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A recent letter to the editor regarding avian influenza and veganism (“An idea to protect yourself from bird flu”) deserves a closer look from Lewis County readers.
While presented as a …
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9/30/26
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The impetus for our 1776 revolution was taxation without representation.
Our constitution guarantees you and I elect representatives to speak for us in all matters of government especially when …
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9/30/26
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In a recent commentary published in The Chronicle, the Lewis County commissioners warned that our public defense system is “outdated, unsafe and unjust,” cautioning the public that courts face …
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9/30/26
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There is hysteria sweeping the country. It is the fear that AI, artificial intelligence, will pose a threat to humanity.
This is one of the most irrational iterations of hysteria I have ever …
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9/30/26
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The Republican Party has dragged out the tired ploy that Democratic candidates are communists.
That worked for a while and ruined many lives and careers while Joseph McCarthy used fear of …
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9/30/26
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It is time to move on from the wise and powerful elephant as the long time symbol of the Republican Party. To symbolize the GOP’s complete subservience to Donald Trump and his ignorant policies and …
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9/30/26
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 29, approved a tentative plan to cut $5.5 million from the 2027 budget, followed by $4.5 million from the 2028 budget and $4 million from …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/30/26
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Former Lewis County Transit Human Resources and Finance Director Rebecca Towner will now take the top job as executive director of the local transit agency.
The Lewis County Transit Authority …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/26
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A Centralia man faces six felony charges after he allegedly threatened to kill a group of people with a machete less than 48 hours after an armed robbery attempt.
According to police, Clinton G. …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/30/26
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Bees, or more specifically, their waste, was the topic of discussion during the Morton City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, inside the Bob Lyle Community Center.
The discussion came after …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/30/26
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Long before the seat of territorial government was established upon these shores, the diminutive native oyster, known to science as Ostrea lurida, sustained the Indigenous Squaxin and neighboring …
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By Candra Burns / For Thurston Chronicle
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9/30/26
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The Chehalis Fire Department chief on Monday recognized two firefighters for their role in saving the life of someone trapped in a burning building as well as two others who have completed five years …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/30/26
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After annexing a large swath of land and roughly 2,000 new residents, the City of Chehalis must redraw its city council districts ahead of the May 2027 candidate registration deadline for next year's …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/30/26
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The Lewis County Dangerous Animal Designation Board declared a Jack Russell terrier named Flash to be dangerous during a hearing last month after it and another Jack Russell terrier named Roscoe …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/30/26
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Starting on Friday, Oct. 9, and running through Sunday, Oct. 11, mushroom foragers will be coming to Packwood for the second annual Gifford Pinchot Fungi Festival, hosted by the Pinchot Partners …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/30/26
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Washington motorists caught a small break at the pump this week, with the statewide average for regular unleaded gasoline falling 4 cents over the last seven days, according to AAA. The average price …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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9/30/26
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The minimum wage in Seattle will rise to $22.14 per hour at the start of next year, the Office of Labor Standards announced Monday.
That's an increase of 3.9% from the current minimum wage of …
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Jessica Fu / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/30/26
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Alaska Air Group could miss a lofty financial target set two years ago at the start of its global expansion effort as it continues to navigate rising jet fuel prices, company executives said Tuesday.
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/30/26
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A 4.2 magnitude earthquake near the Kitsap-Pierce County line shook the Puget Sound region Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake struck a few miles northwest of …
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Paige Cornwell and Ann Duan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/30/26
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Investigators believe a 38-year-old Bremerton man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a shootout with Kitsap County Sheriff's deputies.
Deputies responded around 8:45 p.m. Monday to a …
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Ann Duan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/30/26
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