I read in the The Chronicle newspaper Dec. 30, 2023, that the Washington state attorney general ordered a phone company to pay $825,000 to customers over illegal pandemic disconnections.
My …
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2/12/24
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Kudos to Marty Ansley, whose articulate and well-organized letter in last week’s paper is exactly the kind of political discourse we need.
I am so tired of the Trump supporters with their …
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2/12/24
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On New Year’s Day this year, there was a story about immigration from Sudan published in The Chronicle. Within the story was this paragraph:
“(Lewis County Commissioner Scott) …
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2/9/24
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I am writing this to humbly ask your readers to vote yes on the upcoming levy for the Centralia School District. As an elementary teacher in the district for the past 10 years, and as co-president of …
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2/5/24
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Here are four questions about “green hydrogen energy” project proposals, questions that should be asked at public meetings covering the subjects.
One, how much government grant money …
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2/5/24
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If Donald Trump ever had the absolute immunity from prosecution that he believes the president should have, and the absolute political authority of a Viktor Orban or a Vladimir Putin, which he …
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2/5/24
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Mr. Bruce Peterson’s recent letter needs a reply.
No, there’s no need to live in a bunker here. For two reasons: We enjoy the lowest property crime rates and the lowest violent crime …
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2/5/24
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Just read about House Bill 2150 in The Chronicle edition dated Jan. 13, 2024. I see a few red flags in this one.
Flag No. 1: Giving the secretary of state the power to ban a political candidate.
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2/2/24
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I just lost my appeal to lower property taxes on a property we took possession of in 2023. On the same day, I received the Centralia School District’s request for more money.
This derelict …
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2/2/24
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For the past 25 years, I’ve enjoyed finding ways to contribute to my community, most recently as a Director on the Centralia School Board. Serving in this capacity for the past four years was …
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2/2/24
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In a letter to The Chronicle on Jan. 11, letter writer Bruce Peterson asserts that I am confused. There may be some truth to that.
I admit it is confusing to witness otherwise fairly rational …
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2/2/24
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I was amused by Thomas Higdon’s letter saying I am offended by Republicans. That is not at all what I said, and I am not surprised Mr. Higdon didn’t even try to understand what I wrote. I …
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1/31/24
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In response to Jesse Ohlson’s recent letter concerning the police departments in Lewis County: Obviously, he was discussing Lewis County, New York.
However, even if he were talking about …
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1/31/24
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It’s only 8 cents … today. I thought the 8 cents I am charged for a paper or plastic bag at retailers is a state government effort to curb climate change (once called global warming). …
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1/31/24
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You have a policing problem throughout Lewis County. Here are some examples from recent memory and the news:
An entire shift of Centralia’s police department decided to have their …
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1/29/24
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We are writing to give our strong support for our region’s upcoming school levy elections, including Boistfort, Centralia, Chehalis, Morton, Oakville, Rainer, Rochester, Tenino and Toledo. As …
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1/29/24
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The monster movie “On The Beach,” released in 1959 with an HBO TV remake released in 2000, featured the most fearsome “non planet-sized asteroid” monster ever fantasized by …
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1/24/24
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As the Washington state Legislature currently is in session in Olympia, the following information may be of interest.
Like 48 of the other 49 states, Washington has a bicameral legislature. It …
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1/15/24
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Developers in Lewis County have a thirst for flooding and an appetite for destruction.
After a smartly implemented moratorium on development around the Newaukum River where it flows under …
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1/10/24
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Education is the bedrock of a strong community. On Feb. 13, voters should approve the Centralia School District’s replacement levy because our students deserve better schools.
When we …
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1/10/24
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