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From the College President: New Apartments Coming in 2023 for Centralia College Students

At the corner of South Ash Street and Centralia College Boulevard, dirt is being churned up and crews are laying the groundwork for new student apartments. The new facility will be owned and managed … more

By Bob Mohrbacher / For The Chronicle | 11/22/22

Flames from the Goat Rocks Fire ignites trees last October, as seen from Cannon Road in Packwood over Butler Creek.

Commentary: Late Wildfire Season Points to Need for Better Forest Management

Last summer, our state’s wildfire season was below normal — a welcome relief for firefighters and smoke-choked Washingtonians, especially city dwellers. However, that all changed this … more

By Don Brunell | 11/22/22

Richard Stride is the current CEO of Cascade Community Healthcare. He can be reached at drstride@icloud.com.

Richard Stride Commentary: Giving Thanks for Family Stories

My grandma on my mother’s side, who lived from 1914-1990, and my grandma’s brother, Orlin, who lived from 1912 to 1987, grew up in Kansas during the 1920s. Kansas during the child … more

11/22/22

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Letter to the Editor: Rational Republicans Might Have Been the Difference in 3rd District Outcome

Washington’s 3rd Congressional District has been a nail biter. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez holds a significant lead, but Joe Kent has been on Steve Bannon’s podcast war room saying he is … more

11/21/22

Letter to the Editor: You Get What You Voted For

The election is (mostly) over. The Democrats won a moral victory if you think in those terms. If you think football, the Democrats beat the spread. Congratulations to the Democrats for rigging the … more

11/21/22

A generator sits outside a structure at a homeless encampment at the end of Eckerson Road in Centralia in this Chronicle file photo.

Julie McDonald Commentary: Did Deinstitutionalization of Mental Hospitals Lead to Homelessness?

My great-uncle Paul Sullivan, an outspoken, self-educated World War I veteran, ranted for years about his spineless, weak-willed father who allowed his mother to be railroaded into a mental … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 11/21/22

Letter to the Editor: County Commissioners Were Dead Wrong to Deny YMCA Rezoning

The recent decision by the Lewis County commissioners to deny the rezoning request by the YMCA at Mineral Lake is baffling. To be fair, I’ve got to give the anti-rezoning citizens of … more

11/18/22

Letter to the Editor: More Questions on Death of Aron Christensen

I read with interest the letter to the editor from Jerry Berry this morning regarding the botched investigation of the murder of Aron Christensen. I am wondering if the deputy made the … more

11/18/22

Letter to the Editor: Family, Friends of Aron Christensen Aren’t Going Anywhere

It's been 90 days — still nothing. I had a call scheduled with my Uncle Aron for Aug. 23. We were supposed to talk about the logistics of an October show we planned to play in Portland, our … more

11/18/22

Letter to the Editor: The 2024 Contest Has Begun

Donald Trump’s campaign announcement for the 2024 presidential race is sure to initiate a meltdown in the biased, left-stream media. He is their boogeyman that they pulled out all … more

11/18/22

Letter to the Editor: AG Should Have Better Things to Do Than Bully Christian University

Not everybody wants to see LGBTQ rule. I suppose some universities hire men that are married to men, and women that are married to women. But hey, can our attorney general let a Washington state … more

11/18/22

Kris Johnson is president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturers association.

Commentary: Annual Celebration Spotlights Washington State’s ‘Makers’

Some of the most amazing companies in the world are hiding in plain sight, right here in Washington. They’re located inside industrial buildings and office parks that we drive by every … more

By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business | 11/18/22

Letter to the Editor: Commissioner Candidate Offers Thanks, Looks to Future

I’m writing to thank everyone who voted and the terrific outpouring of contributions and encouragement I received. When you asked me to run for Lewis County commissioner, I said “only on … more

11/16/22

Letter: I am Thankful and Honored to Serve as Centralia School District Superintendent

We are growing, learning and improving each and every day in the Centralia School District. Realizing our vision of all students achieving academic and personal excellence takes a team effort. We are … more

11/16/22

Letter to the Editor: Thank You to Lewis County Election Workers

A heartfelt thank you to Lewis County Auditor Larry Grove and his staff. In the face of ignorant attacks on the integrity of our elections and election officials and workers, Grove and his … more

11/16/22

Letter to the Editor: Aron Christensen Investigation a Debacle

The so-called investigation into the death of Aron Christensen was doomed from the first arriving officers. I have read the dispatch radio log and it reads like a play from the three stooges. To … more

11/16/22

Richard Stride Commentary: The Value of Taking Time to Listen to the Music

Do you ever listen to music by the Doobie Brothers? One song says, “Don’t you feel it growing day by day. People getting ready for the news. Some are happy, some are sad; Oh, we have … more

By Richard Stride | 11/16/22

Relatives of Tom and Idris Massey hope to change the road’s name between Spencer and the Cowlitz River — the land their family owned — to Massey Road, both to honor their parents’ contributions to the community and to simplify directions to the Massey Bar Boat Launch.

Julie McDonald Commentary: Family Seeks to Change Road’s Name to Honor Parents

A year before the United States plunged into Civil War, a 25-year-old Irishman born in County Cork boarded the HMS Edinburgh in Liverpool, England, and landed in New York April 13, 1860. Eight … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 11/14/22

Letter to the Editor: Serious About Banning Homeless Camps? Close ‘Donut Hole’ in Centralia

All well and good to ban the homeless from camping on county lands, but there is a donut hole right here in the middle of Centralia. The land bordered by the Lewis Street boat launch, the … more

11/14/22

Letter to the Editor: ‘We the Sheep’

It seems the world is going crazy! No longer are we called “we the people.” We should now be call “we the sheep,” because the wool is being pulled over our … more

11/14/22