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…
Reader decries HHS mandate as unconstitutional
The US Department of Health and Human Services has issued a mandate for the coverage of sterilization and contraceptives (including long-lasting injections and "morning after pills that may cause abortions") in vir…
Reader offers political support for Coday
If there is anything you don't like about Obamacare, if you think it needs major surgery, if not outright repeal and real reform, then start voting for change in the August primary and vote for Dr. Art Coday to rep…
Reader questions punishment for dangerous emissions
I find it quite interesting that McCain Foods in Othello was fined $40,000 by the Washington Dept. of Ecology for emission violations - they emitted dust and smoke (CBH article dated June 19).
Reader weighs in on immigration issue
I clearly understand our government has a lot of issues concerning our health care and immigration. In our news about the ruling of the Supreme Court and Arizona, I am upset about the president's decision on the im…
"New Hope" grateful for donation
Thank you for your generous donation to our 2012 Women's Desert Oasis golf tournament raffle. We were able to donate $3,100 to "New Hope" here in Moses Lake. It was a huge success. Many thanks.
Prosecutor asks parents to warn kids about dangers of texting and driving
Our rights and freedoms
The Fourth of July holiday reminds us of all we have to appreciate as Americans.
Reader asks for justice
For years I have been fighting the system, speaking the truth first for my son, Gabriel Toscano, who since the age of 11 has always been incarcerated. I know my daughter faces criminal charges. When my daughter was…
Forgotten Heroes Memorial
On June 19 at the Grant County Airport (former Larson Airforce Base), a memorial monument was dedicated to the Korean War servicemen who were aboard an Airforce C 124 Transport plane that crashed in the early morni…
Immigration solutions appear few, far between
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this week kept in place one portion of Arizona's immigration law, but rejecting most of the legislation as unconstitutional, according to the Associated Press.
Declining aquifers
GWMA volunteer asks for support
Ground water management area
Commissioners to vote on funding
Declining aquifer
Reader wants 'aquifer protection area'
Reader calls for sustainable water program
All of us who live in the four Columbia Basin counties (Adams, Franklin, Grant and Lincoln) primarily rely on ground water for our drinking and water supply. The problem is our deep ground water is mostly ancient w…
JATP Program
Graduate remembers Moses Lake fondly