On the topic of Washington voter initiatives, here’s the taxes and fees breakdown on my 2018 Toyota Avalon hybrid sedan. My total license fee is $206.75.
Here’s the tax and fee …
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11/4/24
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Like many of you, I voted this week. And will be glad when this is over.
Of course, I hope my choices win, but my life doesn’t depend on the outcome of this or any election. I …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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11/3/24
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While every election is consequential, it certainly feels like more is riding on this one.
There’s the presidential election, of course, and the question of who leads Congress.
But as …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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11/1/24
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With the coming of November, we turn the calendar page to a month that culminates with our national day of Thanksgiving. I encourage you to make this a time of gratitude.
It’s a good …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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11/1/24
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I have known Lindsey Pollock most of my life.
Though a couple years apart in age, I have known her well as we both attended Boistfort Elementary, W.F. West, Washington State University, the same …
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10/30/24
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I have had the honor of serving on the board of directors for the United Way of Lewis County since 2011 with Angie Brown, and I am proud to have collaborated with her for all that time. Angie brings …
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10/30/24
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Lights, please.
This letter is a reminder to use the headlights on your car properly. It is that time of year when we don’t have very much daylight. It stays dark into the waking hours and …
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10/30/24
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and her supporters have blessed my mailbox with vicious lies and distortions about her election opponent, seemingly judging that that kind of propaganda will cause me to vote …
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10/30/24
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I am writing today to express my support for Angie Brown, a longtime colleague who is running for Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioner.
Having had the privilege of working …
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10/30/24
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As citizens and taxpayers, we have a civic duty to elect serious and thoughtful candidates to represent us in the U.S. Congress.
Candidates who pledge to listen intently to constituents’ …
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10/30/24
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Our ballots are beginning to arrive, and we have some very important decisions to make.
The choices for president come down to Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. This is a very polarizing choice. …
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10/30/24
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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has just published its findings that former President Trump’s campaign proposals would dramatically worsen Social Security’s …
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10/30/24
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Along with hundreds of others, I enjoyed a visit to the Evergreen Playhouse recently to see “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a play offering plenty of laughs for the audience in the plush red …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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10/28/24
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I have been meaning to write this article for over a month, and I just keep putting it off.
Just plain busy? Procrastinating? Avoiding the topic? Not considering myself an expert? Not wanting to …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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10/28/24
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I’m writing in support of Dave Fenn’s candidacy for Lewis County Public Utility District commissioner.
I don’t live in Lewis County, but I’ve known Dave Fenn for about 12 …
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10/28/24
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As a Centralia native and longtime observer of Lewis County politics, I read Arny Davis’ recent letter with profound sadness.
I am a proud product of this community and sharply reject the …
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10/28/24
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I attended the Tenino City Council meeting held on Oct. 22. It was promoted as a work session to discuss the present condition of the city’s finances and for finding solutions to shortfalls …
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10/28/24
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If you believe giving Ukraine to Vladimir Putin will stop his murderous aggression in Central Europe ...
If you believe tariffs are the key to economic success ...
If you believe China pays …
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10/28/24
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I was in a local pharmacy standing in line behind an elderly couple trying to use a debit card to pay for a purchase recently.
I had noticed the man was wearing a U.S. Navy ball cap. He looked …
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10/28/24
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As a resident of Lewis County who values public safety and the critical role our law enforcement plays, I must loudly call out District 2 Commissioner Lindsey Pollock’s professed support for …
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10/28/24
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