https://www.chronline.com/stories/centralia-celebrates-first-annual-founders-day,323694?
#centraliawa
Great celebration for the founders of Centralia and the many good things they did for others. Wonderful to see the community providing scholarships in their name. George and Mary Jane Washington would be proud. Recipients of the 2023 George and Mary Jane Washington Scholarship are Liliane Sidibe and Lakeda Sullivan.

https://www.chronline.com/stories/dolly-partons-upcoming-state-visit-is-a-southwest-washington-origin-story,323338
Good to see this celebration of the expansion of Parton’s book club for kids in Washington State. No hint of book “standards” from Lewis Co commission…Insightful story about the socioeconomic similarities between Parton’s home county with many SW Wa counties. Similar politics too…#centraliawa #dollypartonimaginationlibrary #waleg #libraries

https://www.chronline.com/stories/julie-mcdonald-commentary-my-conversation-with-congressional-candidate-joe-kent-part-one,322336
Nice to see a local long time GOP columnist criticize Joe Kent for his false claims about the 2020 election and get him on record criticizing pro Nazis Christian Nationalists. Thank you Julie McDonald for doing this interview and exposing Joe’s dishonesty and disinformation about the election.
#waleg#uspol #centraliawa #whitesupremacists

#centraliawa #nazis #racism #pnw
https://www.chronline.com/stories/local-officials-respond-to-neo-nazi-fight-clubs-presence-at-lewis-county-pride,320897

The battle? A push-up contest. In a video shared by the research collective, a crowd cheers as a member of the known hate group, the “Evergreen Active Club,” fails to keep up.

Attendees Talk Racial Issues, Remember Centralia’s Founder at Juneteenth Event
https://www.chronline.com/stories/attendees-talk-racial-issues-remember-centralias-founder-at-juneteenth-event,321100
“Local historian and volunteer Heather Beaird shared the story of George Washington, Centralia’s founding father born in 1817. Washington is said to have cared for everyone in Centralia, no matter who they were or where they came from.” #juneteenth #centraliawa #pnw

https://www.chronline.com/stories/city-of-centralia-prepares-for-juneteenth-celebration-after-white-supremacists-protest-at-pride,320892
#centraliawa #whitesupremacists #waleg #racism #washingtonstate

@theolystandard @natebowling #whitesupremacists #christiannationalists #centraliawa #waleg #pnwzone
Great discussion about how Centralia Chronicle Journalist Isabel Vander Stoep used clear direct language to explain the racist underpinnings of a white supremacy religious group, how the community responded and earlier attempt by Congressional candidate Joe Kent to hide his alliance with white supremacy political groups. A good lesson for other journalists.

I know, I know. McCarthy will get the votes and the extremes will again rule the party. But what if we took a different path? My commentary in tomorrow's Chronicle newspaper in #CentraliaWA

#KevinMcCarthy #HouseSpeaker #FreedomCaucus #Democrats #Republicans #America #Centrism #congress #politics #newspaper #column

https://www.chronline.com/stories/brian-mittge-commentary-us-house-gridlock-is-a-chance-for-the-center-to-lead,306545?

Dick’s Brewing Company (#CentraliaWA) has some of the most underrated bottled brews in the greater #Olympia area. I’ve had their 12-pack (6 varieties) and all were very good, though short of excellent. Today I picked this up on a whim. This was a fun mystery, with no hint of the style on the packaging. Without knowing how the brewery describes it, I would say it’s closest to a brown ale (swoon!)

Solid work, Dick’s. 👍👍 You have a promising future.

#beer