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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: On affordability, both sides are failing us...
Last year, we started running a weekly news piece on the cost of fuel in our area. We examined average costs for f…
Letter: Moses Lake police protect our community
Thank you, Moses Lake Police Department. Thank you to our Moses Lake police chief and to all our police who patrolled in their cars and other vehicles while the protest formed on Sunday and throughout the march rou…
Letter: Citizens need to be protected from corrupt police
There is so much drama concerning the death of George Floyd. Enough is enough. Each state has different cases. It’s not all about African Americans; many ethnic groups are targeted in other countries. Families are …
Letter: ‘Black lives matter’ is more than just a slogan
The “Black Lives Matter” gathering and parade was held this last Sunday in Moses Lake. The number of people there was truly amazing, especially all the young ones, the chief of police, the mayor and many of the dig…
Letter: Semi ban is unreasonable
I would like to let people and especially truckers know what happened this last weekend. I have lived in my dad’s home since last August. No one had complained to the police about loud music or anything else until …
CBH Editorial: Grateful for resumption of health care services
The coronavirus and subsequent shutdown have taken a heavy toll on health care facilities in Central Washington, as well as on the people who work in them. That is ironic, because their central role in the response…
Guest column: Samaritan Healthcare responding to COVID-19
We know that many families in our community have had their lives turned upside down in the last month. The COVID-19 virus has challenged our community in ways we would have never imagined. Everyone knows someone wh…
Thanks to a Herald carrier
I want to thank one of your paper carriers, Jesse Menchaca. He goes out of his way helping my mom by bringing paper to her porch, checks on her if he sees her outside, talks with her and even takes her garbage can …
Letter: Sex education legislation
The Washington legislature has passed a law mandating sex education beginning in elementary school. The Democrats, who are in the majority, approved and passed the legislation, but all Republicans voted against the…
Letter: Fear of coronavirus not worth the loss of freedom
I don’t know a soul sickened by the virus, but everyone is sick of the cure. I don’t wear a mask, I wear earplugs; but with the diarrhea of fear from talking heads in government and media, is it any wonder there’s …
Letter: Follow the COVID-19 rules to stay alive
Lately people have been protesting in Grant County and in other states and cities. Our governors are trying to keep the people safe. This virus is no joke. People are dying, dropping like flies. This virus mutates …
Inslee’s COVID-19 closures don’t make sense
Finally, someone with common sense. In responding to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s outline for lifting virus closures, Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, professor of medicine and health at UCLA, noted that 90 percent of cases…
The protection of divine Providence
Just over two months from now we will celebrate July 4, Independence day. Our Declaration of Independence ends with these rousing words: “... with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence ... ”
Guest column: Helping those most in need – really?
The guest editorial by Dr. David Curnel and Ms. Allison Williams thanked residents for “stepping up and caring for one another” during the pandemic. I was struck by two comments: one, keep encouraging and supportin…
CBH Editorial: Society locked down, but inmates released
There have been many negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While everyone wants to minimize the losses from the virus, some steps taken by state authorities seem to carry with them risks of damage to the publi…
Guest column: Inslee could ease restrictions during pandemic, explain decisions