My family relocated to Chehalis from Olympia in August. We thoroughly enjoy our new community. The contrasts are many: no homeless camps with concomitant crime; no needles on the street; great schools that emphasize academics rather than social engineering; happy, busy hardworking citizens; friendly, helpful neighbors. But one distinction stands out strongly to me: the quality of the local paper.
I was born in Olympia in 1949 and grew up in what was then a pleasant small town. We had many saw mills; a cannery; a brewery; machine shops; etc. and a local newspaper. All of these are now gone. The local newspaper there used to carry local stories and follow local high school teams. But it was purchased by a national syndicate and forgot the local community. I want folks here to know how lucky they are to still enjoy a local newspaper that reports local news about local people and businesses and schools. Don’t lose it.
Jon Cushman
Chehalis
