Opinion
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GRANDMA GREEN SAYS: Exercise your right to vote
Regarding voting, or the lack thereof in Grant County, I read the Columbia Basin Herald’s edition of Aug. 20 to le…
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…
Letter: Washington Conservation Corps cleans up after others
Anybody heard of the Washington Conservation Corps?
Letter: Tom Dent comes through for his constituents
I’m one of the millions of people that had problems getting their unemployment during this pandemic.
Letter: Grant County lawyers support Judge Knodell
Casting a vote for judicial positions is difficult. The task is difficult because people who are running for a position on the Grant County Superior Court are limited in what they can say. People running for judge …
Letter: Support Romig for county commissioner
The job of a county commissioner is to work hard for the citizens he/she represents. It is critical to coordinate and cooperate with other elected officials and the departments they oversee.
Letter: Police should get more funding, not less
Today I’m writing about this bad idea to defund the police.
Letter: ECBID mismanagement moves sideways
The Odessa deep-well irrigators are desperate to receive surface water.