Opinion
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: On affordability, both sides are failing us...
Last year, we started running a weekly news piece on the cost of fuel in our area. We examined average costs for f…
Letter: Constitution versus conscience
Representatives Dan Newhouse and Jaime Herrera Beutler last week voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump in a one-day rush.
Letter: Let's get the vaccine to the people
Samaritan doesn’t need more freezer space to store “surplus COVID vaccine,” they need to get more vaccine into people’s arms.
Commentary: Celebrating the spirit of Christmas
As we enter the 10th month of the COVID-19 crisis, I find myself looking forward to this Christmas season.
Letter: Inslee is this year's Scrooge
Was Ebenezer Scrooge elected as our governor? Extending the quarantine and all the latest restrictions ... is he even aware of what he's done?
Thank you to the true heroes
I wish to thank all the paramedics, firemen, doctors and nurses who put themselves in harm's way every day for us.
Inslee makes decisions without risk to himself
The office you hold, Mr. Inslee, is one I have always respected even though I may have disagreed with some of the decisions made by the seated governor.
It is time to secure an updated Columbia River Treaty
The Columbia River Treaty in its current form is punishing ratepayers in the Northwest.
I survived COVID, but are we making the cure worse than the disease?
On Feb. 29, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. With this being an unknown and highly contagious virus, most folks…
Businesses can be safer through engineering
There are things that businesses can do to reopen safely from COVID-19 ("Business associations push back against Inslee’s closures," Nov. 30, 2020).
A community that cares
It's always fun to ring the bell for Salvation Army at Harvest Foods.
Problems ahead with truck stop plan
I'm writing to warn of the dangerously expensive traffic and environmental boondoggle being created by the proposed Love's Truck Stop on I-90 at exit 174.
With 737 MAX set to return to skies, Boeing will rebound again
Finally, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared Boeing’s revamped 737 MAX to return to service.
Newhouse is helping fix Congress
It’s no secret that a lot of Americans think Congress is broken. Representative Dan Newhouse is actually doing something to fix it.
After the election, it's time to heal
There’s been so much drama since the election but it was time for a change.
Keep gatherings small
As the mayor of Moses Lake and a local physician, I am asking for your help. The increasing COVID-19 cases will overwhelm our local medical facilities if we do not act now. We must continue to be proactive and redu…