Opinion
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COLUMN: An honor to be on the fire line
As reporters, we spend a lot of time telling other people's stories. Every once in a while, though, you find yours…
GRANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Here is why I am voting for Angus for Grant County Prosecutor.
MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Ron Covey has my support in the upcoming election for Moses Lake City Council. I have worked with Mayor Covey many times in the past 12 years and although we have not always agreed, our differences have been …
Candidate questions Moses Lake stormwater fee
MOSES LAKE — I would like to thank you for your invitation to speak on the stormwater issue. I agree it is important for our citizens to have as many of the facts as possible on this subject. Understanding the deta…
GRANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR
The prosecutor race this year is different, the first under the Cajun or top two candidates system. When John Knodell became a superior court judge, the Grant County Republican Party Precinct Committee Officers se…
NINTH DISTRICT
Please cast your ballot for Pat Hailey in the upcoming ballot election in the 9th Legislative district. I’ve known Pat Hailey for many years, and I think highly of her qualifications and strongly believe that she i…
GRANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR
With election day coming soon, we need political candidates to give trustworthy information, so that we can be informed voters. But, last summer I heard Angus Lee, the interim prosecuting attorney, talking to his s…
APOLOGY
I “assumed” Bill Ecret owned the property down the street, as his parents lived there many years. My mistake. I apologize for that statement.
MOSES LAKE RECYCLING
My New Year’s resolution was to start recycling, but it wasn’t until summer I drove to our local recycling center. (Yes, I know I procrastinate). I was told to keep driving all the way to Spokane to get rid of al…
Bill Ecret responds to letter to the editor
MOSES LAKE — Many times when letters are submitted to the editor there is another point of view to the subject. This is one of those times.
GRANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
In the Oct. 6 letters to the editor, a woman asked a very important question. Could the county afford a $135,000 administrator at the prosecutor’s office? You know, she really hit on something!
VETERANS ASSISTANCE
I am a disabled veteran who served in the U.S. Army for three years. I was medically discharged in 1998. Since my discharge I have worked on my case with the local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). …
MOSES LAKE SCHOOL BOARD
I would like to recommend Pete Knittle for the Moses Lake School Board position in the upcoming election.
MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL
They’re gone! My 31 arborvitae, which I have given TLC for 29 years. They were just knocked down, gathered up and put in a dump truck and hauled off, like they were just a bunch of garbage. Sad. Makes tears.
Recycling questions
The Moses Lake city council is working to develop a recycling program.
GRANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR
I agree with my predecessor, retired Senator Harold Hochstatter, when he says, “Justice is not Partisan.” Justice is defined by Webster in part, “The maintenance or administration of that which is just; also, meri…