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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 …
Thanks given for help with memorial
MOSES LAKE — On the evening of Jan. 3, 2010, the Grant County Deputy Sheriffs Association lost more than a member – we lost a friend, a partner, and a father. Since that time, a group of many people worked day and …
House bill could harm pregnant women
MOSES LAKE — The bill “Concerning Limited Service Pregnancy Centers” (HB 2837/SB 6452) is before committee in our state government.
PUD RATES
I am what our Grant County PUD calls a ‘Residential’ Rate Payer. There are over 34,000 of us here in Grant County. Everyone that pays their own household electric bill is a ‘Residential’ customer. The PUD ‘Resident…
DOGS
It was with horror that I read about the deputy sheriff killing Slyder last Sunday, Jan. 24. I have worked with Slyder’s owner, Nick, at Frederick’s Jewelry for several years. Slyder was at the store every single d…
Support for Bernard's family appreciated
EPHRATA — The enormous outpouring of support, condolences and assistance that the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the family of deputy John Bernard received during this very difficult time has been humbling and h…
THREE STRIKES
Between 1987 and 2007, the prison population in this country tripled. Much of that increase occurred in states that had adopted harsh punishments such as the three-strikes law and severe drug laws although they had…
DOGS
The most unfortunate aspect of the tragic shooting of a family pet at Neppel Landing is that it was totally avoidable. There were errors of judgment on both sides. The owner, Mr. Criscuolo, should never have had hi…
Martin Luther King's dream
On this celebration of Martin Luther King’s birthday, President Barack Obama embodies for many the fulfillment of King’s great dream for America. As the nation’s first president who’s African-American, Obama is vis…
America still leads the world in caring
OLYMPIA — Our country may be struggling to compete economically with China, India and other rapidly developing nations, but when disaster strikes, America still leads the world in caring.
FELONY VOTE
A felony inmate has put him or her in our prison system by not living up to our laws.
HISPANIC ISSUES
In response to a letter written by Tabitha Bevens and published in the Daily Herald on 01-7-10.
Distracted driving
Motorists who gab on their cell phone or fire off text messages obviously aren’t focused on the road, and their distracted driving has serious consequences for highway safety.
Governor hides hundreds of documents
OLYMPIA — Is Gov. Chris Gregoire constitutionally entitled to keep secrets from you? She thinks so.
TEA PARTY
My wife and I met with six other members of our family for dinner out with one of our relatives that was passing through town. We decided to meet at Perkins restaurant. We were seated in the atrium area as there wo…
PUD RATES
After reading the article about the January 9th public hearing of the Grant County PUD in the Monday, January 11th copy of the CBH, I find it amazing that Mr. Terry Brewer chose that meeting to lash out at me, when…