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Letter to the Editor: We Need to Get Our Big Shots Under Control

Congressional testimony recently established that big tech made good money fostering wild conspiracy theories and enabling the Jan. 6 insurrection. News flash. Corporate America is hard at … more

4/9/21

Brian Mittge Commentary: If the Unthinkable Happens, How Will You Go?

Last Monday morning around 7:30, a semi-truck driver was headed down a hill in southeast Tacoma. It was a normal drive down a wooded but busy street. As he neared the intersection and traffic light … more

4/9/21 | 1 comment

Michael Wagar Commentary: Time to Embrace ‘Broken Windows’ Concept in Attacking Local Crime

I visited a friend in need in Seattle about a month ago. As I drove from the downtown waterfront through the Chinatown-International District and up onto Beacon Hill, my favorite big city was showing … more

4/9/21

Moderna vaccines are distributed at the Chehalis Tribal Clinic on Tuesday in Oakville.

Other Views: Washington Smokers Now Get Vaccine Priority; Our Gut Doesn't Approve But Our Head Does

As of last week, thousands of smokers of all ages, whether current or former, are automatically eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in our state. No proof of purchase or breath test required. No … more

By The News Tribune Editorial Board | 4/8/21

Letter to the Editor: The World is Far Less Without Dixie Rogerson Bill

There are wonderful people and wonderful artists. Dixie Rogerson Bill was both. It was a sad day when I heard of Dixie's passing. I have known Dixie for many years and had the great pleasure … more

4/7/21

Letter to the Editor: Our Students, Our Community, Our Future

The Centralia School District Educational Programs and Operations Levy election is April 27. Ballots were scheduled to be mailed Wednesday, April 7. Please submit your ballot by April 27. The levy … more

4/7/21

FILE PHOTO — Bill Moeller walks along the fence line in Centralia.

Bill Moeller Commentary: Springing Forward With a Lewis County Curmudgeon

It’s curmudgeon time again, folks. Contained here are a few things that have caught my attention in the last six months or so. You may add to the list if you want, but that entails being … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 4/7/21

Richard Stride Commentary: How Are We to Live Now? That’s Up to You

Francis A. Schaeffer in his book “How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture” ponders this question. Schaeffer is considered by many scholars to be one … more

By Richard Stride | 4/7/21

Letter to the Editor: School Levies Are Essential

In case you haven’t heard it before, school financing is very complicated. Funds come from the federal government, state government and levies. Each comes with some restrictions on how those … more

4/5/21

Letter to the Editor: Feelings and Intentions All That Matter to Environmentalists

The proposal to turn Washington state forests into giant carbon sinks is quite sound. As long as you discount the need to provide a much needed commodity for society, the need to provide revenue for … more

4/5/21

Guest Commentary: Surging State Revenue Should Quell Talk of Raising Taxes Amid Ongoing Pandemic

As state lawmakers enter the final weeks of the 2021 legislative session — and the start of the second year of the pandemic — the condition of the state budget is nothing short of … more

By Kris Johnson | 4/5/21

Julie McDonald Commentary: Inability to Breathe a Terrifying Experience

A week ago, after looking at a used car for my daughter, I crawled behind the steering wheel in our car, whipped off my mask, wrapped it over my rearview mirror, and swallowed. Suddenly, I … more

4/5/21

Brian Mittge Commentary: ‘These Are Tough Times’: Parenting Help Available

If you’re parenting a teen or pre-teen, odds are that you sometimes wish you could have a little help from someone with experience, insight and ideas tailored to your troubles. Fortunately, … more

4/2/21

FILE PHOTO — A worker sorts out canisters of various strains of marijuana at The Herbal Center in Tenino in April 2015.

Michael Wagar Commentary: The State Should Use Pot Tax to Fund More Drug Treatment

The state Supreme Court ruling on Feb. 25 that simple drug possession is no longer a felony had Lewis County scrambling for answers, but for now, there is a pause in local deliberations over the … more

By Michael Wagar / For The Chronicle | 4/2/21

Damage in Adna from the 2007 Chehalis River flood.

Guest Commentary: Memories of 2007 Flood Fuel Hopes for Future in Adna

Adna is a small, rural town, 126 years old, located just 6 miles west of Interstate 5. It lies in the valley and hills along the Chehalis River. Our community shows a fierce dedication to … more

By Shanda Veatch | 4/2/21

Bill Moeller Commentary: A Poem Remembering Love Caught My Eye

You may recall I made a pledge around the beginning of winter that for the duration of its nasty days and evenings, I would concentrate on re-reading books that I had saved because I enjoyed them so … more

By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle | 3/31/21

Letter to the Editor: Let’s Make Liberty and Justice for All a Living Fact

Identifying racial prejudice as “the most vital and challenging issue we face as a country,” the Baha’i National Spiritual Assembly begins a letter, “The Baha’is of the … more

3/31/21

Letter to the Editor: National Guard Needed on Border, Not in D.C.

It’s a shame to be an American. Cartels would get paid to bring young children through the border, assaulting them, and also bring hard drugs. I find it terrible and inhuman what is … more

3/31/21

FILE PHOTO — Prairie Creek flows under a new culvert on Bunker Creek Road. The concrete structure replaced a metal pipe that had been obstructing the passage of salmon. The newly planted tree is part of revegetation efforts to improve habitat in the creek.

Other Views: Washington’s Culvert Challenge Deserves Federal Funding

A federal court order to open up hundreds of fish passages beneath roads by 2030 has been Washington’s burden for years. This $3.7 billion undertaking deserves federal funding so it does not … more

By The Seattle Times Editorial Board | 3/31/21

A checkpoint is seen at the Capitol in Olympia.

Julie McDonald Commentary: Per-Mile Vehicle Tax Will Hurt Rural Residents

If you live in a rural area, state and federal lawmakers plan to pick your pocket. Washington state lawmakers and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have proposed state and federal taxes … more

By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle | 3/29/21