Opinion
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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 …
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…
THANKS
On behalf of the Columbia Basin Foundation Board of Directors, please accept our sincere thanks for your generous donations of the Coeur d’ Alene Resort package valued at $550 and the Moses Pointe Golf package valu…
LITERACY PROGRAM
The Basic Skills Volunteer Literacy Program at Big Bend Community College is entering into its seventh year of operation. For the 2008-09 academic year, 23 community members have volunteered over 1,400 student cont…
Listen to words on health care, not delivery
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GRANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Have you been to Albert Lin’s website,
THANKS
Thank you very much for the opportunity to have newspapers in our classroom on a regular basis. We feel fortunate to have such a great resource for learning.
MOSES LAKE SIGNS
I think the actions of the city in regards to the (prohibition of) signs are wrong and illegal and not the only thing they have done wrong. I think as a city we should stand up and change our government from a city…
Feedback
We love letters to the editor. They are a great way to voice opinions about our life in the Columbia Basin.
FLU SHOTS
Currently there are many ads and selling techniques for people to risk the flu and swine flu shots.
Bad times exposes flaws in workers' comp
OLYMPIA — Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has proposed an average 7.6 percent increase in workers’ compensation premiums for 2010. The insurance, funded mostly by employers, pays for medical c…
RESPECT
Saturday we attended the Leavenworth celebration and were honored to hear the Army National Guard Band perform. I noticed this was printed on their T-shirts: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integri…
CONNELLY PARK
I have been fishing out of Connelly Park/Airmen’s Beach since 1961.
Fish return in record numbers
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