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It’s easy these days to focus on what’s wrong with public education.
But as a parent, a coach and someone who spends a lot of time with Centralia’s kids, I want to offer a different …
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1/19/26
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Last week, while speaking to the Lewis County School Retirees Association (LCSRA), I thanked those present for all the hours they devoted to teaching children. Throughout their careers, they’ve …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/19/26
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I have been involved in the education system in Lewis County for nearly 35 years, and during that time I have witnessed significant changes in how we manage, implement and execute the resources …
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1/19/26
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Centralia cares about its kids — and our community.
Please don’t get so busy that you forget to mail in your ballot.
The Centralia School District Levy funds programs the state …
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1/19/26
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The USDA Farm Service Agency has mailed ballots to local farmers to select their next Lewis County Committee member. Ballots must be returned by Feb. 2.
This role is more important than ever …
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1/19/26
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I grew up in Mossyrock, so I know many people in Lewis County.
Friends and neighbors ask me: What is fascism?
The dictionary definition of fascism, paraphrased is: political …
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1/19/26
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Don’t lose heart.
It’s understandable to look at the news on the national, international and even local stages and suspect that darkness and evil are increasing in our world.
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1/19/26
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I am writing in reply to the Dec. 23, 2025, letter from Richard Perry who lists his address as “Washington Corrections Center.” Is Mr. Perry a corrections officer or is he an inmate?
I am …
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1/19/26
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Remember the phrase “the good old days?” Why, when they look back a number of years, do they recall them as “good old days?”
Well, I’m at that age and now I have the answer. Within the …
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1/19/26
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This latest round of crazy behavior of an elderly feeble man has me wondering, where is the outrage?
Invasion of Greenland, kidnapping in Venezuela, troops in cities across the country, no due …
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1/19/26
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In politics, stability rarely gets credit.
Change is exciting. Disruption draws attention. New faces and bold promises dominate headlines. Stability, by contrast, is quiet. It doesn’t announce …
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By Wayne Fournier
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1/19/26
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be transferring 25 surplus wildland fire engines at no cost to fire districts in wildfire-prone communities around Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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O Bee Credit Union has been named one of America’s Best Regional Credit Unions for 2026 by Newsweek for the second year in a row.
The award recognizes O Bee’s dedication to members and its …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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Last week, the U.S. Senate passed three 2026 funding bills, which included provisions authored by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania.
As a member of the House Appropriations …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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The Lewis County Soroptimist Club is hosting the second annual 100+ Women Who Care event for women who live in Lewis County and would like to support their community by donating to local nonprofits, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week it will hold two online public meetings later this month to get feedback on a $1.5 billion project to run a 100-mile-long high-voltage power line …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/19/26
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Two residents at Centralia Point Assisted Living and Memory Care recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Dennis and Judy Wendt met at Meadow Glade Adventist Academy in 1950.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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Authorities say two Kelso men are dead after their car flipped Sunday into a slough along Industrial Way, near Northwest Alloys — the former Millennium Bulk terminal — in Longview.
John D. …
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By The Daily News
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1/19/26
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On Tuesday, Jan. 13, members of the Bucoda Town Council convened for their first regular meeting of 2026 at the Bucoda Community Center to discuss a number of agenda items, including changing the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/19/26
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