Editor's Pick: So What's the Plan?

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We’re not supposed to create more questions when we publish stories in The Chronicle. 

We failed in that regard in Tuesday’s edition. A story on page Main 5 told of the state’s request for input on a plan for potential oil spills from rail lines running through Southwest Washington. 

Unfortunately, we did not include a link to the actual plan, which of course would be helpful to a reader looking to provide input. 

The plan — hundreds of pages of information and graphics— is now available for viewing  online at http://tinyurl.com/o7fqptw.

Drop us a line if you have questions. We’re working on a larger analysis of the plan as oil moves through our region in larger volumes. 

 



We continue to seek answers on a CenturyLink  telephone outage still affecting more than 1,000 Centralia area residents. 

It has been more than a week since a construction crew clipped a line, knocking out service. 

In an age of cellphones, it’s easy for some to consider the issue a minor inconvenience, but it is much more than that for many. 

According to the Pew Research Center, about 10 percent of Americans have no access to a mobile phone. Many of those people are older, and now have no way to dial 911. 

We’ll have more Saturday, but see a brief update on page Main 3.