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The Opioid Crisis in Cowlitz County, Washington  Fentanyl, Overdose Deaths, and What the Data Shows in Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock, Woodland, Kalama, and Toutle A Data Driven, Hyper Local Analysis for Cowlitz County Residents By Charles D. Hendrickson, Executive Director, Love Overwhelming Published February 5, 2026 Longview, Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington State If you live in Longview WA, Kelso WA, Castle Rock WA, Woodland WA, Kalama WA, Toutle WA, or anywhere in Cowlitz County Washington, you have likely seen headlines about the opioid crisis. Editorials often frame the issue as a story about pharmaceutical companies destroying communities. That narrative may have applied twenty years ago. It does not fully explain what is happening in Cowlitz County today. As a resident of Southwest Washington, you deserve facts grounded in local data, not ideology. This analysis examines county and state level evidence to clarify what is actually driving overdose deaths in Cowlitz Coun...

5 Surprising Truths About How Nonprofits Are Actually Funded Have you ever looked up a nonprofit's tax form, seen a revenue figure in the millions, and wondered where all that money really goes? Maybe you’ve heard someone claim a local charity is "keeping 97% of donations" and felt a sense of skepticism or confusion. It’s a common reaction, but it’s often based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how modern community healthcare services are funded. The numbers on a tax document rarely tell the whole story. What looks like a massive pile of public donations is often something entirely different: a complex, highly regulated, and performance-based system of contracts and grants. This article will reveal the surprising reality behind those figures by breaking down five counter-intuitive truths about nonprofit funding. We’ll clarify what’s really happening with Medicaid contracts, healthcare grants, and community services funding to demystify the system designed to support ou...