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Something has got to be done about the intersection of Vail Road and state Route 507.
The cross traffic is extremely dangerous and having had to get onto 507 from Vail many times, I have had to …
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6/20/23
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Thurston County’s Nisqually Valley had no Pineapple Express or atmospheric river floods from Hawaii this fall and winter. Mother Nature sent this season’s storms to California. …
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6/20/23
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South Pierce Fire and Rescue is a formidable force in the world of emergency response, covering 140 square miles and providing advanced life support and mutual aid to Ashford and Elbe in an …
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6/13/23
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This time of year is when many graduates may be wondering what they would like to do for the rest of their lives, and I’d like to offer some hope and sensible economic context for them.
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6/13/23
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This year, the Washington Legislature passed a controversial bill that will allow runaways to evade their parents and stay under state custody if the children are looking for abortions or sex change …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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6/9/23
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Brace yourself. Your paycheck in July will probably be a little smaller.
That’s when the state will begin collecting premium payments for its long-term care insurance program, called WA …
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By Kris Johnson
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6/6/23
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Americans have always had a fascination with the mafia.
Just recall the popularity of the movie “The Godfather” and the television series, “The Sopranos.”
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By Richard Stride
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6/6/23
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Again, there was another break in at Mariachi Alegre. The first break-in smashed the front door glass and some items were stolen. The second break-in happened at 4 a.m. on a past Saturday. The person …
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6/6/23
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The deal reached between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to increase our nation’s debt limit was a welcome compromise.
It appears to avert our nation’s …
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By Don Brunell
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5/31/23
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In one of the columns I started to write — prior to my taking a rest from 15 years of writing columns for newspapers — I touched on the topic of artists who found their own way of dealing …
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By Bill Moeller
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5/30/23
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Growing up, I loved the sound of my grandpa’s mantel clock.
It was an old Howard Miller pendulum wind-up clock. The clock key was for both the time and chimes. I can still remember …
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By Richard Stride
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5/30/23
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When I talk to constituents in the 20th Legislative District about issues affecting our communities and state, many have expressed to me a deep distrust in our governing institutions.
This …
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By Peter Abbarno
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5/30/23
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Last year, our Democratic colleagues felt compelled to brag that the Legislature had adjourned on schedule five sessions in a row, with no need to go into overtime. It was presumably an attempt to …
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By John Braun
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5/23/23
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Although New Zealand and Washington are located a half-a-world apart, they have lots in common: beautiful seashores, majestic mountains, crystal clear streams and lakes, and vibrant salmon and trout …
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By Don Brunell
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5/23/23
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Thank you Rep. Marilyn Strickland for standing up for your constituents.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his fellow Republicans are threatening to drive the U.S. to default on our debts if …
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5/23/23
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For those that don’t know there is a Creative District Task Force for Yelm, the name is a little heavy, but it is a committed group of people that want to help Yelm continue being a place where …
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5/23/23
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Salmon extinction is not an option, but harvest management alone is not going to get us to recovery.
In April, the treaty tribes in western Washington and our state co-manager finalized the …
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By Ed Johnstone
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5/16/23
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I recall the debate in the 1980s and ‘90s concerning robots taking over our lives and the world.
Movies like “Terminator” and “The Matrix” didn’t help …
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By Richard Stride
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5/16/23
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez voted no on HR 2811, a bill Republicans recently passed. Titled the Limit, Save, Grow Act, this measure is a common sense approach to raising the debt limit while reducing …
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5/16/23
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Working in education is the most rewarding occupation I could ever imagine.
Nothing brings more pride and joy than the celebration by students when they accomplish new things, meet their goals …
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By Brian Wharton
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5/11/23
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