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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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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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I grew up in La Center and have fond memories of the bookmobile coming to the school or the church parking lot in town. In the 90s,
La Center didn’t have a library building, but we were …
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7/29/25
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Please join me in voting YES on Proposition 1, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) levy lid lift measure.
In 1731, Benjamin Franklin founded the Library Company of Philadelphia, …
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7/29/25
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Bruce McClay wants us to treat alien lawbreakers as needy and quotes the bible for support. "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's." Have you ever heard that one, Mr. McClay? Thomas Higdon …
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7/29/25
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The questions I hear most often from people in Southwest Washington right now involve the state’s Medicaid program.
Is D.C. defunding it? Is Olympia destroying it? These questions are …
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Commentary by Jim Walsh
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7/28/25
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Republican legislators have rightfully focused on how majority Democrats just approved the largest tax package in Washington history, which will raise state and local taxes by a combined $12.2 …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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7/25/25
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I recently visited Millersylvania State Park, near Olympia, WA.
Founded in 1923, the park lies within the original territories of the Coast Salish Indigenous people. In 1934, ten years …
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The Reflector
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7/21/25
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Rotschy has an excellent safety record, and someone (possibly the union, upset about the Port of Longview project?) seems to be providing out of context information to try and get the media to paint …
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The Reflector
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7/21/25
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"When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him. You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself." Leviticus 19:33-34 .
"He …
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The Reflector
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7/21/25
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The Polish people are perplexed by some Americans lack of appreciation for our market-based economic system where consumers, not government bureaucrats, decide what to buy, manufacture and consume.
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Don Brunell
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7/21/25
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The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs has kept a record of the auto thefts reported across our state for each month since 2002. In those 23-plus years, the statewide number never …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun
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7/18/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson’s first speech to the Legislature included several declarations that were encouraging to Republicans in the audience. One was that he was not here to defend government, but to …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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7/11/25
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Washington is in the midst of a child care crisis — and families across Southwest Washington are paying the price. In communities throughout the 20th Legislative District — from Centralia …
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Commentary by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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7/11/25
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There’s something about the smell of grilled onions and sizzling hot dogs wafting through a ballpark that feels like pure summer.
It’s July, the sun hangs stubbornly in the sky long …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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7/9/25
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In a shocking 8-1 ruling , the Washington Supreme Court has given its official blessing to a secretive process that allows the offers and counteroffers leading to more than a billion dollars in …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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7/9/25
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The series of articles and debates regarding the lowering of the speed limits on state Route 502 and state Route 503 is missing the opinion of the commuter, those who want to travel from the Battle …
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7/7/25
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I'm writing this letter on the morning of July 3. Except for the explosion at 7:30 a.m., it's relatively quiet now. But, like death and taxes, the chaos will for sure start in a few hours and last …
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7/7/25
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Many people are unhappy about the recent hike in the state fuel tax, especially since the average prices for gas and diesel were already much higher here than in every state except California and …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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7/5/25
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Editor’s note: Following is the full statement of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, following the U.S. House passage of the budget reconciliation bill best known as the Big …
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7/3/25
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