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It’s heartbreaking. There appears to be an all-out war for our children.
Washington state recently passed Senate Bill 5599. This allows the state to legally take children away from …
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Puget Sound area passenger and freight air traffic is projected to double by 2050, and even with future expansions at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Paine Field, there will not be …
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4/18/23
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There is a movement called ESG (which stands for environmental, social and governance) that was not widely known when I moved away from the East Coast.
While the ESG lobby was laying out its …
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4/18/23
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I have always felt we have the most wonderful country in the world. Even though some of my friends have different views than myself, I still honor them and their right to their opinions.
Recent …
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4/11/23
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I am writing this letter to help myself and others in this vital part of Southwest Washington come to grips with hypocrisy and the lack of honesty in politics.
In an area mainly consisting of …
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4/11/23
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There is a meme floating around out on social media. It shows a man and a woman in swimwear jogging on a beach looking at each other saying, “Let’s not think anymore, let us trust …
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3/7/23
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As the infrastructure funds are flowing to the state(s), it would be great if Sen. Jim McCune, and Reps. Andrew Barkis and J.T. Wilcox would speak up to help provide public bus service to Roy.
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3/7/23
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Our new congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, representing Washington’s Third Congressional District, has recently begun having town halls. She had a town hall in her hometown of Stevenson and …
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Remember the sadistic acts of Lucy consistently snatching the football away just when Charlie Brown ran up to kick it in the Howard Schultz cartoon strip? She baits him, then switches the game, yanks …
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2/28/23
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Save children’s lives and support SB 5599 — Supporting youth and young adults seeking protected health care services.
SB 5599 is not about taking away parental rights, but rather …
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2/28/23
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Living on the outskirts of Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, outside of the small town of Yelm, I have just recently come to realize in a serious way what it means to be betrayed by …
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I want to correct several errors in Brian Mittge’s commentary about Senate Bill 5257 related to elementary school recess.
1. Rather than ignoring regional differences, this bill does the …
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2/7/23
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A bill coming up this session is HB 1025. It is a bill that will open up each and every law enforcement officer and private security guard to nuisance litigation, and will also transfer liability to …
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1/25/23
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Hi, my name is Heidi, and I am on the Yelm Creative District Task Force. We are working to have Yelm become a Washington State Certified Creative District which has the potential to bring in grant …
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1/17/23
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Last year, the American people rejected extreme election deniers in key races. But we were unable to win every fight, and a tremendous threat to our democracy remains: the new Speaker of the House …
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The beginning of a new year is a fresh start and a chance to make the most of the opportunities that come our way.
January is Mental Wellness Month and has been designated to recognize the …
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1/17/23
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As one of the households impacted by rumored power station vandalism, I think it’s long past time for us to face the unpleasant facts that our decades-old power grid infrastructure needs to be …
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1/3/23
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My name is Brody Quiggle. I was born May 6, 1981, at Centralia General Hospital. I was put up for adoption at 7 weeks old. It was a closed adoption to George and Teri Quiggle.
I’m …
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1/3/23
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I want to applaud Julie McDonald for her excellent guest commentary. Her no-holds-barred objective summary of this past summer and this election season was refreshing.
We, the voters, need to …
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11/29/22
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Although I appreciate all the staff do for our town of Yelm, our town is growing too much. We’ve been here for 35 years and watched its progress. I’ve seen our now mom and pop cafes cut …
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