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For the first 10 years of his life, a 3-foot chain kept poor Penn hooked to a post, his world confined to a small circle, his life monotonous and so, so sad.
But then in November rescuers gave …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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9/1/25
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Two recent public meetings about the water contamination situation stemming from the Bob Oke Game Farm in Centralia bring to mind the warning not to confuse motion with action. There’s been no …
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By state Sen. John Braun
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8/29/25
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The “sanctuary state” policies promoted by current Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson and state Attorney General Nick Brown undermine federal immigration law, put the state at significant …
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Commentary by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen
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8/27/25
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August always carries a certain weight to it. The days remain long and warm, yet something shifts. The evenings cool a little earlier, the air holds a faint trace of autumn, and the sunsets linger …
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By Richard Stride
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8/26/25
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Washington state politicians – and many more around the country – cheered when the Albertsons-Kroger merger was blocked. They said it was about protecting workers and consumers . But walk …
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By Chris Cargill / Mountain States Policy Center
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8/25/25
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A colleague of mine was recently told by his teen’s drivers-education school to expect a larger bill this fall because of the “crazy tax hikes signed by the governor.” In this case …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/22/25
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In November 2020, about eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I called attention to how classroom closures were causing academic, emotional and social harm to the majority of K-12 students across …
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By Sen. John Braun
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8/19/25
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You can plan for a lot in county government — budgets, roads, growth — but you can’t schedule a wildfire. When it comes, it comes fast, and Aug. 13, just outside Rainier, it came …
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By Wayne Fournier
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8/19/25
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Whether you look at the price of gasoline, groceries or housing, it’s easy to see how costs are going up across Washington. It’s harder sometimes to understand why. While national trends …
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By Kris Johnson
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8/19/25
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In November 2020, about eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I called attention to how classroom closures were causing academic, emotional and social harm to the majority of K-12 students across …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/15/25
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Whether you look at the price of gasoline, groceries or housing, it’s easy to see how costs are going up across Washington.
It’s harder sometimes to understand why.
While …
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By Kris Johnson, Association of Washington Business
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8/13/25
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About two weeks ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was beginning the process of rescinding its 2009 “Endangerment Finding” on greenhouse gas (GHG) …
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By Rep. Jim Walsh / R-Aberdeen
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8/12/25
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You can tell a lot about a place by the way it remembers its leaders. In Bucoda, where the population hovers just under 600, the people are planning to gather on Aug. 19 to do something big: rename …
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By Wayne Fournier
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8/12/25
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About two weeks ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was beginning the process of rescinding its 2009 “Endangerment Finding” on greenhouse gas (GHG) …
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Commentary by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen
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8/11/25
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Should biological boys play in girls’ high school sports? Of the Thurston County residents responding to that question in a recent poll, 84% voted no.
You wonder how the remaining 16% …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/8/25
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As our kids head back to school this fall, many families across Washington are feeling the sting — not just from the cost of backpacks, pencils and notebooks, but from the crushing financial …
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Commentary by Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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8/6/25
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Now that Donald Trump is deep into his second term, it’s time for the Democratic Party to face some uncomfortable truth. One of the only people who tried to stop this disaster before it …
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8/5/25
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If you’ve ever wondered why Americans can look at the same set of facts and come away with completely different beliefs, you’re not alone. For years, I thought the differences came down …
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By Richard Stride
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8/5/25
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Democrat leaders in our state have found a new reason to criticize the federal government. This time it’s the July 24 executive order about ending crime and disorder on America’s streets …
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By Sen. John Braun / R-Centralia
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8/5/25
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Democrat leaders in our state have found a new reason to criticize the federal government. This time it’s the July 24 executive order about ending crime and disorder on America’s streets …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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8/1/25
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