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Truth be told, none of these stories are true. Enjoy some early April 1 balderdash.
Adna pirates maraud down Chehalis River
Not content with their namesake mascot presiding over …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/29/24
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Knowing what the Legislature did and didn’t do this year with the six initiatives submitted to it by the people of Washington, I couldn’t help noticing what a big-city newspaper columnist …
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Commentary by Se. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/29/24
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The past week, The Chronicle had several stories I found of interest, two of them local.
The stories focused on bigfoot, an underwear-masked alleged thief and a candidate for governor who …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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3/27/24
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In the latest sign of declining public confidence in the education system, voters in February turned down two-thirds of proposed local school bond measures, rejecting 14 out of 21 proposals.
The …
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3/27/24
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About a year ago, Bob Ferguson made what looked at the time to be a political blunder.
For his burgeoning governor's campaign, the Democrat sent out an endorsement announcement that went down …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/27/24
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We can find so much on the internet today, but it is getting harder and harder to know what to believe.
I have seen some things that were totally fake — created by artificial intelligence …
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By Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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3/25/24
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I’ve always been a fan of Amy Grant’s music, but I doubt I would have attended her concert last month if not for the movie “I Can Only Imagine.”
When I saw an ad about …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/25/24
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Dave Reichert will be in Chehalis this Monday, talking to the Conservative Coalition of Lewis County about his candidacy for governor.
Reichert, a Republican, most recently served as a …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/22/24
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In 2021, there was a three-way tie for the title of “worst bill” passed by majority Democrats. Their new cap-and-trade climate law, new tax on income from capital gains and new limits on …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/21/24
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Some years ago, we paid off our house of over 40 years through a series of good fortune (low interest refinancing) and dedicating ourselves to that endeavor.
We’ve lived in the same place …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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3/20/24
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Ageism is a problem. Why aren’t we talking about it?
We don’t talk about it because talking about age or getting older is not a good thing, right? Wrong.
Ageism has been …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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3/20/24
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Despite my rich Irish ancestry, with 96 percent of my DNA tracing back to Ireland, I mark most St. Patrick’s Days simply by wearing green to avoid being pinched.
This year, though, I …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/18/24
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“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
— Jesus, Matthew 25:40
People …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/15/24
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As our community grapples with the complexities of substance abuse, it's imperative to address the operation of the needle exchange program in Lewis County.
Ordinance 1354 proposes the addition …
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By Sean Swope, Lewis County commissioner
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3/15/24
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During the news conference he held minutes after the Legislature adjourned for the year, Gov. Jay Inslee praised his Democrat allies in the Senate and House because they didn’t …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/14/24
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American humorist Will Rogers quipped, “So good luck Mr. Ford. It will take a hundred years to tell whether you have helped us or hurt us, but you certainly didn’t leave us like you found …
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By Bill Serrahn
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3/13/24
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Rarely does a year go by in which the Washington state Legislature does not change the laws on how driving under the influence (DUI) is charged and prosecuted.
The 2024 legislative session was …
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By Jakob McGhie
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3/11/24
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Margaret “Denny” (Kirkendoll) Cole, of Ethel, mixed milkshakes at a shop in Toledo, painted several dozen houses built by her husband and raised three children.
But she also lost her …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/11/24
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On Monday morning, Lewis County will take a step forward — literally.
At 9:30 a.m. a new public walking group will kick off weekly public group strolls through Centralia. The walk is open …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / bmittge@chronline.com
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3/8/24
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Four years ago, I introduced a bill to ban an income tax at any level in our state.
It was ignored.
Three years ago, Sen. Perry Dozier, the Republican senator who serves Walla Walla County …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/8/24
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