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Bill Moeller Commentary: We’ve Got Some Problems, But It’s Not the First Time

Life gets “curiouser and curiouser,” not to mention “scarier and scarier.” So, we are adjusting to COVID-19. Then there is always Ukraine. Throw in the slaughter of … more

6/8/22

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

Richard Stride Commentary: Celebrating Who You Are Is One Key to Real Happiness

Harold Kushner, the rabbi, author and teacher who wrote the best seller, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” wrote another book I reread recently. The book is titled … more

6/6/22

Julie McDonald, a personal historian from Toledo, may be reached at memoirs@chaptersoflife.com.

Julie McDonald Commentary: A Season of Mourning Can Follow a Life of Loving

As I sat in a pew at Westminster Presbyterian Church for a funeral Saturday, I reflected on the season of loss experienced lately with COVID-19 deaths, fractured relationships, mass shootings of … more

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

Rep. Peter Abbarno takes part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run in this file photo.

Peter Abbarno Commentary: Lewis County Special Olympics Athletes Need Our Support

As if polar plunging into frigid Mayfield Lake with the Lewis County Icicle Brigade wasn’t enough, I decided to once again punish my body for a great cause; the Lewis County Law Enforcement … more

By Rep. Peter Abbarno | 6/6/22

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

Commentary: FutureCast Data Dashboard Will Help Us Create the Washington We Want

It’s hard to prepare for the future if you’re only checking the rearview mirror. That’s why the AWB Institute has launched a new tool called FutureCast that provides employers, … more

By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business | 6/3/22

Letters to the editor can be submitted to letters@chronline.com.

Letter to the Editor: Mistreatment of Prospective Employee Disheartening

If we want our youth to value work then employers must value it as well. My son’s recent hiring experience at a Chehalis restaurant is an example of how employers are also responsible for … more

6/1/22

Letter to the Editor: Winlock Mayor Responds to Coverage of Recent Meeting

In the Lewis County News’ May 18, 2022, edition, an article was printed and distributed containing inaccuracies and statements which have caused unnecessary confusion. This letter is in … more

6/1/22

Letter to the Editor: Candidate Instigated Controversy at County Republicans Meeting

I was in attendance at the Lewis County Republicans meeting on May 2. I listened as Sheriff Rob Snaza spoke to the audience about coming together and unifying the Republican Party. He also spoke … more

6/1/22

Letter to the Editor: Chronicle Editorial Board Gets It Wrong on Mill Closure

On May 16, the editorial board at The Chronicle published a poorly-researched opinion piece on my campaign ad, which featured the closure of the pulp mill in Camas, Washington. The article … more

6/1/22

Letter to the Editor: Putin Makes Miscalculation of Epic Proportions

On Feb. 24, Vladimir Putin attacked the sovereign nation of Ukraine without provocation or laudable intent in full expectation of a cakewalk. The armed forces of Russia vastly outnumbered … more

6/1/22

Bill Moeller Commentary: My Experience Catching the COVID-19 Virus

I ended last week’s column with my admission that, in spite of the shots I’d received, I still contracted “the virus.” Maybe it had been building all along, but I … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 6/1/22

Richard Stride Commentary: We Are All More Than the Worst Thing We’ve Ever Done

We are more. I found this saying by Brian Stevenson, Equal Justice Project, in his book “Just Mercy” (there’s also a film by the same name starring Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie … more

By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle | 5/30/22

Grace Klijnsma is pictured on her wedding day, July 31, 1953, Crackstate, Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Highlighting Lewis County: Dutch Woman Known for Hospitality Launched Coffee Business at 60

Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part story. Read the first installment here. Grace Klijnsma was 25 when she married Pieter “Peter” Andree on July 31, 1953, in … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 5/30/22

Commentary: Green Activists Dismiss Science in Favor of Political Dogma on Salmon and Climate

When addressing important environmental issues like salmon recovery or climate change, do real-world data matter? If Shawn Vestal’s recent column in The Spokesman-Review is any indication, the … more

By Todd Myers / Washington Policy Center | 5/27/22

Commentary: A Lot Must Be Done to Keep ‘Made in America’ Products Competitive

Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world, factory workers were humming along assembling products just after components were delivered. It was called “just-in-time” production. It was … more

5/27/22

Centralia Superintendent Dr. Lisa Grant talks to graduating students during a ceremony held in 2021.

Jami Lund Commentary: Advice for High School Seniors as Graduations Near

As an education fanboy, I often have opportunities to advise young people about their education options. As an educator at heart, I take these opportunities seriously, and I have given the question … more

By Jami Lund | 5/27/22

Letter to the Editor: Commercial Aviation Industry Deserves Blame for Rising Emissions

Washington has set itself the goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15% from 1990 levels. Well, guess what? In 2018, the most recent GHG emissions numbers available from the Department of … more

5/25/22

Letter to the Editor: Find Out for Yourself What College Students Are Learning

I recently retired from Centralia College as a tenured professor of criminal justice on March 18 at age 63. I was privileged to instruct three generations of students over 22 years of unblemished … more

5/25/22

Bill Moeller Commentary: Scammers Had My Number

I got scammed a week or so ago. And it was all because of my vanity. I’d received an email from someone with a feminine name and I had assumed she was a sensible reader. The message … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 5/25/22

John McCroskey was Lewis County sheriff from 1995 to 2005. He lives outside Chehalis and can be contacted at musingsonthemiddlefork@gmail.com.

John McCroskey Commentary: Some Leaders Say ‘Don’t Believe What You See’

Hardly any morning goes by without yet another act of violence or tragedy in this country. That, or another act that makes no sense perpetrated by our own government. Some of these are on the … more

By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle | 5/25/22