Opinion
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COLUMN: Looking ahead toward Easter
A few weeks ago I wrote a story about local Lenten observances that got me to thinking: What is it about this time…
COLUMN: Soaring fuel, fertilizer prices hammer farms already struggling
Jason Vander Kooy, family dairy farmer and Save Family Farming Vice President, issued the following statement regarding spikes in fuel and fertilizer prices fo…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Concerns about the SAVE Act
There’s a lot of talk right now about the SAVE Act, a proposal in the other Washington with the fancy buildings and national museums to ensure only qualified A…
LETTER: Thank you for building community
I would like to thank you for the coverage of YMCA in the Columbia Basin Herald.
COLUMN: The 2026 Winter Paralympics are on, it’s time for credit where it’s due
The Winter Paralympics don’t ease you in. They don’t warm up. They don’t politely ask for your attention. They explode onto the ice at full speed, led by athle…
LETTER: Remembering a civil rights leader
Dear editor: I was deeply saddened about the passing of The Reverend Jesse Jackson. I was a member of his Rainbow Coalition.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Don’t dismiss the views of youth...
Children never cease to surprise us. Whether they have an interesting insight at the age of four or their opinion on a topic doesn’t line up with what we expec…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Live life in-person ...
Suicide and depression have decided to develop an undercurrent in my life lately with several people I care about, and whose privacy I’ll respect here, discuss…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: On affordability, both sides are failing us...
Last year, we started running a weekly news piece on the cost of fuel in our area. We examined average costs for fuel in Grant and Adams counties and compared …
COLUMN: Reporting on the Frontier tragedy
MOSES LAKE — I wasn’t born, yet, at the time of the 1996 Frontier Middle School tragedy, but I grew up in the long shadow of school violence. I remember the bl…
Ephrata Superintendent: “Thank you for taking part in the process”
Tiger Community: On behalf of the Ephrata School District, I want to share my gratitude to everyone who took the time to participate in the 2026 bond election.…
Opinion: Proposed tax on advertising would have widespread consequences
In the Senate’s tax bill, SSB 6113, a small paragraph poses devastating consequences to our communities: it would create a new tax on advertising that has unti…
LETTER: Freedom vs. Liberty
I appreciate our editor of the Columbia Basin Herald, Rob Miller, for his stand to preserve our Constitutional rights and to use them responsibly (see Jan 19, …
GUEST COMMENTARY: The state’s new specialty fuels tax is hurting Washingtonians. My legislation would fix that
Washington families are feeling the pinch everywhere they turn – at the grocery store, the gas pump, and in their monthly bills. Inflation may look better on p…
Ybarra: The state’s new specialty fuels tax is hurting Washingtonians; My legislation would fix that
Washington families are feeling the pinch everywhere they turn – at the grocery store, the gas pump, and in their monthly bills. Inflation may look better on paper, but for many people across our state, especially …