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Updated 4 days, 12 hours ago

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Engage mindfully ...

For much of my adult life, I intentionally put myself in the background of different situations. I was content bei…

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Every day an adventure...

Being a journalist is sometimes like riding a tornado. One moment you’re out at the county fair helping young folks celebrate the hard work they put into …

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
COLUMN: Name, image and likeness is good for college sports, just mismanaged

In the last few years of collegiate sports, we have seen name, image and likeness, NIL, completely flip the sports world on its head. Many fans across social m…

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
LETTER: Hoping to see a kinder community

Thank you for your editorial in the Thursday, June 26 newspaper. It was very timely and necessary to get the word out.

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: In support of first responders...

A horrific tale unfolded in Coeur d’Alene this past weekend when a man set a wildfire near Canfield Mountain and Nettleton Gulch to draw out firefighters to re…

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The weight of officials’ words...

We live in a time where the old axiom, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” rings truer than ever. Social media gives anyone and everyone with half a thought …

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
LETTER: Keep FEMA to benefit all states

I’ve read and heard on the news that the current administration wants to eliminate FEMA at the federal level and make the individual states responsible for any…

Updated 1 month ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Congrats to the Class of 2025

Over the last two weeks, I’ve had the distinct privilege of running a newsroom that covers more than a dozen high school graduations and one college graduation…

Updated 1 month, 2 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The importance of learning spaces

What a weird time we live in. We have the greatest access to information since the dawn of time, but the double-edged sword of the internet is that we also hav…

Updated 2 months, 1 week ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Stop and be excellent...

With everything going on in the world today – our busy lives, our children’s busy schedules, the political back and forth and the challenges of the economy, to…

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Educate, don’t regulate when it comes to guns

November of next year will see gun owners having to go through a few extra hoops to own firearms in Washington. As much as I’m for public safety and keeping gu…

Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER: A homegrown approach to drugs, crime and homelessness in Moses Lake

You deserve a clean, safe city where you and your loved ones feel at ease wherever you may go around town. We know there are plenty of good things happening in…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
COLUMN: The unforgettable Pope Francis

This week, His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died. That’s not really surprising. He was 88 years old, and he’d been struggling with h…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
LETTER: Moses Lake School District vs. courts

It is easier to prove in the court system that harassment, intimidation and bullying are taking place than it is to the school district. In the court system yo…

Updated 2 months, 3 weeks ago
LETTER: Thankful

We need to remember to be thankful for those who have supported us. The U.S. didn’t fight in Korea, Vietnam or Afghanistan alone. NATO members as well as non-N…