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The folks running Washington state’s WA Cares Fund, which taxes low- and high-income workers 58 cents for every $100 they make, hosted a webinar recently talking about how people can plan for …
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By Elizabeth Hovde/Washington Policy Center
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11/21/23
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In January, a new law took effect in Washington requiring employers with more than 15 employees to include wage and benefit information in new job postings. It’s intended to use pay …
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By Kris Johnson/Association of Washington Business
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11/7/23
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Recently, at the Washington Policy Center’s Gala Awards Dinner, one of the nearly 1,000 attendees approached me and asked, “Liv, just what is school choice? Won’t it hurt public …
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By Liv Finne/Washington Policy Center
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10/24/23
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“The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack.” — Freedom to Read
If you have never read the American Library Association’s Freedom …
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By Andrea Heisel/Timberland Regional Library
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10/3/23
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By Liv Finne
Washington Policy Center
Earlier this year Senator John Braun (R-Centralia) introduced SB 5248 to provide funding for individual tutoring to help students recover from the …
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By Liv Finne/Washington Policy Center
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9/26/23
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In today’s economy, along with the high cost of college and changing social attitudes about a degree’s value in some fields, employers are increasingly questioning the need to require job …
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By Elizabeth Hovde/Washington Policy Center
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9/19/23
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The newspaper recently allowed me to share my reflections as a former House Republican leader on two lawmakers who represent the 20th Legislative District, Sen. John Braun and Rep. Peter Abbarno. In …
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By state Rep. J.T. Wilcox/R-Yelm
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9/12/23
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My name is Mikhail. I’m a believer, an American citizen, life-long conservative, husband and father, and I was born in Ukraine. For the last eight years I’ve regularly traveled to the …
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Mikhail Pavenko
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9/5/23
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With the Seattle Mariners just one game out of first place in the American League West, my mind has turned to America’s pastime.
Do you love baseball? Many Americans do. In fact, most …
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By Richard Stride /For The Nisqually Valley News
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8/29/23
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Prior to stepping down earlier this year, I had the privilege of serving as House Republican leader in the Washington state House of Representatives for five years. In that role, I worked closely …
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By State Rep. J.T. Wilcox
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8/22/23
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A big green bus with an image of a boy wearing a superhero cape rolled across the state the first week of August.
The boy, as well as a young girl leaping in the air on the other side of the …
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By Kris Johnson
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8/22/23
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By Julie McDonald /
For The Nisqually Valley News
At the request of a writer friend, I met with Third District congressional candidate Republican Joe Kent last month and asked him questions …
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By Julie McDonald /For The Nisqually Valley News
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8/1/23
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By Julie McDonald
For the Nisqually Valley News
After Joe Kent sat at our table in Ramblin’ Jack’s Ribeye in Napavine last month, I told the 3rd District Republican candidate …
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By Julie McDonald /For the Nisqually Valley News
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7/27/23
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Those are poignant words from the movie “Sound of Freedom,” based on the true story of Homeland Security Agent Tim Ballard, who arrested pedophiles purchasing children for sex and then …
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By Julie McDonald
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7/10/23
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Nine middle school students stood on a stage and listened as Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs asked them a series of questions about the inner workings of our system of government.
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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6/28/23
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This column was first printed in The Chronicle in July 2009, and it began with this line: “The other day (all right, so it will be ‘the other week’ by the time you read this), I had …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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6/28/23
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The real impact of higher gas prices is not only felt at the pump. The real impact of higher gas prices is felt at the kitchen table. It is kitchen table issues such as the cost of food, utilities …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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6/27/23
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Reflecting on the state of discourse in our society, I am reminded of the invaluable virtue of engaging in conversations that challenge our perspectives.
In an era where opinions often clash, it …
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By Chad Taylor
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6/27/23
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Richard Stride Commentary: Looking Back at the Fear and Confusion Brought by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski
Ted Kaczynski died by suicide on June 10.
Some may remember him, some may not. I am fascinated by what makes people like Kaczynski turn to killing other human beings. Was he abused as a child? …
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By Richard Stride
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6/27/23
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My wife and I returned recently from a trip to the United Kingdom. The British people were welcoming, helpful and very accommodating, not at all like some other countries we have visited that seemed …
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By Richard Stride
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6/20/23
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