Opinion
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COLUMN: College football playoff selection was a mess
It’s not a normal day in December if college football teams are not throwing their hands in the air after being le…
VA should reduce bureaucracy
A bloated overly staffed bureaucracy within our Department of Veterans Affairs is falling well short of its mission. It has been for over 60 years?
Online university is an unconventional success story
Imagine 350 college grads walking across the stage to receive their degrees in a ceremony with no valedictorian and no student honors. That is exactly what the…
What piques our readers' interest
Of the dozens of local stories we publish weekly, below is a breakdown of the most popular and most commented stories as shown this week on www.columbiabasinherald.com.
ACH Foundation appreciates donation
The ACH (Almira/Coulee-Hartline) Foundation would like to extend a big thank you for your generous donation to our 9th Annual ACH Foundation Auction. We greatly appreciate it. Our roots do run deep; our auction suc…
Parade marshal choice well-deserved
Like many other Vietnam veterans, Moses Lake's Bill Wiester returned home to a divided country not fully supportive of the United States' role in Southeast Asia.
Kudos to health fair organizers
A big thank you goes out to Samaritan Healthcare for a great community health fair. One of the best things about living in a small community like Moses Lake happened this past Saturday. The local hospital gave back…
Moses Lake Lions Club thanks the community
The Moses Lake Lions Club would like to thank our community for a very successful White Cane Day Fund raiser. The ML Lions have been raising funds for sight and hearing projects since 1968 to provide funding for th…
The great leaders who forged the future of Washington's forests and fish
Billy Frank, Jr. and Stu Bledsoe came from very different backgrounds, yet their friendship and determination laid the groundwork for what today is known as Washington's historic Forests and Fish agreement. Those a…
Moses Lake School District thankful for award gift
Thank you so much for donating the night at the Coeur d'Alene Inn and brunch at the Dockside to our Excellence Awards celebration. It is the hit of the evening!
Congratulations to the MLHS Pals Club
Congratulations to the MLHS Pals Club, staff and entire student body for a job WELL DONE during the MLHS Talent Show 3.0 last Thursday. I was very impressed by the courage and talent shown by the student performers…
Writer shares observations about Adams County court
My daughter, Melissa, was arrested on Sunday and charged with third-degree assault and resisting arrest.
Performing circus elephants upset reader
I found it disturbing to see a photo of performing circus elephants on the front page of last Monday's paper.
Moses Lake man supports Judy Warnick for senator
I have lived in Moses Lake since 1979 and I have known and done computer work for Roy and Judy Warnick for at least 20 years at their business, Central Bonded Collectors. Over those 20 years I have grown in my resp…
Governor falls short by limiting climate-change talk
After legislators made it clear they don't all view the question of climate change as he does, Gov. Jay Inslee is trying to salvage his pet issue by taking it …
What will Obama's legacy be?
Legacy? It is improbable that I shall read the historical perspective regarding the 44th president 50 years from now. History tends to remove the political propaganda that skews the "news" according to the politica…