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Celebrating National Library Week
What brings you joy? For me, it’s driving through our beautiful region to visit our branch libraries, serving ice …
GUEST EDITORIAL: Better spending could help fund schools
OLYMPIA - I can't recall ever having my office phone and email explode with calls and letters as they have after the governor announced her proposed 2011-13 budget adjustments to address the $2 billion spending gap…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Bill of Rights is reminder to reduce government
WASHINGTON - On Dec. 15 libertarians celebrated Bill of Rights Day.
EDITORIAL: Support Obama
While the decision to station a contingent of Marines in Australia drew much attention during President Barack Obama's recent trip to the Pacific region, the longer term interests of the United States may have been…
EDITORIAL: Back to the USSR
After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, Russia made only a brief stab at democracy. What followed under Vladimir Putin has been a steady slide back to the authoritarianism that has long blighted its history. The t…
EDITORIAL: Candidate needed
During one of the worst economic times in American history, one might think providing a challenger to oppose the mediocre President Barack Obama would be a simple task for the Republican Party, the party that gave …
GUEST EDITORIAL: Do it right
A formal federal recognition of marijuana as a prescription drug is the logical approach to the medical marijuana debate. The current state-by-state approach t…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Warts and all
Republicans who would rather defeat Barack Obama than fix the national budget woes have latched onto a false campaign theme: The president is not patriotic, th…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Not good enough
As Democrats and Republicans fall all over themselves trying to come up with ways not to raise payroll taxes on millions of Americans - all with an eye toward …
MLIRD director supports Hansen
MOSES LAKE - I support Mick Hansen for Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District (MLIRD) board.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Big Bend is at risk from state cuts
MOSES LAKE - Officials at Big Bend Community College recognize they have a message problem. The college is receiving recognition in the media for doing great t…
Reader endorses Bill Bailey
I would like to express my support for Bill Bailey in the upcoming election for Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District. I've known Bill for more than 30 years and have always known him to be straightforw…
Reader backs Bailey
I am in support of Bill Bailey's bid to be elected to the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District board of directors. I have owned property and lived on the lake since 1984. I have witnessed the positive …
Reader likes Bailey for commission
Our lake is vital, not only to the citizens of our community, but also to the families that come from out of the area to enjoy the great things that it has to offer. This is why we need to lean forward and contin…
Reader doesn't want to be taxed
The Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District (MLIRD) meeting on Nov. 14 was a dog and pony show. The panel spoke about how great dredging projects can be. They pointed out what everyone already knows - if …
Reader concerned about wandering pitbull
I am really upset with our dog catcher. I have been having problems with a stray pitbull for three weeks already, and having my neighbor dogs invaded my fenced yard. I have a chihuahua, a 7-year-old child, and I am…