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“Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”
- Fred Rogers
Twice in the past week, beloved people of strength and character in my life have confided to …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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12/29/23
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I begin this tome with an apology for being an abject coward in the face of the cancel culture. I will not express my doubts about the widely accepted idea that killing 20,000 civilians (half of whom …
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12/27/23
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It’s hard for me to fathom what I am hearing from grown-up Americans. Democrats of all stripes join with Republicans in predicting Donald Trump will soon be the shoo-in Republican candidate for …
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12/27/23
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If you wake up and look out the window and it is dark, you know that it is night. If you wake up and look out the window and it is light, you know that it is day. These are examples of reality.
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12/27/23
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A few years back, a bumper sticker with a blunt message enjoyed some fleeting popularity in a few of the Northwest's outer reaches:
"We don't give a damn how they did it in California."
And …
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By The Yakima Herald-Republic Editorial Board (TNS)
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12/24/23
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You might consider her a Christmas elf — at least a woman with a spirit of giving.
Every year, Charlene Scott crotchets 100 colorful caps using donated yarn and gives them away in the …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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12/23/23
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Walking down Centralia College Boulevard on a recent Saturday evening, through the floats lined up ahead of the Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade, I had an amazing moment.
To the left, I could …
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By Bob Mohbacher / Centralia College president
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12/23/23
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In the 1990s, “things go better with Coca Cola” was the catchy slogan that dairy farmers dreaded.
At the time, milk producers were in a head-to-head battle with soft drink giants and …
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By Don Brunell
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12/23/23
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We have been subscribers for many years and have never liked the paper as well as we have since Chad and Coralee Taylor’s family took over. The care for each small city around with their …
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12/23/23
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Dear Chronicle and Centralia School District Staff,
I was thrilled to see the recognition of over 35 students who earned a passing score on the Avant STAMP assessment.
For too long, our …
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12/23/23
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On Dec. 18, you published a letter from Joseph Tipler concerning the conversion of McChord Field into a commercial airport. I wasn’t aware that McChord is being shut down. But, I can say that …
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12/23/23
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Nero played his fiddle while Rome burned, according to a 54 AD myth.
Hitler said, “If you repeat a lie enough times, people will believe the lie.”
Most Americans believe in fair …
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12/23/23
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The supreme court of Colorado decided to remove Donald Trump from the upcoming primary ballot. The decision was correct in compliance with provisions of the U.S. Constitution contained within section …
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12/23/23
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Seven years ago, I was certain I’d never live in Lewis County again.
Certainty, I’d learn, is fickle at age 18.
On March 15, 2021, 10 days after my 23rd birthday, I entered the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / For The Chronicle
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12/22/23
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Traditions are a mysterious thing.
Some are created and passed down with great fanfare and solemnity. But others are born quietly and enter our lives unnoticed. After just a little repetition, …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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12/22/23
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“I love jumping into icy cold water in January,” said nobody. That’s what I thought, anyway.
However, a group of brave volunteers will plunge into Mayfield Lake on Jan. 27 to …
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By Peter Abbarno
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12/20/23
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I read an interesting question posed by a columnist a while back asking how long before artificial intelligence (AI) would be smarter than humans.
I’ll admit, I don’t fully …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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12/20/23
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“Life seems to go without effort when I am filled with music,” George Eliot once said.
Every year around this time, my mom and dad would bring out our Christmas albums.
I …
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12/20/23
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Kudos to Centralia College once again.
Recently, an addition was made to an already fine facility (see the story about the new batting cages in the Thursday, Nov. 30 edition). The college has …
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12/18/23
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On July 13, both The Chronicle and The Nisqually Valley News published a letter of mine concerning commercial airport development. The letter raised the possibility of converting McChord Field at …
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12/18/23
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