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How to save money in college
College can be a lot of things – fun, exciting, challenging, exhausting, rewarding – but “cheap” doesn’t usually...
To Address the Declining Fortunes of the Young, We Need to Go Upstream
For 33 years, my organization has been sounding the alarm about the declining fortunes of young adults. The words of the 1988 Forgotten Half report are eerie today: “One of the cruelest myths of contemporary Amer...
Op-Ed: Governor’s veto of mental health proviso disappointing and unnecessary
Since the pandemic, livelihoods have been devastated, people have fallen behind on their mortgages and rents, students have been left behind in schools, fost...
Letter: Recognize military children in April
The American Legion Auxiliary, in fact, the whole American Legion Family, celebrates April as Children and Youth Month
Letter: Thanks to lawmakers for supporting health care
With the state legislative session wrapped up, we at Moses Lake Community Health Center want to acknowledge our state leaders, including Sen. Warnick, for their investments to restore and strengthen our health ca...
A letter from the editor
Working in a newsroom isn’t always a fun adventure like my generation watched on “Murphy Brown.” The people we write about are real and what we write impacts those real people in real ways. Last Friday, we pub...
Fact or fiction? Who’s to say?
In the flurry of activity that always ensues when the Washington State Legislature is in session, one bill has flown largely under the radar, yet its implications are enormous.
Commentary: Gov. Inslee should drop his ill-considered assault on natural gas
Last year, Gov. Jay Inslee attempted an end run around the legislature by banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings via the state’s building codes.
Commentary: Resilience and innovation on display in Central Washington
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news over the last year, you’ve probably been hearing more and more about the supply chain issues facing our country.
Letter: Schools teach kids to think of themselves as gods
If I thought I was God Almighty I could be a real pain from the time I got on the school bus until they packed me off to detention.
Letter: Coaches impart important life lessons to kids
I’d like to thank the coaches for our high school and middle school students. They put a lot of time and effort into working with our children, for very little monetary reward.
Commentary: Time to replace long-term care law
The first order of business for Washington’s Legislature in Olympia is replacing the state’s new long-term care law. It is fatally flawed.
Letter: Moses Lake School Board worthy of recognition
By proclamation of the governor, January is School Board Recognition Month. It’s a great time to recognize our elected community members who selflessly give their time and energy in support of high-quality public...
Walk the talk
1991, south Georgia: A 13-year-old white boy goes to a Black girl about his age crying in the grocery store.
Commentary: Ignoring debt is not an option
Remember the television ad where the auto mechanic looks viewers straight in the eye and says, “You can pay me now or pay me later!” The message: if you change your car’s oil and filter every 5,000 miles, you can...