I often talk about the strong women in my life in these columns. I also had two incredible males in my life, my dad and my grandpa.
I’ll bet you have some good men in your life as well. …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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6/6/25
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In conversations with my neighbors in the Winlock-Toledo area, I am hearing both resignation and outrage.
I’ve heard very little support for DOGE and the president’s agenda of …
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6/4/25
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A recent letter to the editor paints a dire picture of Washington state and the nation, attributing economic decline, loss of constitutional rights and societal division to the Democratic Party. …
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6/4/25
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As a resident of Southwest Washington, I am writing to express my growing concern over U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s ongoing support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza, …
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6/4/25
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I just attended a school performance by the Southwest Washington Dance Center that was spectacular.
The Orin Smith Elementary School is so perfect, built side by side with the Lintott …
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6/4/25
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Children are not creatures of the state.
That's the unanimous conclusion reached by the U.S. Supreme Court a century ago this June in its precedent-setting case Pierce v. Society of Sisters.
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By Vicki Murray
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6/4/25
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Growing up overseas as the child of missionaries, Amanda L. Van Lanen recalled hearing people in Saipan north of Guam speak nostalgically about the joy of biting into a crispy, juicy fresh apple, but …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/2/25
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Ask a random room full of people what a county commissioner does, and you’ll get a mix of answers:
“Uh … something with roads?”
“Are you like the …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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6/2/25
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Years ago, when my children were young, our government made what I described then as a mistake.
I know what you’re thinking: That can’t be. That doesn’t sound like the …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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6/2/25
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I’m a straight man who’s lived in Lewis County most of my life. Like many here, I was raised to work hard, care for my family, treat others with respect and do what’s right — …
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6/2/25
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One of the local extremists who committed the attack on the Chehalis Friendship Fence has served his time and was released from jail June 1.
If another crime were to occur, are you comfortable …
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6/2/25
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Does anyone doubt that democracy in the United States is circling the drain? Do you believe that our elected officials are effectively fighting to stop it? Can we rely on the judicial branch to stop …
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6/2/25
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An ancient idea has new form in June: a fresh movement to re-devote ourselves to faithfulness. It’s called Fidelity Month.
I first encountered this idea halfway through last …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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5/30/25
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The use of “kill” for efforts to stop legislation goes back to at least 1910. That’s when future President Calvin Coolidge, then a Republican state representative in Massachusetts, …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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5/30/25
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For more than 18 months, a sub-committee formed by the Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County has been working to create a Safe Parking program to be implemented at churches in Centralia and …
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5/28/25
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I have no clue as to who, or how many people, read my opinion piece. I do occasionally get an email from someone asking a question or commenting on something I have written, so I know somebody does …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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5/28/25
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Ever since I received my recycling container, which, as I recall, I never asked for, I’ve wondered about this whole recycling business.
Is it really of value?
Years later, I …
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Commentary bu John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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5/28/25
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After reading letter writer Mitch Townsend's war cry on the May 21 Chronicle editorial page — "We are the final guardians of liberty and freedom" — I could not agree with him more.
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5/28/25
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I saw a clearcut in my Olympia neighborhood. It was ugly. It damaged a salmon stream. It destroyed habitat. And nobody but a few investors looking to make a buck benefitted.
The kids in …
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5/28/25
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Decades ago, when my son was a toddler, his grandfather from Whatcom County visited our home for three weeks at a time. As they sat at the kitchen table for breakfast, my son shouted for me.
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/26/25
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