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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 …
THANK YOU Reader thanks Memorial Poppy support
For 90 years the American Legion Auxiliary has distributed the Memorial Poppy to remind Americans that millions sacrificed their lives and health to keep our nation strong and free.
Debt paid
Once again ... the nation saw an example of how right it was for President George W. Bush to launch and President Barack Obama to pursue efforts to save the domestic auto industry in late 2008 and 2009.
TUTORING PROGRAM Reader encourages seniors to volunteer
In January I responded to an ad in our CBH newspaper looking for volunteers to help in a tutoring program for elementary school age kids. It turned out to be one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things I've done…
ARDELL PAVILION Reader wants 4-H/FFA given chance for use
I was reading in the Business Journal that there have been some complaints about the pavilion use. I want to know what is being done about this issue. I completely understand that the pavilion should definitely be …
REMEMBERING Reader recalls Memorial Day
Standing between the silent ranks, the future generation stood in remembrance. The whispering sound of marching, flags in the light breeze, and silent prayer the only intrusion. On Memorial Day, cadets of the Colum…
Well played
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown on his own people has warranted his country's loss of a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Reader appreciates donations for Big Bend
The generosity of hundreds of people helped the Big Bend Community College Foundation raise more than $86,000 for scholarships at Cellarbration! for Education on May 21.
Gadhafi's got to go
It is entirely coincidental that a day after the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court asked judges to issue a warrant for the arrest of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for crimes against humanity, the Rwan…
THANK YOU Reader thanks paper for story
We would like to thank the Columbia Basin Herald for publishing the very nice article informing the public about our May book sale. We had a large turn out with many books purchased.
SCHOOL LANGUAGE Reader wants speech cleaned up
Hi, my name is Ashleigh Hanks and I am a freshmen at Moses Lake High School. I know I'm going to get judged and ridiculed for this, but it is something that sincerely bothers me, so I am speaking out. Why don't tea…
Queen's visit
The Queen's recent historic visit to Ireland is as graphic a measure as one could wish of the transformed state of Anglo-Irish relations. The two countries' troubled history, combined with decades of terrorism, hav…
Wait for it
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani started a four-day official visit to China recently. The visit, weeks after the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden on May 2, is drawing a great deal of media attention aroun…
Thank you for newspapers in education
Reader thanks newspaper for donation
Reader pleased with recent story
We recently had a young man named Steven Wyble cover our wheel chair parade to Dairy Queen (May 9, 2011) for National Nursing Home Week.
Death photos
A Freedom of Information Act request, filed by The Associated Press in order to get access to photos of Osama bin Laden after his death, may wind up giving the world one last look at the Sept. 11 terrorist.