Opinion
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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 …
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 …
COLUMN: It’s amazing what you can learn ...
Four years ago, almost to the day, my wife and I closed on the first home either of us have owned, a stunningly Pepto-pink house in Ephrata with what we though…
COLUMN: A rare shot at redemption
This might be the most exciting Super Bowl matchup we have seen in a while. The Seattle Seahawks are back in the championship game for the first time since the…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Be brave enough to speak openly and thoughtfully...
Recently, the Columbia Basin Herald covered a protest organized and held by Moses Lake High School and Vanguard Academy students, as well as a protest by Ephra…
COLUMN: The Lady Vikings are making noise this season
I reluctantly want to call attention to some of the sentiments I heard about Big Bend Community College athletics when I first arrived in the Basin in the summ…
LETTER: A poor example
Dear editor, I enjoyed your recent article in the Columbia Basin Herald supporting the First Amendment. However, I am shocked to see that the Administratio…