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Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, both Democrats, issued a draft report which estimates that breaching the four lower Snake River dams and replacing their electricity and other benefits would …
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By Don Brunell
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7/5/22
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What cartoons do you remember? What Disney or animated movie did you watch over and over and over again? Are you thinking about it? I know I am. Of course, by the 100th time, you could recite every …
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By Richard Stride
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7/5/22
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Free and reduced-price meals have long been available to students who qualify based on family income levels.
During the COVID-19 outbreak and through the end of the 2021-22 school year, school …
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By Brian Wharton
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7/5/22
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If you have been watching the news lately concerning the Jan. 6 hearings — which I hope you haven’t watched too much — you are aware that issues such as credibility, …
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By Richard Stride
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6/28/22
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The recent rise in crime has been disturbing and unsettling. Everyone deserves to be safe at home, work and in their communities. Unfortunately, recent state and federal police reforms have …
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By Peter Abbarno
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6/28/22
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Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions of dollars. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing …
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By Don C. Brunell
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6/21/22
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A friend of mine posted on his Facebook page the other day this quote with pictures of his two adorable kiddos: “There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children. One of these is …
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By Line Roy
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6/21/22
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Efforts are ramping up to control the explosion of invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in western Washington.
The invasive species reached San Francisco in 1989 and was first detected …
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By Ed Johnstone
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6/20/22
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Harold Kushner, the rabbi, author and teacher who wrote the best seller, “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” wrote another book I reread recently.
The book is titled “When …
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By Richard Stride
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6/14/22
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Whatever the Supreme Court had to say about abortion, there was bound to be controversy. But I wish everyone with an opinion about the draft ruling in the Dobbs case would take a few minutes to sit …
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I love summertime in Yelm. There’s something about the mountain coming out more and more often, the flowers blooming, the blue sky (OK, maybe not the blue sky this year … yet). It all …
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By Line Roy
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6/14/22
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Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, economies in the industrial world were moving along fairly smoothly. There were reliable supply chains with “just in time” component arrivals, …
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By Don C. Brunell
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6/7/22
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It’s hard to prepare for the future if you’re only checking the rearview mirror.
That’s why the AWB Institute has launched a new tool called FutureCast that provides employers, …
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By Kris Johnson
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6/7/22
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It is very hard to believe that the school year started nine months ago, but at the same time, it seems that we blinked and June was here. Back in September, our focus was on understanding where our …
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By Brian Wharton
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6/7/22
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As an education fanboy, I often have opportunities to advise young people about their education options. As an educator at heart, I take these opportunities seriously, and I have given the question …
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By Jami Lund
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5/31/22
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We are more.
I found this saying by Brian Stevenson, Equal Justice Project, in his book “Just Mercy” (there’s also a film by the same name starring Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie …
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By Richard Stride
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5/31/22
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Hardly any morning goes by without yet another act of violence or tragedy in this country. That, or another act that makes no sense perpetrated by our own government.
Some of these are on the …
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By John McCroskey
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5/31/22
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A proposed dam on the Chehalis River is a threat not only to salmon recovery, but also our treaty rights.
It’s a step in the wrong direction as the rest of the region has moved into an era …
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By Ed Johnstone
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5/24/22
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world, factory workers were humming along assembling products just after components were delivered. It was called “just-in-time” production. …
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By Don C. Brunell
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5/24/22
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Our COVID-19 transmission rates continue to rise and we are seeing an increased number of COVID-19 outbreaks in Thurston County. On May 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
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By Dimyana Abdelmalek
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5/23/22
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