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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…
EDITORIAL: Pay to use my money?
What's $5 a month to Bank of America? The money clearly meant more to the financial giant's debit-card holders, because they fought harder for it.
Reader disgruntled by fellow citizen
To the person who left a sticky note on my car at the Soap Lake post office accusing me of honking at you while you were looking at property and considering it…
EDITORIAL: Smoking ads
There are some blatantly good and bad guys in the story of cigarettes. The bad guys are the companies that misled the public for years about the dangers of smo…
Reader questions perceived secrecy
Week after week, we see the quarter page or half page or even full page ads paid for by the Moses Lake irrigation district, patting themselves on the back or a…
Reader supports immigrant rights
Recently several people were sent to work at orchards at minimum wage. This is good so others can understand what these Mexican immigrants go through working j…
Reader wants more responsible government
So much going on in the world, everyone complaining about bail outs and who will pay. Yes, other countries in need and asking for bailouts can our government a…
Reader disagrees with legislators' actions
Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, get an "F."
Reader points to Salvation Army for help
It's getting cold. Many people are struggling financially. Wondering how you can help those in need? Contact the Salvation Army at 509-766-5875; volunteer to r…
Fighting the bank
What's $5 a month to Bank of America? The money clearly meant more to the financial giant's debit-card holders, because they fought harder for it.
Reader congratulates Moses Lake team
It isn't often that Moses Lake gets to see the kind of athletic excellence that this year's Lady Chiefs soccer team showed consistently throughout their season…
Saturday mail
A bipartisan group of senators have come up with a reasonable plan to keep the U.S. Postal Service solvent, while at the same time continuing six-day a week ma…
Reader disagrees with farm subsidies
Back in high school, I worked on a dairy farm in which the Federal government paid the farm approximately a quarter million dollars to destroy all the animals …
Reader encourages people to get involved
It takes a village. That was an unspoken subtheme at a public information meeting held Aug. 31 and chaired by MLPD Chief Dean Mitchell. The cooperative efforts…
Readers from Ms. Young's class thank newspaper for donation
I want to thank you for giving us the newspaper every day. We vote on an article to read. While we read we take Cornell Notes. Cornell Notes help us to underst…
Reader surprised by results
Recently I was channel surfing on TV and discovered a news piece on Fox News that mentioned 36 percent of people polled would rather have Ronald Reagan as pres…