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The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs has kept a record of the auto thefts reported across our state for each month since 2002. In those 23-plus years, the statewide number never …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun
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7/18/25
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Judging by some recent commentary in The Chronicle, there appears to be some confusion about the military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14.
This date was, in fact, the 250th anniversary of …
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7/18/25
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Dear Mayor Brandon Svenson, council and staff,
On behalf of the City of Toledo, we want to extend our sincere appreciation for the ongoing support and partnership you and your team have …
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7/18/25
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Now that Donald Trump is deep into his second term, it’s time for the Democratic Party to face some uncomfortable truth. One of the only people who tried to stop this disaster before it …
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7/18/25
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Walking through the doors of the Claquato Church really is like stepping back in time.
The room is empty save for a dozen white wooden pews, a pair of organs and a modest platform at the front …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/18/25
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Lewis County families are facing real challenges, and we need our representatives fighting for us, not providing cover for policies that make our lives harder.
Sen. John Braun's recent editorial …
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Commentary by Zac Eckstein
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7/17/25
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Rural counties like ours don’t ask for special treatment. We just ask for fairness — and for the tools to do the job of serving our communities. That’s why the Secure Rural Schools …
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By Lewis County Commissioners Lindsey Pollock, Sean Swope and Scott Brummer
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7/16/25
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The Polish people are perplexed by some Americans lack of appreciation for our market-based economic system where consumers, not government bureaucrats, decide what to buy, manufacture and consume.
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By Don Brunell
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7/16/25
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As Maanha Nasir took the stage at last month’s National Civics Bee state championship, she spoke to judges and audience members with the confidence and thoroughly researched ideas of a …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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7/16/25
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Maybe no one has felt the political hurt Donald Trump has inflicted on local Republicans more than Chad Magendanz.
A decade ago, Magendanz, a Republican, was happily serving the King County …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/16/25
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Local government isn’t often glamorous; sometimes, it’s downright messy. But every leadership lesson has a story, and this one happens to involve that guy from The Partridge Family and a …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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7/14/25
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A year ago, while walking with my friend, we stopped to visit Frances Grove and her daughter, Sherry Bakotich, as they fixed fences around the Grove cow pasture northeast of Toledo.
A week …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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7/14/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson’s first speech to the Legislature included several declarations that were encouraging to Republicans in the audience. One was that he was not here to defend government, but to …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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7/11/25
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I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from Leah Sisemore published in The Chronicle on July 8 titled “Protesting on sacred American holidays to make a political point is …
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7/11/25
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Ms. Sisemore needs a reply to her letter published on July 8 about protests on whatever she defines as sacred holidays being disrespectful.
Come on, Leah. Of course they are. That’s the …
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7/11/25
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“Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years … People still talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable.” — Donald …
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7/11/25
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Why isn’t the former Gov. Jay Inslee being brought up on criminal charges for the mess he left the state in?
Larry Dobyns
Onalaska
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7/11/25
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It is very disheartening for my sister and myself. Our parents are buried at Sticklin Memorial Park.
In the past few months, we have had every pot of flowers we have left on their grave taken. …
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7/11/25
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I grew up in a gardening family.
My dad tilled a vast swatch of rich brown earth that he planted carefully in rows straight as an arrow. My mom put up all sorts of canned goods in big mason …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/11/25
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Washington is in the midst of a child care crisis — and families across Southwest Washington are paying the price. In communities throughout the 20th Legislative District — from Centralia …
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Commentary by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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7/11/25
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