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Jared Niewenhuis, council member for the City of Bellevue, is wrong in his commentary recently published at www.chronline.com when he tries to convince your readers that more police equals more …
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5/27/26
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I do not know when we started calling an encampment in Olympia “The Jungle,” but I have publicly declared that I will stop. While I cannot tell other people what to say, I realized how much that …
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5/27/26
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During the early decades of the past century, an America enlarged by victory in the first world war and enhanced by the advent of radio, motion pictures and the motor car enjoyed a renaissance that …
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5/27/26
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My husband, Paul, and I are proud to offer our unwavering support for Tracy Murphy as he runs for Lewis County sheriff.
We have known Tracy throughout his entire law enforcement career. When …
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5/27/26
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I don’t know about you, but I am drained.
I know it’s by design in our current society but, dang, even the local politics is starting to take a toll.
The current president and his …
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5/27/26
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On behalf of the Mossyrock High School class of 2029, we would like to thank Lewis County Fire District 3 for providing CPR and AED training to the Mossyrock freshmen class.
Their willingness to …
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5/25/26
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In roughly one minute last Tuesday morning, Lewis County commissioners moved, seconded and approved indemnification protections tied to the Paul Bromm lawsuit, giving us a stark view of how …
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5/25/26
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During the current upheaval and political turmoil, I strive to remain true to myself and the values by which I have tried to live my life.
One of those tried and true measures of any man or …
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5/25/26
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I’m writing this letter concerning the Interstate 5 bridge resurfacing in the Chehalis-Centralia area, and the resulting “speed bumps” the construction has caused.
As a truck driver who …
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5/25/26
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Centralia is at a critical crossroads.
The decisions made over the next two years will shape the next two decades for our town and its residents.
On one side, some wish to freeze Centralia …
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5/25/26
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Battery Energy Storage Systems are becoming game changers.
Battery Energy Storage Systems are the size of shipping containers and can save surplus intermittent energy, such as from wind and …
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5/25/26
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My name is Dave Germain. I am the president of the Conservative Coalition of Lewis County.
I have lived in Lewis County for over 36 years. I have sat back and watched the local area politics.
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5/25/26
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Homelessness has become a major problem in America and it is getting worse. There has been a lot of discussion among politicians and political pundits about how to fix the problem, but rarely do …
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5/25/26
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“Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.”
This is the last stanza of a popular poem written from the prose of Martin Neimoller in 1946. In 1937, he was …
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5/18/26
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It’s a good thing this laptop debacle at the Centralia School District wasn’t discovered prior to the last levy election or the citizens wouldn’t have voted for it.
Or at least I …
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5/18/26
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Like most 80-year-old men, King Donald gets up a lot during the night.
I do not know anything about his bathroom habits, but his mental incontinence is spewed all over the internet the following …
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5/18/26
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The recent public discussion surrounding former Green Hill School employee Nicholas A. Judson has generated strong reactions across Lewis County.
Some people believe the issue should simply be …
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5/15/26
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My concern is for the corner of Ellsbury Street and Mellen Street in Centralia, the northeast corner across from Subway.
For the last three summers, I’ve made phone calls to the Washington …
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5/15/26
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The play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, which is the quintessential Greek tragedy showing the bad results of hubris, reminds of the current drama starring Donald Trump.
King Oedipus’s arrogance and …
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5/15/26
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Public office is supposed to come with accountability, restraint and an ethical obligation to protect taxpayer resources. That is the job. Not public relations campaigns. Not political theater. Not …
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5/15/26
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