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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 …
Guest column: Keep caring for one another during stay-at-home extension
We are living in unprecedented times. The deadly coronavirus has taken its toll on lives, businesses and the daily routines of many. People who have face-to-fa…
CBH editorial: Partisan divide takes a back seat
On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced his veto of 147 budget items sent to him by the Legislature. Good for him.
Letter: Moses Lake has weathered crises before, and we can do it again
It was almost 40 years ago that the citizens of Washington, Grant County and Moses Lake went through a traumatic time. Yes, Mt. St. Helens blew her top and deposited tons of ash on us. Now we are all experiencing a…
Letter: Disagreements not a reason for hatred
The president of the Moses Lake School Board suggested that perhaps the employees of the school district might take a reduction in pay during the COVID-19 crisis. Since that time, some people have responded with no…
Letter: Response to school board president’s remarks
Mr. Goodrich and Board of Directors of the Moses Lake School District:
Letter: Arby’s shows love for its customers
We went to Moses Lakes Arby’s on Maiers Road and they had the best service. Of course just the drive-thru was open because of the virus. We felt so loved. They told us “thank you for your support” and they had a si…
Letter: Papa John’s Pizza steps up for kids
There are a lot of great examples of people in our community stepping up and standing out during these challenging times. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize John and Angel Soler and their crew at Pa…
Guest column: Participate in the federal Snake River dams public process this week — the stakes are high
At this time of national emergency, I’m reminded of the now pervasive British slogan from World War II, “Keep calm and carry on,” as we try to recover a sense of normalcy in the midst of fighting the COVID-19 threa…
Letter: Why is gas so expensive?
I am wondering why we are paying higher gas prices in Moses Lake, when you can go to Ephrata, Quincy or even Tri-Cities and pay lower prices. My husband came through Tri-Cities last week and paid $2.61 at a Walmart…
CBH editorial: Circumstances call for community mindset
“We’ve gone crazy,” said a shopper out loud in a grocery store aisle lined with empty shelves. This shopper expressed what many other ordinary Americans have felt, the surprise and frustration at finding no potatoe…
Letter: No need to buy toilet paper in a panic
Whenever a crisis of magnitude occurs to a large group of us Homo sapiens, we quickly seem to agree to collectively “dumb down” in a response to it. This past week the mindless rush for “terlit paper,” as Archie Bu…
Letter: Schools should stick to academic subjects
Governor Inslee:
CBH Editorial: Responsible reaction to COVID-19
A new member of the coronavirus category called COVID-19 is at the top of the news here and about everywhere. The virus has so far claimed one life in Grant County and mobilized institutional resources against it.
Letter: Nobody’s perfect, but we try to do right
“Trump is no worse than his accusers.” Really? We recognize that all of us are imperfect. That said,
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…