Photos/Video from recent events:

08-02-2025 - Olympia - Rage Against the Regime, Olympia Capitol

08-02-2025 - Centralia - Rights for All! - (VIDEO CLIP) - George Washington Park

07-26-2025 - Olympia - Families First, Olympia Indivisible march, Olympia Capitol

#OlympiaWA #OlyWA #CentraliaWA #ImmigrantRights

“We need to be fortified and strengthened by realization of the truth that there is so much goodness and so many people of goodwill out there.

Our own personal acts of kindness are parts of something greater — individual droplets in a mighty tide of kindness, purpose and common cause.”

https://www.chronline.com/stories/brian-mittge-its-time-for-some-good-news,331818?#centraliawa

Brian Mittge: It’s time for some good news 

“Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” - Fred Rogers Twice in the past week, beloved people of strength and character in my life have confided to …

The Daily Chronicle
https://www.chronline.com/stories/brian-mittge-let-our-christmas-lights-shine-and-our-voices-ring,331481?
Potato latkas tonight and Kris Kringle tomorrow for us. Wishing peace, love and light for all.
#christmas #centraliawa
Brian Mittge: Let our Christmas lights shine and our voices ring

Traditions are a mysterious thing. Some are created and passed down with great fanfare and solemnity. But others are born quietly and enter our lives unnoticed. After just a little repetition, …

The Daily Chronicle
AAWA News, December 2023: Increased Amtrak Cascades Service Begins, View Videos of AAWA’s Winter Gathering, 2024 Legislative Agenda, Planning for Station Improvements, 2024 Meeting Schedule, Remembering Jim and Zack on the Anniversary of the Dupont Accident https://aawa.us/news/posts/aawa-news-december-2023/ #PassengerRail #WashingtonState #RailSummit23 #GreaterNW #CentraliaWA @aanw @summit
AAWA News, December 2023

Increased Amtrak Cascades Service Begins, View Videos of AAWA’s Winter Gathering, 2024 Legislative Agenda, Planning for Station Improvements, 2024 Meeting Schedule, Remembering Jim and Zack on the Anniversary of the Dupont Accident

@dankennedy_nu @emmettoconnell #journalism https://theconversation.com/more-city-hall-news-coverage-isnt-enough-to-revive-local-news-outlets-218227
#centraliawa
The Centralia Chronicle does exactly that, local interest stories across the broad sweep of community. More reporters and better coverage of state government than the “Capitol City” paper Olympian, a podcast and active social media presence. They cover local sports of a multi county area. Locally owned
More city hall news coverage isn’t enough to revive local news outlets

There are lots of ideas about how to save local news. One of them is that increasing coverage of local politics will bring back readers and viewers. Research shows that it doesn’t.

The Conversation

Spotlight on North Pole

The north pole lights at the Borst Park Holiday Light Show in Centralia Washington. This is one of many displays available to check out on the drive through light show. This light show is also one of the least expensive at $5 per vehicle so take your entire family to enjoy the holiday lights if you happen to be in the area.

#holidaylights #lightdisplay #spotlight #centraliawa #centraliawashington #christmaslights #holidays #christmas #merrychristmas #northpole #borstparklights #borstparkcentralia

Why not build a statewide passenger rail system? Virginia is doing it. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/huge-spike-in-costs-to-help-salmon-could-derail-wa-transportation-budget/ We’ll hear how it can be done in the Winter Gathering in Centralia on Dec. 9. Register at https://gnwprs.org/ #PassengerRail #Rail #CentraliaWA #Virginia #Salmon @summit @aanw
Huge spike in costs to help salmon could derail WA transportation budget

Facing a 2030 deadline imposed by a federal judge, the state says the costs to replace hundreds of road culverts has doubled, to nearly $8 billion. The increase is about the price of a new ferry fleet.

The Seattle Times