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Opinion

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Updated 1 day, 5 hours ago

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Congrats to the Class of 2025

Over the last two weeks, I’ve had the distinct privilege of running a newsroom that covers more than a dozen high …

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: A Basin made proud...

Over the last week, we’ve seen local athletes venture across the Cascades to the Tacoma Dome to compete in the Mat Classic. The Columbia Basin Herald reached o…

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER: Martin Luther King Jr., Charlie Jones and Black History Month

Recently, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated in Moses Lake. Charlie Jones (one of the primary sponsors of past events who passed last year) was honored …

Updated 3 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER: Sustaining Columbia Basin agriculture through USAID

Dear Editor, In the expansive fields of the Columbia Basin, our farmers’ dedication yields abundant harvests that have long extended beyond our region, reac…

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: A good man on the team...

You never know when someone or something is going to enter your world and make a significant impact. About three years ago, the Columbia Basin Herald had …

Updated 4 months ago
COLUMN: Supporting addiction prevention for youth

The epidemic of drug addiction we are currently experiencing demonstrates the need for local communities all around the country to act. It’s natural for many p…

Updated 4 months ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: We can communicate better

Yesterday, we published a story on Lt. Governor Denny Heck’s efforts to improve civic engagement and discussion in Washington at both the state and local level…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
LETTER: Back again supporting the levy

I’m back again, hoping that everyone votes, and the school levy passes February 11th. Not just for the kids, but for our community as a whole.

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
LETTER: It only takes a moment to make an impact

Less than five minutes of your time can change the lives of thousands of our Moses Lake students for years to come. The Moses Lake School District Levy electi…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Staying in their lanes

Over the last few weeks as executive orders have been issued, immigration raids have occurred across the country and social media has turned into a circus of r…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
LETTER: Let go the past and look forward

Regardless of how (the Moses Lake School District) got into its current state, a new levy is necessary to adequately address student needs. If the 2025 levy f…

Updated 4 months, 1 week ago
LETTER: In support of education

To the voters of Grant County,

Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Regarding coverage of the happenings in D.C.

I’ve gotten a few calls over the last week regarding coverage of the change in the Oval Office recently. Callers have wondered why we haven’t been covering var…

Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER: A statement from MLSD board president Kirryn Jensen

I want to take a minute to talk directly with you about something I know is on a lot of people’s minds –our district’s finances and the calls for a forensic au…

Updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER: In support of telehealth

I am writing to express my support for the Social Work Licensure Compact, as I believe it is important for our area, and it allows licensed social workers to p…

Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago
LETTER: Vote YES for the MLSD levy

When you have untrustworthy administrators and have elected overseers unwilling to put in the effort to be well informed on district affairs, you have a perfec…