal experience when I say I know what it feels like to live through a levy failure.
In 2005, I was an …
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1/28/26
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As a journalist, I remember wading through water to reach The Daily Chronicle newsroom in 1986 — the same year floodwaters swept through American Crossarm and Conduit and contaminated 200 homes in …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/27/26
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The Chronicle’s article on the petition to expand the Lewis County Board of Commissioners avoids the core problem. Power has concentrated into two votes.
Three commissioners means two people …
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1/27/26
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Years ago, stopping in Olympia for dinner, my son drove past the Capitol where a protest against proposed gun legislation had taken place. As I sat in the passenger seat, I glanced toward the …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/26/26
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Every couple of years, the public is tasked with the decision of supporting our local youth with their wallets. Proclaiming support is easy. Paying for it is another story. That adds to the …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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1/26/26
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Six years ago, the Centralia School District experienced a difficult period when a double levy failure resulted in devastating budget, personnel and program cuts.
At that time, many in the …
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1/26/26
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When the director of a state agency asks the governor to investigate the citizen commission that oversees him, the public should pause. When that request follows years of documented leadership …
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By Ronald D. Reed
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1/26/26
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Here in Washington, and no doubt other states, victims of the fentanyl epidemic include babies and toddlers injured by exposure to this poison by adults, usually fentanyl-addicted parents.
On …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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1/23/26
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As a volunteer adviser with the Lewis County Flood Control Zone District, I would like to encourage support from property owners and other stakeholders who will greatly benefit from the flow-through …
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1/23/26
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Instead of another levy for the kids, how about a levy for building a new animal shelter?
Those poor animals are stuck in hell in an old, outdated building.
Maybe The Chronicle can give us …
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1/23/26
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Our children: yours, mine and all of our neighbors’, are our future and our legacy.
After four years on your school board, I am so proud of them. I hope you are, too.
We have a great …
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1/23/26
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I am just curious.
Since at least 1946, the City of Chehalis has been called “The Mint City” by The Chronicle.
Yet, the city council of Chehalis continues to call Chehalis “The Rose …
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1/23/26
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All Americans and, indeed, every citizen of the planet, should be proud and eternally grateful that we have such a modest, generous and uniquely inspiring leader as President Donald J. Trump.
Of …
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1/23/26
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Donald Trump said, “not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars,” in his victory speech after winning his second election for president.
He now is taking actions that could easily get …
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1/23/26
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