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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…
Moses Lake’s city manager reports to the community
It has been my pleasure to serve as the City Manager for the City of Moses Lake since January 2020.
Letter: Teach children about sex appropriately
Sex education is four words: celibacy, purity, modesty and fidelity.
Commentary: Good teachers have a big influence; let’s recognize them
The last few weekends were a time to celebrate and congratulate all the graduates.
Letter: Kind stranger reminds us there is good in the world
Last week my mom and I were waiting in the checkout line at Walmart.
Commentary: An income tax in Washington is simply unconstitutional
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: An income tax in Washington state is unconstitutional.
Letter: Consider 'Neppel' for new high school name
I have been a resident of Moses Lake since the spring of 1970.
Letter: There are better namesakes for new high school
I was surprised to read that Elliott Goodrich wants to name our new high school “Ronald Reagan.” What did Reagan have to do with Moses Lake?
Letter: Name new school after something more local
Lakeview Terrace, Knolls Vista, Garden Heights, North, Peninsula and Longview schools are named after the areas where they are located.
Commentary: Biden’s policies are directly responsible for the border crisis
President Biden has created and perpetuated a crisis at our southern border, and I’ve seen it firsthand.
Letter: No service this year, but flags will still fly
This Memorial Day weekend, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8889 will meet at Bess Hampton Memorial Gardens in Othello at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 30, to clean the flag poles and memorial. The poles will then be laid out fo…
Commentary: High benefits discourage return to jobs
When Congress established the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) in 1935, it was intended to provide temporary and partial income replacement for workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own. It was s…
Commentary: Governor’s lockdown orders ineffective against outbreak
It has been nearly two months since I issued my personal challenge to Governor Jay Inslee, Attorney General Robert Ferguson and all elected officials in the st…
Letter: Listen to voters on high school
In last Friday’s paper, Moses Lake School Board member McPartland stated, “The taxpayers of this district did not approve this (the Real World Academy).”
Commentary: City responds to Change.org petition
The City of Moses Lake was recently made aware of a post to a Change.org website that made some incorrect claims about the Love’s development project.
Letter: Travel stop will make for dangerous traffic
I read in last week’s CBH that Love’s will rebuild Prichard and Sage roads to accommodate traffic for its new travel center and truck stop and the city, after it has already approved the project, is going to commis…