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Letter to the Editor: Out With Murray, in With Smiley

It’s past time to replace Patty Murray as U.S. senator from Washington state. She first ran some 30 years ago as the “Tennis Shoe Mom” — identifying as someone who wanted to … more

6/24/22

Letter to the Editor: Expand the U.S. Supreme Court

To protect our reproductive freedoms, we need to expand the U.S. Supreme Court. The Judiciary Act of 2021 would add four new seats to the Supreme Court, bringing the number of justices to 13. It … more

6/24/22

Letter to the Editor: Heidi St. John Would Be and Energetic Advocate for Southwest Washington

I am enthusiastically asking your support for Heidi St. John for Congress. She will be an energetic advocate for Southwest Washington. Here are a few of the reasons I will vote for Heidi, one for … more

6/24/22

Letter to the Editor: We Must Support January 6 House Select Committee

My name is Shawn Bates and I have lived in Chehalis since 2004. In America, voters should have the final say. But Trump and far-right extremists engaged in a criminal conspiracy by helping to … more

6/24/22

A Brewer’s blackbird looks on from a tree in front of Chehalis City Hall on Thursday.

Brian Mittge Commentary: Bad Blackbird of Chehalis an Apt Anti-Hero of Our Era

So many of the problems in our world today seem larger than life; far away but looming ominously as they cast a pall over our future and a threat over the present day. In a way, the latest villain of … more

By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle | 6/24/22

Ed Johnstone is the chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission.

Being Frank: We Need All Hands on Deck to Slow the Spread of European Green Crab

Efforts are ramping up to control the explosion of invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in western Washington. The invasive species reached San Francisco in 1989 and was first detected … more

Commentary by Ed Johnstone | 6/24/22

FILE PHOTO — Bill Moeller walks along the fence line in Centralia. Moeller is a former entertainer, mayor, bookstore owner, city council member, paratrooper and pilot living in Centralia. He can be reached at bookmaven321@comcast.net.

Bill Moeller Commentary: The Aftermath of My Experience With a Virus

I don’t suppose there’s a policy on when you can stop thinking about something as serious as the coronavirus once you’ve come into personal familiarity with it, but here — and … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 6/22/22

Letter to the Editor: How About Something More Than Thoughts, Prayers and Teddy Bears?

On Sept. 11, 2001, close to 3,000 Americans died as a result of an attack on our liberties. We avenged these deaths by devoting the next two decades in disposing of $8 trillion and one million … more

6/22/22

Letter to the Editor: Seniors Treated Unfairly

This is in response to a letter in Tuesday’s edition titled “Disregard for Dignity of Seniors Needs to Stop.” The trouble started when the Department of Licensing couldn’t … more

6/22/22

Don Brunell Commentary: Drones Can Help Restore Scorched Public Forestlands

Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions of dollars. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing … more

By Don C. Brunell | 6/21/22

Letter to the Editor: Disregard for Dignity of Seniors Needs to Stop

Since we moved mom in with us several years ago, we have been filing her taxes for her. This year, for the first time, we were required to show proof of her identity. I went online and downloaded … more

6/20/22

Letter to the Editor: Responding to Morton Police Chief’s Letter on Sheriff Race

This letter is in response to the letter that was written by Roger Morningstar and published in the Saturday edition of The Chronicle. I’ve been a Lewis County resident since 1974 and my … more

6/20/22

At left, A young Carol Matteson Ponder is pictured. At right, Carol Matteson Ponder, left, and daughter Marilyn Gallagher.

Highlighting Lewis County: Octogenarian Recalls Childhood in Centralia and Salzer Valley

After physical education class, a teacher handed Centralia sophomore Carol Matteson the key to the girls’ dressing room, asking her to lock up after she and her friend, Marlene Christin, of Pe … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 6/20/22

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

Richard Stride Commentary: How’s Your Character? Are You Worth the Admiration of Others?

If you have been watching the news lately concerning the Jan. 6 hearings — which I hope you haven’t watched too much — you are aware that issues such as credibility, … more

By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle | 6/20/22

State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, speaks at a town hall in September 2021.

Peter Abbarno Commentary: Pursuing a ‘Fix’ to the Rise in Crime

The recent rise in crime has been disturbing and unsettling. Everyone deserves to be safe at home, work and in their communities. Unfortunately, recent state and federal police reforms have … more

By state Rep. Peter Abbarno | 6/20/22

Letter to the Editor: Sheriff Snaza Had Our Backs When the Chips Were Down

Community is a work in progress in most places I have lived. Family, military, big and small communities, like I'm proud to be part of now. Then there's the law enforcement community of county, state … more

6/17/22

Commentary: Lower Snake River Dams’ Power Hard to Replace

Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, both Democrats, issued a draft report which estimates that breaching the four lower Snake River dams and replacing their electricity and other benefits would … more

By Don Brunell | 6/17/22

Silly String and confetti sticks to the caps and gowns of W.F. West graduates at Bearcat Stadium last Saturday in Chehalis.

Brian Mittge Commentary: Building a Piece of Home

It’s graduation season, so many of us are attending parties or giving gifts to our young people as they emerge into the world. That’s gotten me thinking about something, and I’d … more

6/17/22

Letter to the Editor: Talk to Your Neighbors and Don’t Fear the ‘Other’

Growing up as a person of color in the U.S. is difficult. There are shared difficulties between all people in this country, but it definitely feels like there are two different worlds within its … more

6/15/22

Letter to the Editor: A Vote for a Republican Puts a Woman’s Health in Jeopardy

This is my rebuttal to Sen. Jim McCune’s June 14 commentary that first appeared at chronline.com: “What the Supreme Court Draft Opinion on Abortion Means for Washington … more

6/15/22