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If it seems like the cost to live here in Washington state is high, it’s because it is.
But thankfully, our super state legislative Democrats want to make it even more expensive.
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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3/24/25
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For nearly four decades, I’ve known people who looked forward all year to browsing used books at the three-day annual American Association of University Women’s Book Sale.
But until …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/24/25
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Wow, has it already been five years since the beginning of the COVID pandemic and lockdowns? Time flies when you’re trying to survive a plague, a divided society, relentless online …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/21/25
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Despite all their talk about forcing the wealthy in our state to pay more taxes, Olympia’s majority Democrats seem to have no problem forcing others to pay more as well.
The proposals in …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/21/25
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In the heart of Centralia, a transformative vision is taking shape: The United Learning Center.
(ULC) is poised to create a beacon of hope and opportunity for children and families in our …
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Commentary by Annie Oien, United Way of Lewis County
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3/21/25
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Locals and newcomers alike may disagree about how much drizzle and gray skies they want in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes to how our government works, I think the great majority of us would …
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Ellen Hiatt / Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.
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3/19/25
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Like others I have come to know in our Lewis County community, I am an independent and common sense thinker.
And as a career government employee, I detest waste and have always understood that …
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3/19/25
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For years, Hope Alliance’s annual fundraising events — Walk-A-Mile and our golf tournament — have been a time for our community to come together in support of survivors of domestic …
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3/19/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s recent commentary on the Blue Dog Democrats was quite interesting.
It was BS, but it was interesting.
Claiming to exist since Valentine’s Day …
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3/19/25
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As much as I would like to agree with letter writer Dennis Shain’s recent opinion on the Washington, D.C., crash between a commercial airliner and a Blackhawk helicopter, I can’t.
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3/19/25
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I urge our community to support the proposed bond for a new health care facility as Willapa Harbor Hospital ages and deteriorates.
This issue is deeply personal to me because my brother, Joe, …
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3/19/25
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We are stronger together for a common cause.
For 40 years, Indigenous nations in the United States and Canada have participated in the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) to implement the 1985 …
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Commentary by Ed Johnstone / NWIFC Chairman
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3/18/25
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On Saturday morning, I checked my phone to discover exciting news and a photo of the baby boy born to my niece, whose story I shared in a column after the stillborn birth of her first son. Praise …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/17/25
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The most important issues I hear about daily from constituents in Southwest Washington and across our state are affordability and crime. Families are struggling with the rising cost of living — …
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Commentary by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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3/16/25
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For more than 200 years, the Makah people have grown a unique variety of potato in the rain-soaked far northwestern corner of the continent. This week, I was given two boxes of these special spuds. …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/14/25
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Being on the minority side in the state Senate means playing defense against a lot of bad pieces of legislation, but there are times when we can still take satisfaction in a job well done.
One …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/14/25
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When Washington's new Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, gave his inaugural speech two months ago, I drove down to the Statehouse in Olympia to check it out.
In a time of maximal partisanship, …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/12/25
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March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a month to raise awareness and attention to the accomplishments and continued needs of our community members with developmental …
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Commentary by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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3/11/25
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Many complain about vagrants living on the streets, but members of four local churches are tackling homelessness by creating a community building and six little duplexes to serve as transitional …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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3/10/25
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As lawmakers head into the final half of the legislative session, they have some big decisions to make. Do they take a middle road and keep costs under control, or do they increase taxes and add new …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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3/10/25
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