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LETTER: Thanks to MLPD for skilled, professional help
To the chief of police and the officers of the Moses Lake Police Department: I am writing on behalf of the Soli…
Grandma Green says: Nobel prizes and streamed executions
It seems as though I’m always struggling to find a topic to write about, then voila! Someone was talking about the Nobel Peace Prize but had no clue as to basi…
LETTER: Well, well, well
Well, well, well, what are those Democrats up to now? They have total endorsement of the Democratic Socialist Party of America to join their cause. What, Really? Naw, can’t be. The Dem Party of FDR, JFK and Bill Cl…
GRANDMA GREEN SAYS: Thoughts on the current scene
As I drive around town, I see a busy, peaceful community, a community which has been ours for well over 56 years. Little Moses Lake is a safe haven for many, a…
LETTER: Boys & Girls Club welcomes new CEO
LETTER: Campaign signs are free speech
While angry and frustrated, I am also deeply disappointed in the individual(s) who are violating my right to free speech. After obtaining a permit at City Hall, my husband and I have spent enthusiastic but tiring h…
LETTER: Why not rebuild the Hansen Road overpass better than before?
I have asked officials from the city of Moses Lake and the Washington State Department of Transportation a straightforward question about the Hansen Road overpass replacement: Why is the new overpass being built to…
LETTER: A thank you to our community from Southgate Pharmacy
In 2010, when Food Pavilion closed its doors, our father, Lateef Olaniyan, published a heartfelt letter in the Columbia Basin Herald thanking the customers and…
GUEST COLUMN: Consumers say BG Wealth / DSJEX turned trust into a crypto trap
A few months ago, my colleague's mom was invited to invest in a crypto exchange by members of her church family. Surrounded by friends who said they were watching their own money grow, she said yes. A few months la…
GRANDMA GREEN SAYS: Exercise your right to vote
Regarding voting, or the lack thereof in Grant County, I read the Columbia Basin Herald’s edition of Aug. 20 to learn that only 34% of voters took the effort t…
LETTER: Memories of 9/11
It was 5:30 am, September 11, 2001. As usual, the counselor and I walked from the school to the football field and back before school started. Streetlights…
LETTER: Renters drink the same water, so why were we left out?
When is Mayor Peter Sharp going to step forward and accept responsibility for what happens within the City of Soap Lake? Whenever concerns are raised, we he…
GRANDMA GREEN SAYS: Back to school
Well, summer break is almost at its conclusion. So, on Wednesday, Sept, 2, I, at 85 years of age, will be heading back to school. Only in the afternoon, though…
GUEST COLUMN: Fake experts equal real risk
A colleague of mine loves his cats. So, when he saw a social media post from a veterinarian warning that toxic mold in his cat’s water fountain might be poisoning them, he couldn’t resist clicking through to the fu…
GRANDMA GREEN SAYS: Are we learning from history?
The other day, as I was grocery shopping, I heard a gentleman complaining about the high prices. Before I thought, I said, “Be glad we don’t live in Ukraine.” …