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If you asked the average American how much of their hard-earned tax dollars go overseas, most wouldn't know the answer. Even fewer would know who decides where that money goes. The reality is …
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Commentary by Chad Taylor
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2/10/25
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Once again, conflicts and personalities at the Lewis County Courthouse are in the news.
A couple years ago, Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza threw a fit during a commissioners meeting and left …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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2/10/25
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Washington is a state of innovation and beauty, with unique advantages — but also with high costs to do business. Every new law, rule and tax layers on further costs, making it harder for …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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2/10/25
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Between 2010 and 2023, the 65-and-older population in Washington increased by more than 40%. In 18 of our 39 counties, at least 25% of the population was at least 65 when the 2020 census was taken; …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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2/7/25
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I am concerned at the callous disregard for human life that is being exhibited and even applauded by the leadership of our nation.
Does our nation’s leadership not understand that shutting …
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2/7/25
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Change that economically benefits United States citizens can happen, but only if we the people become clear on who the real enemy has become. The enemy is not immigrants or transgender people, as …
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2/7/25
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Let’s get rid of all the distracting details that muddy up the subject.
Personal note: The Ronald Reagan International Airport is in Virginia, not in D.C. But I am moved by George …
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2/7/25
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Words mean things, at least they used to. It is refreshing to note undocumented migrants are once again properly identified as illegal aliens. It is difficult to pin-point the exact time in …
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2/7/25
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Lawmakers in Washington state and Wyoming are taking two radically different approaches to Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).
Washington policymakers are considering House Bill 1448 to allow local RCV, …
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By Jason Mercier
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2/5/25
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Here we go again.
Some lawmakers in Washington state will just not give up on their quest for a state-run single-payer health care system. Their latest attempt is Senate Bill 5233, …
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By Dr. Roger Stark
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2/5/25
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We watch the news, hopefully not too much, and we see people’s inhumanity toward other humans. We are, at times, not able to see each other as fully and uniquely human.
But why?
What …
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Commentary by Richard Stride
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2/5/25
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Not everybody believes in keeping diaries or writing down recollections, but more than 170 years later, a journal written by a pioneer who crossed the Oregon Trail brings to life a part of history by …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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2/3/25
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A concerning pattern has emerged in Lewis County as state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, and Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, spread misleading information about Washington state education policy, …
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2/3/25
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So many letters lately that are just rants about politics and the responses via them online are really full of anger.
Remember the time when you didn't base all your assumptions on one's …
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2/3/25
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After all the illegal initiatives Donald Trump has shoe-horned into his first few weeks, do you think Democrats will now start to pay some attention to the Constitution they have ignored since 1950?
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2/3/25
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“And so, it Begins” — King Theoden in “The Two Towers” from The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Mass deportations of 11 million people have started.
I believe this …
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2/3/25
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Washington State Standard reporter Jerry Cornfeld’s article on the Democratic Party’s direction quoted Shasti Conrad and Adam Smith for information on what’s wrong and how to fix …
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2/3/25
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Shortly after being elected, Gov. Bob Ferguson convened a diverse transition team to advise him on priorities like health care, education, infrastructure investment, and more. Among the many …
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By Dave Mastin, Neil Strege and Rachel Smith / Washington State Standard
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2/3/25
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On Tuesday, the Centralia City Council chambers were packed with a standing-room-only crowd. That happens sometimes when there’s a contentious issue on the agenda, but this was a sunnier …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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1/31/25
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A question regarding a bill introduced by a group of Democratic state senators early in this legislative session: What price do you put on public safety?
For a fourth straight year, Republicans …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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1/31/25
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