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The social-emotional learning (SEL) centers in Battle Ground schools provide essential support to students by offering a safe space to manage emotions, resolve conflicts and engage in …
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4/7/25
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I am just horrified by what President Trump and Elon Musk are doing to our country. I want to share my thoughts with you because I feel our democracy is in great danger. All of us, of all parties, …
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4/7/25
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Of all the fights in our modern society, all the polarization and division, our schools and classrooms should not be battlegrounds or places where politics permeate.
Unfortunately, a slate of …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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4/4/25
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The fourth quarter of this legislative session hasn’t started off well for the state Senate’s majority Democrats.
Republicans put a no-new-taxes, no-cuts, sustainable operating …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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4/4/25
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Years of increasing taxes and regulations are leaving Washington state employers facing the dreaded blue screen of death when it comes to their economic outlook.
For example, Microsoft President …
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By Sebastian Griffin / Mountain States Policy Center
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4/1/25
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As a teacher at Battle Ground High School with a background in criminal justice, I see firsthand the impact our school resource officer (SRO) has on students and staff.
With the upcoming …
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3/31/25
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I am a 79-year-old woman who rides MAX at night several times a month.
I've had nice conversations with lots of nice people and I have never felt threatened.
I am …
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3/31/25
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Vote yes for Proposition 8 on April 22 to continue local funding for students in Battle Ground Public Schools.
As a BGPS graduate, parent and employee, I am incredibly thankful for all of the …
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3/31/25
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Hang on to your wallets, folks! House and Senate budget proposals were released last week for the general fund operating budget and the transportation budget. Both are loaded with new and increased …
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John Ley
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3/31/25
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The operating budgets proposed by majority Democrats are bad for our state, just as we expected.
It isn’t only the massive tax increases they want, like the record $21 billion worth of new …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/28/25
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The theme of the 2025 legislative sessions in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming has been pursuing record tax relief. The odd state out in this important tax relief bonanza, however, has been Washington, …
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By Jason Mercier / Mountain States Policy Center
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3/25/25
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Our state legislators are stuck between a rock and a hard place with our state budget.
As principals of two high schools in one of Washington’s largest school districts, we are …
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Charles Anthony and Danny Orrantia
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3/24/25
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Locals and newcomers alike may disagree about how much drizzle and gray skies they want in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes to how our government works, I think the great majority of us would …
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Ellen Hiatt / Washington Newspaper Publishers Association
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3/24/25
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Despite all their talk about forcing the wealthy in our state to pay more taxes, Olympia’s majority Democrats seem to have no problem forcing others to pay more as well.
The proposals in …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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3/21/25
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Locals and newcomers alike may disagree about how much drizzle and gray skies they want in the Pacific Northwest, but when it comes to how our government works, I think the great majority of us would …
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Ellen Hiatt / Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.
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3/19/25
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I have known that I wanted to be a librarian since the age of 9. Even before that, my life was one surrounded by books and literature.
My mother always said that she used to read to me …
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3/17/25
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Washington is a sanctuary state.
Washington state is one of many that allow illegals driver’s licenses. Driver’s license signatures are used as verification for voter ID. It's …
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3/17/25
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This week, Clark County was on the verge of stepping back from a disastrous decision that would send millions of our tax dollars to Portland via TriMet and light rail — something the majority …
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3/17/25
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Clark County Citizens United Inc. wants the public to know what is really at stake when the Friends of Clark County (FOCC) sues the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over the proposed …
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3/17/25
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The most important issues I hear about daily from constituents in Southwest Washington and across our state are affordability and crime. Families are struggling with the rising cost of living — …
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Commentary by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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3/16/25
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