There’s one thing people in this area never complained about when Jaime Herrera Beutler represented us in Congress, and that was her constituent service and her focus on the specific needs of …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/21/24
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Our editorial board enthusiastically endorses state Rep. Peter Abbarno for reelection to represent Washington’s 20th Legislative District.
As an experienced legislator with deep ties to …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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10/21/24
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Now that the general election voting period is open, watch for opponents of the money-saving initiatives on the ballot to crank their attacks up another level.
You may have already seen ads …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/18/24
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Editor,
Mr. Halverson has his facts straight concerning the Capitol Lake Estuary — Capitol Lake Deschutes Estuary project good or bad? | Nisqually Valley News (yelmonline.com) .
I …
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10/15/24
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Editor,
In a previous letter, Ms. Vincent claims, without giving reference to sources, essentially, “red states bad, blue states not as bad.” As someone familiar with the …
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10/15/24
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Editor,
Many Nisqually Valley News voters are busy with their lives and haven't had a chance to remember history.
Economy: Bill Clinton (D) left the federal budget balanced and erased …
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10/15/24
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Editor,
As we approach the upcoming election, I want to express my strong support for Rachel Dreon for Thurston County Commissioner. Rachel’s priorities and vision for our community truly …
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10/15/24
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On the first day of the Association of Washington Business’s (AWB) annual bus tour celebrating manufacturers, we visited a family-owned company in the Vancouver area called TigerStop …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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10/15/24
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Editor,
The Deschutes Estuary Project is good for the state but bad for the local taxpayers of unincorporated Thurston County, the cities of Tumwater and Olympia, LOTT and the Port of Olympia. …
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10/8/24
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Editor,
In September, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, wrote on voting in more Republicans and voting yes on all four initiatives. I understand most of those initiatives were completely …
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10/8/24
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Editor,
I am a new precinct committee officer (PCO) in Yelm’s rural Four Corners North, and this week I did my first Get Out The Vote canvassing in dirt-road Democrat country.
Luckily …
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10/8/24
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All four of the citizen initiatives on the upcoming general election ballot would let people keep more of their own money. That alone is a good reason to support each.
Initiative 2124 stands out …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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10/8/24
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It’s easy to think it won’t happen to us — until it does.
For me, it was when my mother had an unexpected massive stroke. We were both caught totally unprepared.
I was …
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By Christina Keys
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10/1/24
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This year, Washington state voters will have the historic opportunity to vote on four initiatives at the top of their ballot. One of those initiatives, Initiative 2124, would give workers the ability …
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By state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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10/1/24
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The current election cycle made a headline out of price gouging in grocery stores and setting caps on certain staple foods. Contrary to insinuation that farmers and others in agriculture are …
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By Pam Lewison / Washington Policy Center
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9/24/24
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Eighty years ago, a lawyer who had fled to the United States from Poland a few years earlier combined an ancient Greek word and a Latin word to make a new term: genocide.
The word was coined …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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9/24/24
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This year, Washington state voters will have the historic opportunity to vote on four initiatives at the top of their ballot. One of those initiatives, Initiative 2124, would give workers the ability …
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By state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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9/19/24
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Editor,
One of the skills we’ve lost as a nation is the ability to have an evidence-based discussion. Why? It involves math, and by current estimates, only about 9% of the U.S. …
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9/17/24
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September 13, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded an unprecedented $240 million to support the hatcheries that preserve salmon and steelhead runs in the Pacific Northwest and …
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By Ed Johnstone / NWIFC Chairman
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9/17/24
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Well, there they go again.
Opponents of Initiative 2117, which would repeal Washington's costly cap-and-tax law, are repeating the lie that passing the initiative would put our state's roads and …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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9/13/24
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