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If you want to look forward to a better marriage through practical daily steps, let me pass on some tips that Scott and Jeannie Collins gave during a powerful and useful session at Bethel …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/7/25
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It seems like legislative Democrats are always coming up with reasons for wanting to let people out of prison sooner.
One of the latest examples is Senate Bill 5266, which is on deck for a vote …
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Commentary by Sen John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/7/25
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Any battle over tariffs between the United States and Canada, China, and Mexico is concerning, but if it escalates, it will hit Washington farmers particularly hard. Avoiding that possibility should …
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By Don Brunell
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3/5/25
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The current crisis in Ukraine is darkened by distant shadows of the Munich Conference in 1938, during which the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy ceded the Czech Sudetenland to the Third …
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3/5/25
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I am writing as a resident of Long Beach. I’m calling on U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez to do more to prioritize our health, climate and future.
This includes:
• Stopping …
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3/5/25
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Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy.
All of you conservatives who idolized Ronald Reagan, where are you? Or, more accurately, who are you?
After decades of …
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3/3/25
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John Rogers James, an early pioneer of South Thurston County, wrote his memoirs before his death in 1929 and listed the names of people who settled Grand Mound in its early years — the same …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/3/25
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Standing alongside hundreds of other people, all aiming to build up better marriages, is a pretty great place to be.
That’s where my wife of 23 1/2 years and I found ourselves last …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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2/28/25
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At $80,500, the median annual state-employee salary in Washington is higher than the median annual private-sector pay in 38 of our state’s 39 counties.
People often seem surprised when …
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2/28/25
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Washington families feel the strain of rising costs on everything from housing to gas to groceries. Inflation has already driven up prices, yet lawmakers in Olympia continue pushing policies that …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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2/28/25
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A response to letter writer Mike Kimbrel’s piece on Democrats not wanting to make America great: To begin, the question, “Why do Democrats resist making America great?” seems to be …
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2/28/25
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In the fertile fields of Lewis County, our farmers’ dedication yields more than just crops; it fosters a legacy of compassion and global responsibility.
The U.S. Agency for International …
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2/28/25
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Doug Findley’s recent letter missed the entire point of what President Trump is doing with our federal agencies.
If Mr. Findley took the time to listen to Karoline Leavitt, the White House …
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2/28/25
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At a time when political turmoil and division remains on the rise, the government should be seeking more voter input, not less.
This leads me to question why legislation such as House Bill …
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2/27/25
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The Trump administration’s decision to fire more than 4,400 civil servants, including 3,400 U.S. Forest Service and 1,000 National Park Service employees, is appalling and dangerous. The men …
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2/27/25
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Last time I wrote, I suggested using the Washington State Parks system to allow all the homeless camps that state officials tell cities they need to accommodate.
It would let them do what …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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2/26/25
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A fairly new acquaintance was at my home for a meeting and saw a couple of stitchery pieces I made, had framed and then gave to my parents years ago.
I got them back after my mother passed away …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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2/26/25
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Washington State lawmakers have once again introduced a pay-per-mile tax. House Bill 1921 and Senate Bill 5726 would impose a vehicle miles traveled tax (VMT) of 2.6 cents per mile in response to an …
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By Sam Cardwell / Mountain States Policy Center
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2/26/25
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I wrote a few weeks ago about John Rogers James, a 10-year-old who crossed the Oregon Trail in 1851 with his parents, Samuel and Anna, and his siblings, then lived near Portland and the Clackamas …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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2/24/25
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Have you noticed the peace vigil that happens at Centralia’s George Washington Park every Saturday from noon to 1 p.m.?
If you are going down Pearl Street and look to the right just past …
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2/24/25
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