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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…
Letter: Keep schools closed to help control the coronavirus
As parents and grandparents, we are concerned about opening schools during this pandemic. Five of our six grandchildren are school age, and one son and two daughters-in-law work in public schools. We don’t want any…
Guest column: Questions about where our country is headed
I have been sitting around today contemplating what all is going on around our world, especially in our country. It could be very stressful considering what we have been facing the past few months. This pandemic an…
Letter: Not wearing a mask in public is selfish
I am writing to just “thank” every one of you who don’t wear masks out in public. You are the most selfish people, thinking that you know better than the CDC and WHO. You are just like these non-vaxxers who don’t b…
Letter: COVID-19 has far-reaching effects
COVID-19 has risen all over, even in our prisons. Why hasn’t anything been done? Those prisoners didn’t come out to the public to receive this disease; the only persons bringing this disease to the prisons were the…
Guest column: PUDs should be eligible for federal funding for broadband
The COVID-19 pandemic made us reconsider how we work, attend school, seek medical care and interact with family and friends. One thing is clear — access to affordable broadband is more important than ever. As leade…
Letter: Thanks for medical care
This is a story about Moses Lake nurses and doctors that needs to be told, particularly in this time of a pandemic.
Letter: Follow public health rules for everyone’s sake
I am a retired public health social worker primarily working in the field of HIV/AIDS. Public health has always guided and educated us regarding safety precautions. Now with COVID-19, public health education is soc…
Letter: Sex education in elementary school better than the alternative
This is a difficult situation to bring up, but here goes: I’ve read various letters to the editor regarding the Washington Legislature passing a law mandating sex education beginning in elementary school. Also, the…
Guest column: It is important to participate in the 2020 Census
2020 is already a year for the history books. While the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus have been front and center worldwide, Americans are also in the middle of partaking in our once-in-a-decade con…
Letter: Support the Great American Outdoors Act
Representative Dan Newhouse has proven to be a great advocate in Congress on public lands and conservation issues. He spoke on the floor of the House in support of the Dingell Act, which was the most significant pu…
Column: Bringing you news in a challenging time
A lot has changed in our lives in the past few months.
Letter: Lawlessness
Police may stop persons suspected of committing a crime, and may arrest those where there is probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed. The power to arrest and the enforcement of that arrest is crit…
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…