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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…
Who's the boss?
Who is the boss at the Othello School District? If you think that it’s the taxpayers via their duly elected representatives, think again. Our school district uses a system called Policy Governance. In practice, wha…
Letter: Concerns over coronavirus
There has been a lot of concern in the media about this so-called coronavirus. First there was SARS and now COVID-19. This is like germ warfare. To stop this people need to be contained and people have the right to…
Letter: Trump is no worse than his accusers
The only reason impeachment charges were brought against President Trump is because the radical part of the Democratic Party wants to hide the evils of the Obama/Clinton administrations, FBI and U.S. Justice Depart…
CBH editorial: Working together for Moses Lake water
It’s almost March, and spring is waiting in the wings. Here in Moses Lake, spring means changing our clocks and getting out the lawn furniture, and it is also when our eyes turn toward the big body of water for whi…
School staff have a responsibility to encourage students
Why do certain parts of the school staff not have a clue what they shouldn’t do? There’s a certain high school staff member who this week told a student that they were messing up. There’s no reason at all that the …
The unaccountable ones
I recently read a tweet that made perfect sense. It pointed out that if Roger Stone was indicted for lying to Congress, what about the lying done by Comey, Brennan, Clapper and many others? What about Hillary to th…
GC Republican precinct caucuses coming
In November, we will elect the new president of the United States and you have the opportunity to choose the nominee. On Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, Republicans …
Letter: Time for new ideas in politics
Donald Trump has changed politics as we know it in our country. It seems to me that a new approach is necessary for this next election. It is time for fresh ideas. The status quo has had plenty of time to stabilize…
CBH Editorial: Fire impact fees cake is not baked
If a cake is not done, you put it back in the oven. If you bake it and bake it and the cake is still unpalatable, there might be something wrong with the recipe.
Letter: America deserves honest government
Today I’m writing to expose this unfair and unjust impeachment trial. The jurors have made it public knowledge that they have already made their verdict and not-guilty decision. These same jurors have made this not…
Levy must pass to get state funds
We would like to write in support of our vote on the upcoming EP&O Levy (Educational Programs and Operations) for the Othello School District.
Do not pick my pocket for preschool
There is no state mandate for preschool. Moses Lake School District preschool has 35 pupils. Moses Lake School District used to provide preschool at no charge for every eligible student in the school district. Mose…
Guest column: Forging new foundations for the future
Real World Academy leads Moses Lake School District
Letter: Impeachment
The Democrats of the House of Representatives are seeking to impeach President Trump. They must prove that he committed a high crime or misdemeanor. The phrase seems contradictory, but clearly the crime must be of …
Guest column: There is a better option than Real World Academy
For the last two years I have attended nearly all school board meetings. Like a majority of the community, I was deeply concerned about the change from the vot…