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I took Tuesday as a vacation day from work so that I could spend a full day at the Southwest Washington Fair. It was well worth it.
The fair is always a blast. You see so many people you know, …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/15/25
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A number of years ago, I had occasion to bid on a vehicle project with an affluent county in California.
In the clarification phase of this process, I wrote my questions, and in response I …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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8/13/25
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Whether you look at the price of gasoline, groceries or housing, it’s easy to see how costs are going up across Washington.
It’s harder sometimes to understand why.
While …
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By Kris Johnson, Association of Washington Business
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8/13/25
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Letter to the editor: Enough is enough — tackling rental greed and political inaction for ‘everyone’
“Everyone” deserves a safe, stable and affordable place to call home. Yet, in communities like ours, the current rental market continues to squeeze budgets and dreams, especially for our …
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8/13/25
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In announcing his candidacy for the Washington Third Congressional District U.S. House seat currently held by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Republican state Sen. John Braun stated, "I look …
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8/13/25
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Having been born and raised here, I’ve been fortunate enough to have gotten to know the different businesses and historical buildings that give our town its uniqueness.
I think a thought …
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8/13/25
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About two weeks ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was beginning the process of rescinding its 2009 “Endangerment Finding” on greenhouse gas (GHG) …
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Commentary by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen
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8/11/25
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After more than a dozen years of covering cities and counties as a reporter, it takes a lot for me to attend yet another government meeting.
But the threat of the county rejecting money that …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/11/25
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There’s something sacred about a summer afternoon, a scoop of vanilla bean sliding down the edge of a sugar cone faster than you can lick it. Kids laugh through sticky fingers. Adults lean back …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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8/11/25
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The Centralia School District (CSD) Board recently created and signed the following commitment. I believe it is an example of their continuing commitment to the students of our community.
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8/11/25
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A reasonable and responsible county party should rely on data to drive decisions — not on the loudest voices in the room or one person’s bad experience at a school board meeting. …
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8/11/25
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Freedom of speech is the foundation of our democracy, a sacred right that allows us to express dissent, share ideas and hold our leaders accountable.
But under the Trump administration, this …
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8/11/25
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Here’s some history: Once Ronald Reagan was elected, the Republicans have taken advantage of the middle-class by destroying workers unions, taxing unemployment, taxing Social Security and you …
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8/11/25
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The recent bipartisan interest in discovering the truth regarding the extent to which the president engaged in Jeffrey Epstein’s pedophilia ring is all over the news. Trump’s efforts to …
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8/11/25
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When I read that the Department of Veterans’ Affairs had cut guidelines that prevent doctors from discriminating against patients based on their political beliefs or marital status, I thought …
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8/11/25
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Imagine you just moved to Centralia a month ago from near Olympia. You and your spouse are senior citizens, looking for a house in a quiet neighborhood to enjoy your retirement.
You sign the …
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8/11/25
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Let’s be honest: The Lewis County Knews Facebook page isn’t satire. It’s a bitterness factory dressed up in sarcasm and snide memes, pretending to offer humor when what it’s …
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8/8/25
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As Morton celebrates its 82nd Loggers Jubilee this weekend, a dedicated hometown couple will be grand marshals of the big parade.
Greg and Janet Norris have volunteered with Jubilee for decades. …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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8/8/25
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Should biological boys play in girls’ high school sports? Of the Thurston County residents responding to that question in a recent poll, 84% voted no.
You wonder how the remaining 16% …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/8/25
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You can tell a lot about a place by the way it remembers its leaders. In Bucoda, where the population hovers just under 600, the people are planning to gather on Aug. 19 to do something big: rename …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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8/8/25
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