Opinion
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COLUMN: An honor to be on the fire line
As reporters, we spend a lot of time telling other people's stories. Every once in a while, though, you find yours…
Make 2014 time for a healthier you
It's a new year. Maybe you've decided to recommit to a healthier you by shedding a few pounds. Not with fad diets or excessive exercise programs, but with healthy eating and incorporating activity into your lifesty…
Root cause of education problems needs addressed
Ever since Sputnik ascended the heavens in 1957, education reforms have consistently failed to improve schools.
What's your reason for the season?
As we wrap up this year's Christmas and holiday season, it's a good time to reflect on what the time meant to you.
MLIRD ratepayer questions assessment bill
Well, today round one was lost by Joe Average Citizen, the victor was a Goliath; the MLIRD.
Keep the holiday spirit all year long
During the holidays, our thoughts naturally turn to giving - not just giving gifts but donating our time and money to charities and community programs.
Meeting basic needs key for kids' education
In 1943, Professor Abraham Maslow of Brooklyn College proposed that human behavior is guided by five basic needs (in this order): 1) physiological, 2) safety, …
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…