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The Chronicle - Centralia
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Lewis County Public Health Director JP Anderson to Resign
After three years as the director of Lewis County Public Health & Social Services (LCPHSS), JP Anderson is leaving for a position as the CEO of CHOICE Regional Health Network in Olympia. Anderson has worked in Lewis County for over 16 years, he said on Facebook this week. “As many of you have probably heard me say, this is my dream job, even on its hardest days. To all the people who have supported me and our team at LCPHSS over the past three years, I cannot express my gratitude enough,” he said. CHOICE includes the Cascade Pacific Action Alliance (CPAA) which is the Accountable Community of Health (ACH) for Thurston, Mason, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz and Pacific counties. Anderson worked for the Lewis County Jail, Superior Court, Cascade Mental Health and at LCPHSS, saying the community welcomed him at all those positions, nurturing him and preparing him for the next challenge. Debbie Campbell, former director of United Way of Lewis County, said to Anderson on Facebook: “You are a rockstar and you deserve the recognition and this new position because you are amazing, but you will be so missed. Thanks for changing lives in Lewis County.” |
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Death Notices: May 19, 2022
• LAURA LEE GUSTAFSON OLSON, 88, Centralia, died May 13 at her residence. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington. • MARY A. ROSENBAUM, 83, Chehalis, died May 16 at her residence. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home. |
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Lewis County Commissioners Seek Volunteer for Public Facilities District Board
The Board of Lewis County Commissioners is looking for someone who would be willing to volunteer as the representative for District 1 on the Lewis County Public Facilities District (PFD) Board of Directors. District 1 includes a large portion of northwestern Lewis County, including Centralia. The PFD consists of five voting members and one non-voting member. The board meets at 10 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in Chehalis. The individual selected for the position would serve through August 2026. Applications are due by 3 p.m. Thursday, June 9. If interested, applicants should submit their application and a letter of interest to the clerk of the Board of County Commissioners in one of the following three ways: • By mail at 351 NW North St., Chehalis, WA 98532 • By email at committees@lewiscountywa.gov (Include PFD in the subject line) • In person at the commissioners’ office in Room 210 of the Lewis County Courthouse at 351 NW North St. in Chehalis. Applications are available online at https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/commissioners/bocc-news/commissioners-seek-volunteer-to-represent-district-1-on-pfd/. |
Seattle Times Politics
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Blurry ballot barcodes delay key Oregon House primary results
Issues with counting ballots in Oregon’s third-largest county could delay for days a definitive result in a key U.S. House primary. |
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Oregon primaries set up competitive governor’s race
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Seattle Times Opinion
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All hands on deck for ‘green corridor’ for cruise ships from Seattle to Alaska
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A new era of Indigenous comanagement of the Bering Sea
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Buffalo mass shooting: Fear and hatred
President Joe Biden is mistaken when he asserted in his statement on the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, that, “A racially motivated hate crime is abhorrent to the very fabric of this nation.” In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The sad truth is that racially motivated hate crime is the predominant thread in the […] |
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Prescribed burns: Indigenous knowledge
Re: “Fighting fire with fire: WA resuming prescribed burns on public lands” [May 8, Local News]: It is difficult to understand that this lengthy environmental article reprinted from The Spokesman-Review about controlled burnings on public land did not once mention it is an age-old practice of Indigenous people of this region and the United States […] |
NYT Politics
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Republican Panic Grows After Mastriano Wins
G.O.P. strategists reacted to the victory in Pennsylvania with alarm, worried that he may be too extreme for voters in an otherwise promising year for their party.
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