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The Gig Harbor Democrat is in her third campaign in two years to retain the same Olympia seat.
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Meredith Browand, KP News
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9/30/26
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After 20 years helping people direc tly, she’s running for Michelle Caldier
Valdez’s former seat as a state rep for LD-26.
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Meredith Browand, KP News
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8/26/26
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Key Peninsula Community Services, just south of Home in Lakebay, has served as a food bank and resource center since 1982.
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Meredith Browand, KP News
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8/26/26
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This summer, soccer helped millions of people see one another not as headlines or stereotypes but simply as fellow fans loving the same game.
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Meredith Browand
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7/29/26
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Great educators don’t just manage schools; they build cultures.
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Meredith Browand
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5/27/26
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The spring production is more than a lively musical; it’s a reflection of a program evolving under new leadership and renewed energy.
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Meredith Browand, KP News
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4/29/26
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Sports remain one of the few public experiences where participation isn’t gated by status or determined by agreement.
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Meredith Browand
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2/25/26
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Growing up on the KP taught her resilience, ingenuity, and resourcefulness, which she gives back to the community.
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Meredith Browand, KP News
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1/28/26
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It’s not enough to live side by side; I want to ensure everyone has a seat at the table.
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Meredith Browand
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11/26/25
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KP Reads: With my earbuds and a good narrator, any moment becomes a chance to read.
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Meredith Browand
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7/30/25
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KP Gardens: Every plant reminds me how often we misjudge what still has life in it.
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Meredith Browand
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7/30/25
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Our country is ready for, and urgently needs, immigration reforms that protect our communities and honor the dignity of every person.
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Meredith Browand
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7/2/25
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In my last column, “ Tidings of Clutter and Joy ,” (January 2025), I pondered the angst I felt about overconsumption following last year’s holiday season. I set a few goals for …
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Meredith Browand
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4/30/25
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As the holidays wind down, I most certainly feel the effects of the seasonal frenzy. I’m tired, I’m still trying to find space in my house for all the decorations and gifts, and I’m …
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Meredith Browand
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1/1/25
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The physical act of mothering is finite. My children won't forever be living in my house and needing me in these ways.
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Meredith Browand
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7/31/24
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From 1995 to 2007 I was an active volunteer with the American Legion Auxiliary’s Girls State program. I lived in Indiana at the time and spent a week each summer volunteering at Hoosier Girls …
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Meredith Browand
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3/27/24
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As a new year breaks and the sun rises on 2024, we are faced with the reality that, once again, an election year is upon us.
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Meredith Browand
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12/27/23
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July 4, 2023, was the hottest recorded day on Earth. I just happened to be in Phoenix, Arizona, attending a baseball tournament for my son where the daily temperature reached 115 degrees. It was the …
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Meredith Browand
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8/30/23
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Earlier this year my husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary at a resort in Fiji. Situated on an island in the Beqa Lagoon south of the Fijian mainland, the resort was an absolute …
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Meredith Browand
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4/27/23
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Dec. 14, 2012 dawned like any other mid-winter day. School was winding down before the holidays, Christmas was on the horizon, and families were anticipating the start of the coming new year. But it …
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Meredith Browand
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12/28/22
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