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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 …
Google vs. China
Google has announced it will cease cooperation with Chinese censorship efforts and close its Chinese operations unless it can negotiate a new arrangement with the Beijing government. Its goal: Greater openness for …
THANKS
On behalf of the Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team, I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to the staff of the Columbia Basin Herald, as well as the citizens of Grant and Adams Counties, for making our r…
Health care reform to hurt Washington
SEATTLE — U.S. House and Senate Democrats have passed two sweeping 2,000 page bills that would fundamentally and dramatically change our health care. There are significant differences between the two bills, but the…
Port commissioner endorses Moses Lake flights
I would like to start out by saying thank you to all the people who participated in the election and voted for me. It is because of you that I was able to take a trip to Seattle for a conference related to my new p…
Wrong number
We are saddened by the mistake made in the “local” phone book.
GRANT COUNTY PUD
Most of the time people strive hard to be number one. In the case of power raises to it’s customers, the Grant County PUD has made schedule 1-Residential at the top of the list for the last 16 years, eight times to…
THANKS
I would like to take this opportunity to publicly send a huge thank you to Earl and his wife, from Ephrata, who helped us with a medical emergency on Dec. 18, 2009 in Moses Lake. We feel our Lord placed them in the…
FIREWORKS
I believe that the person who said making the rule that fireworks in city limits are not allowed is just a very wrong thing to do. First of all, the entire firework show in town almost does more damage than civilia…
Lawmakers aim at your gas tank
OLYMPIA — Some state lawmakers plan to hit petroleum producers with more than $1.2 billion in new costs over the next decade to pay for new water pollution programs. If refiners are forced to absorb those extra co…
JUSTICE
I’m a U.S. citizen and a voter. In my years, I have never seen so much injustice and racial issues that I’ve seen and heard in Grant County in our courts. We vote these people in office but I’ve seen and heard such…
Dear governor
Gov. Chris Gregoire, thank you.
Jobs vs. debt
On the one hand, the national unemployment rate stands at 10 percent. On the other hand, Washington’s 2009 fiscal year ended on Sept. 30 with a record deficit of $1.4 trillion.
Iranian bravery
We are inspired by the bravery of Iranians who continue to demand their rights, even in the face of their government’s relentless and shameful brutality. Iran’s leaders are so desperate to repel a rising tide of po…
GRANT COUNTY BUDGET
The news of the county budget remaining the same as last year was disturbing. I definitely recall reading in the paper a few years ago that the citizens would see some property tax relief because the REC constructi…
GRANT COUNTY PUD
Residents of Grant County should be up in arms over the 2010 rate hike approved by the PUD commissioners. The commissioners except for Mr. Brewer, are part of the PUD’s “ good old boy” system they do not represent …