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Letter to the Editor: Rethink Centralia Road Restrictions

Centralia City Council, please do not vote to put time restrictions on Central Boulevard for trucks. If you do, you will be putting people out of work and causing Willamette Valley Company to shut … more

5/18/22

Letter to the Editor: Thank You for Keeping Us Informed

As I renew my subscription, I would like to say I appreciate all your efforts to keep The Chronicle published and us informed. You have an excellent journalist in Julie McDonald, a personal … more

5/18/22

Letter to the Editor: Placing Blame for Buffalo Attack

The horrific shooting committed this week in Buffalo was by a white supremacist that believes the racist and false "great replacement" conspiracy promoted by conservative media. Not only does he … more

5/18/22

Letter to the Editor: Take Your Party Back From the Lunatics, Republicans

Dear editorial board: Bravo for your take on Joe Kent's wacky rhetoric. Kevin Gillan's letter in last week's paper describing Kent as being quoted on Russian state TV as a shining example of a … more

5/18/22

Letter to the Editor: Don’t Call Me Names

It’s obvious that the circus has come to town. With the GOP we have the elephant. And with President Bone Spurs we have the clown. What’s up with all this name calling? Are we … more

5/18/22

FILE PHOTO — Bill Moeller walks along the fence line in Centralia.

Bill Moeller Commentary: Crotchety Man Unloads

It may be because I deal with words that I hate to see them misused. And since I spent so many years in radio, also words that are mispronounced. There’s no excuse for saying … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 5/18/22

Don Brunell Commentary: Inslee and Murray Are Targeting the Wrong Dams

Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray have their priorities backward when it comes to rebuilding Snake River salmon and steelhead runs. Instead of focusing on ripping out dams with fish passages and … more

By Don C. Brunell | 5/17/22

Our Views: Kent’s Attack on Private Sector Provides Reason to Be Wary

Congressional aspirant Joe Kent appeared to side with Vladimir Putin on the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. He attracted a contingent of white nationalists from Idaho for a local town hall meeting … more

By The Chronicle Editorial Board | 5/16/22

Doris Wood poses for a photograph with Lucy Page, who plays the baker's wife in "Into the Woods."

Highlighting Lewis County: ‘Into the Woods’ Production Offers a Trip Down Memory Lane

As we waited inside Corbet Theatre Saturday evening for the Centralia College production of the musical “Into the Woods” to begin, I perused the program listing the cast members and their … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 5/16/22

Letter to the Editor: Masonic Cornerstone Ceremonies Are Impressive

Having family in Centralia and other parts of Washington state, I read The Chronicle article "Centralia Masonic Temple To Hold Centennial Cornerstone Rededication Celebration" (May 6 issue). Many … more

5/13/22

Letter to the Editor: Centralia’s Growth Must Be Done in an Orderly Fashion

With the rest of my immediate community and neighborhood, we are in opposition to the development project located at 635 W. Reynolds Ave. While the signage on the project implies a very small portion … more

5/13/22

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

Richard Stride Commentary: Benjamin Franklin and the Value of Giving Up Your Anger

PBS recently released a new documentary by Ken Burns focused on Benjamin Franklin. I hadn’t realized Benjamin Franklin and his son William were on opposite sides of the American Revolutionary … more

By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle | 5/13/22

Letter to the Editor: We’ve Reached the Finals Days of the ‘End of Christendom’

Dear editor and the voters who read this, On Jan. 26, 1947, Bishop Fulton Sheen, a popular radio and later TV commentator, is quoted as saying, "We are at the end of Christendom." He said, … more

5/11/22

Bill Moeller Commentary: And Life Goes On

There are two songs that have been running through my brain this past week. One of them was written in 1938 by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson for a Broadway show called “Knickerbocker … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 5/11/22

Don Brunell Commentary: Milling Thinned Trees Can Foot Bill to Reduce Wildfire Risks

Thinning public woodlands to remove millions of dead trees is a way to generate much needed cash to reduce wildfire risks, improve forest health, and protect rural homeowners and farms. It is money … more

By Don C. Brunell | 5/10/22

Highlighting Lewis County: Railroad Telegrapher Recounts Life in Centralia

Editor’s Note: This is the second installation of a two-part series. Read part one here: … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 5/9/22

Letter to the Editor: Expand the Supreme Court

It goes without saying that passing the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) is an imperative to restore bodily autonomy to American women in the wake of the Supreme Court’s impending … more

5/9/22

Letter to the Editor: Together We Can Help Stop Suicide

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth. I … more

5/9/22

Letter to the Editor: Why Does Kent Parrot Putin Propaganda?

Joe Kent was last month quoted on FOX News: “The West’s support of Ukraine was killing people, because the support was giving Ukraine an incentive not to agree to a peace deal with … more

5/9/22

Letter to the Editor: Stop Removing Statues and Provide Reasons for Building New Ones

Dear fellow Americans, After thinking things over, I have a question for you to think about: Why do we need to remove the statues of generals and presidents, etc., from their places in the south? … more

5/9/22