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Having lived here since 1987, I know Battle Ground is a great place to raise a family and provide a community for our kids.
So, it puzzles me when the local school district levy …
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1/19/26
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In his 2026 Supplemental Transportation Budget proposal, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to borrow $2.1 billion for maintenance and preservation of roads and bridges, and to speed up ferry …
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By Bob Pishue / Mountain States Policy Center
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1/19/26
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Mountain States Policy Center on January 13 released results from the first annual Washington Poll , a new statewide research effort designed to help lawmakers, community leaders, and citizens better …
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By Chris Cargill | Mountain States Policy Center
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1/14/26
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It’s amazing to me how many people support criminal behavior and try to demonize law enforcement, ICE, or our President for doing their job enforcing the law. It is not a lack of compassion to …
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1/12/26
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Educators are exploring new and creative approaches to meeting students where they are academically; for some options, regulatory and funding frameworks are still evolving
When Cadence was …
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Donna Gordon Blankinship / The Washington State Standard
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1/12/26
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A free society runs on two things most of us claim to value, no matter what yard sign we put out every two years: the consistent enforcement of the law and leaders who don’t pour gasoline on public …
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By Chad Taylor / For The Chronicle
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1/12/26
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As the 2026 legislative session begins, lawmakers are once again facing a multibillion-dollar budget gap. They were in the same spot last year — and they responded by passing the largest tax …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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1/12/26
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Allegations of fraud involving childcare funding and other government-subsidized programs elsewhere have people here concerned that something similar could be happening in Washington.
I know …
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By Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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1/9/26
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You stumble out of bed, eyes barely open. Make your way to your favorite chair, going slowly so as to not fall over in your half asleep condition. Open the little box on the table next to you, your …
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By Cameron M. Bailey
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1/6/26
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For years, Nicolás Maduro has been an easily vilified figure. While Maduro's critics easily described him as an authoritarian, brutal and illegitimate leader who destroyed his country's economy and …
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By Chad Taylor / For The Chronicle
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1/6/26
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Fentanyl and other deadly drugs continue to ravage neighborhoods across Seattle and Washington state.
A recent decision by newly elected Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson to allow open use of …
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno
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1/5/26
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As 2025 comes to a close, the Woodland Action Center reflects on a year marked by growing need and by a strong commitment to efficiency, accountability and community-driven solutions.
Throughout …
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1/5/26
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Having a baby in Washington has never been harder.
Costs have outpaced what most families can manage, especially during pregnancy and a baby’s first year, when financial stress hits hardest. …
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Dona Ponepinto and Camie Goldhammer
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1/5/26
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Educators are exploring new and creative approaches to meeting students where they are academically; for some options, regulatory and funding frameworks are still evolving
When Cadence was …
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By Donna Gordon Blankinship / The Washington State Standard
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1/5/26
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Across urban, suburban and rural communities, families are living in child care deserts — places where there are far more children in need of care than licensed, affordable options available.
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By Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis
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12/31/25
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Letter to the editor: Concerns Regarding Recent Board Discussions on Equity and Intellectual Freedom
Dear Members of the FVRL Board, following the most recent board meeting and the discussions concerning the use of the term equity and the principle of intellectual freedom, I would like to share some …
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12/22/25
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Current initiative IL26-638 presumes that being LGBTQ+ means something is wrong with a student and that parents need to intervene. Under the guise of restoring “parental rights,” this initiative …
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12/22/25
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On the eighth day of Christmas, according to the popular holiday song, the gift was eight maids a-milking.
I can’t say if milking a cow would qualify as a taxable “live presentation” …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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12/19/25
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Double Runners Pinochole Group met at the Battle Ground Senior Center two afternoons a week for decades, paying rent, potlucking, and storing supplies, seat cushions, and food. Roots invaded the …
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12/15/25
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Does anyone else have a problem with what our military is doing to boats suspected of drug smuggling off the coast of Venezuela? If you haven't heard, we're blowing them up and killing the men on …
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12/15/25
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