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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…
Reader suggests taxing businesses to reduce emissions
"Let's stop debating the existence of climate change." "The world must stop putting carbon into the atmosphere and start putting it back in the ground". "This year, [Iowa]...received the most rain ever recorded in …
Reader wants dog owners to be responsible
Once again I am reminded of how many irresponsible dog owners reside in Ephrata. On my morning hike I still encounter numerous piles of dog feces left for others to step in. I am treated with hostility when I bring…
Ideas to lessen student overcrowding
There has been much concern and struggling with the over-crowding within our School District boundaries.
What's the plan?
This summer, the nation sweltered in a deadly heat wave.
Reader wonders about education in the U.S.
Food for thought:
Oregon residents left uninsured
"I am certainly willing to be held accountable for the fact that everybody who wanted coverage by Jan. 1 is not going to get it." Those words from Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber were spoken Tuesday after the state fina…
Covey answers letter claim
Dear CBH Readers: I have always said that if I make a mistake I'll be the first to admit it. In my political ad campaign, both Mr Anderson and Mr Skaug pointed…
Samantha's life touches others
The story of Moses Lake teen Samantha Wibberding touched the hearts of several Columbia Basin Herald readers, according to the 157 Facebook "likes" and 26 online comments made. (This is in addition to the thousands…
Adequate bandwidth a national issue in school testing
Many students in high-poverty schools perform poorly on state tests already. With Congress's plan to cut food stamps for the poor, elderly, and disabled, schoo…
The ethanol shuffle and other bad ideas
Have you heard of the Ethanol Shuffle? One step forward, two steps back. Actually, it's not a dance; it's part of California's clean energy policy - a program …
Reader wonders about the 'Affordable Health Care Act'
More than fifty years ago I read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." The saying, "An albatross around one's neck" comes from it. Could the "Affordable Health Care Act" be a dead, rotting albatross rightfully hung ar…
Poverty in schools needs addressed
In Part 7, we saw Common Core being used with second graders in New York. For K-12, the standards, readings, and suggested curriculum remain about the same - d…
Reader refutes Covey's election ad
In last week's Daily Herald Mr. Covey had an election ad that stated, and I quote: "The herbicide treatment has eliminated the algae bloom."
Readers support Mary Perry
We're supporting Mary Perry for election to the open director post of Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District. Mary has been a regular attendee at the district meetings the past two years. Mary has the ti…
Reader wonders about health care
Initially Republicans killed ObamaCare's "public option" that might have led to national single-payer health care; and throughout they've relentlessly pursued their self-fulfilling prophecy that all ObamaCare shall…