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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 …
SMOKING BAN
You don't have to be a smoker to recognize what's going on at the Columbia Basin Hospital. The tobacco ban is discrimination.
DOC HASTINGS
I want to comment on Don Majors' March 31, 2011 letter to the editor concerning Doc Hastings. Mr. Majors is correct in pointing out that "Doc" wants to cut "entitlements" like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, V…
BULLYING
We all remember when school was simple. Without the drama, stress, and the biggest decision you had was which color crayon to use. That was a time when the cafeteria was also a place you looked forward to going to,…
SCRAP METAL
Accusations about a local recycler are not true. In the last year, I have taken scrap metal that has had residency around my shop and storage yard for years to three different recyclers and my experiences are as fo…
THANK YOU
This past week-end over 200 Lions from Washington, British Columbia and Idaho came to Moses Lake for the Annual Multiple District 19 D Lions Spring Conference. A wonderful time was had by everyone. Good food, good …
UNIONS
Is this the way Americans are supposed to behave?
BUDGET CUTS
These proposed house budget cuts in HR1 are merely window-dressing for a political agenda that will surely put us into a deep recession if enacted. Only corporations and rich people, like the Koch brothers, will pr…
Reader thankful for fundraiser support
Thank you to everyone who sponsored tables, attended, bid or donated items to our fifth annual Relay for Life dinner, dance and auction on March 11. Over $14,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society's Relay f…
RECREATION CENTER
Medical center supports idea
PANHANDLERS
Reader upset about change in law
THANK YOU
Reader congratulates Molahiettes
RATE INCREASES
Reader unhappy with Moses Lake's fees
Othello chamber thanks newspaper
We cannot thank you enough for your outstanding support of the annual awards banquet. This banquet is a valued asset to Othello and creates a unique way to say thanks to selfless Othello citizens who often go unnot…
Reader grateful for youth in Moses Lake
I once lived in the wonderful town of Moses Lake and will never forget it and all my dear friends that were a part of my life then. They know who they are and I sincerely hope that all their expectations have been …
THANK YOU
Readers pleased with lake shore cleanup