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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 questions senator's dedication to protecting Second Amendment
Grant County citizens I am writing this to make you aware that in this month of April, 2013 The United States Senate narrowly voted down a bill that would have given the UN via the UN Gun Control Treaty the right t…
75 years of service
The Grant County PUD is quietly celebrating its 75th anniversary this year by having its some 630 employees strive to volunteer 7,500 hours of community service.
Vacant property
One of the great mysteries is that there are buildings sitting vacant because of our current economy. Could it be that building owners are holding out to rent properties at too high a price?
Public pension systems looming problem
Reforming Oregon's pension program for public employees is the most contentious and important issue facing state and local government. Without fundamental changes to the system known as PERS, cuts in funding to sch…
Lions offer thanks for successful egg hunt
The Moses Lake Lions Club would like to thank the following business' and people for making the 2013 annual City Wide Easter Egg Hunt a huge success: Columbia Basin Job Corp, Willamette Egg Farm, Northland Cable, N…
Reader asks government to stop "special" aid
Why do we the people allow the state of Washington and federal government to insult minorities and women in the business world? Take a look at the website www.omwbe.wa.gov. Isn't this our government effectively say…
Reader supports Rep. Warnick, Dream Act
I appreciated the Dream Act article in the CBH. I wholeheartly agree with Rep. Judy Warnick's support for this issue. I absolutely feel that when someone willfully breaks a law then penalties and punishments are wa…
Prescription drug abuse: a year-long problem
The use and abuse of leftover prescription drugs is a year-long problem, said Marie Vargas, coordinator of Safe Kids Grant County in an article in today's Columbia Basin Herald.
Reader responds to gun debate
Regarding "increased gun control" - Public education fails at teaching history and basic thinking skills.
A great day for MLIRD Lakeshore Cleanup
We are so fortunate to live in a community that works to keep the Moses Lake shoreline cleaned up. What a beautiful day we had to pick up debris that is a threat to the lake and the wildlife that live there. If you…
Reader calls for more discussion of secondary crowding issues
I walked into a group of people talking about the upcoming school board meeting. I soon realized they were very concerned about the possible impacts of the decision being made by the school board on the secondary o…
Reader disappointed in crowding meetings
At the Jan. 17 school overcrowding meeting, the Columbia Basin Secondary School supporters were repeatedly assured that "CBSS would not be closing." After specifically asking if the current high school program woul…
Gratitude for a successful Senior Project
Recently I completed my Senior Project which was a soccer clinic for those with special needs followed by an exhibition soccer game to raise funds for the Special Olympics. I want to thank everyone who supported th…
Reader refutes gun control argument
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, then gun control is definitely insane. In his letter to the editor, Bryan Lynch called for the banning of 'assaul…
Reader opposes Dream Act
I just read the Dream Act article and in that article the word "illegal" was used many times. Illegal at one time meant not legal or unlawful; does it still mean that? Did Warnick vote based on her own feelings, or…