Matt Winters

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Published 12:43 pm Friday, June 27, 2025 I know we’ve passed the Summer Solstice—days start getting shorter from here on out. So it’s time, if you haven’t already done it, to gather up your summer reading material. I’ve been doing some research for you for the last couple months. I accomplish this by combining reviews in the New York Times, New York Book Review and New Yorker (what’s with all the news?) publications with my trusty Libby app to find and read great books.

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Published 11:09 am Friday, June 27, 2025 Long Beach Police DepartmentJune 15 — “I don’t feel like talking to you. It’s an emergency.” A female subject is trying to talk to the caller. She’s on the other side of the wall with another subject and his family. He stabbed the female subject in the throat before, “and she’s still trying to talk to me.

1 day ago | chinookobserver.com | Matt Winters

Published 1:37 pm Thursday, June 26, 2025 CHINOOK — More than 200 members of the Chinook Indian Nation gathered along the Columbia River on Friday, June 20, at Fort Columbia State Park in Chinook to hold a ceremony commemorating the arrival of the first salmon of the season. Tribal members sang, danced, drummed and spoke about the significance of the first salmon tradition, a connection between Chinook members past and present, nature and man.

1 day ago | chinookobserver.com | Matt Winters

Published 1:30 pm Thursday, June 26, 2025 Legal fees are beginning to mount in Pacific County Commissioner Lisa Olsen’s defense against the recall effort seeking her removal from office earlier this year. The fight is now at the Washington State Supreme Court, where a hearing is scheduled for Sept. 4, which will determine if the recall can move forward. Olsen submitted a motion on April 8, asking the county to cover the costs of her legal defense against the recall.

1 day ago | chinookobserver.com | Matt Winters

Published 1:26 pm Thursday, June 26, 2025 ILWACO — Vertical evacuation towers? Reinforced rooftop refuges? Relocation to higher, safer ground?