Opinion
Searching for opinion based articles? Below we'll share opinion news articles on a wide variety of topics.
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…
Jeff Foster for Grant County Commissioner
I have known and worked with him for many years. He has always on been a hard worker and someone who will keep the people informed about issues and what is happening in the county. As I have traveled, I talked to s…
PUD $1.3 billion in debt
Our PUD is $l.3 billion in debt ($26,000 per meter) and adding to that every day. Our current commissioners have claimed the debt is due to relicensing the dams and upgrades to the turbines. I will ask one question…
Terry Brewer well respected by colleagues
I would like to endorse Terry Brewer for Grant PUD Commissioner. Terry and I have been colleagues for the past six years. In that time I have got to know and respect him for the work he has done on PUD issues on bo…
Hammond is the right choice for 13th District
I’ve been surprised lately how on social media, friends and neighbors with much in common will rage vehemently against those they perceive to be on the other side of the political fence, not realizing the people th…
Sylvia Hammond for state legislature
I’m writing to ask everyone in Grant County to vote for Sylvia Hammond to represent us in our state legislature. Sylvia is a moderate Democrat who has a common sense approach. She has a background we can respect an…
When elder care becomes too difficult
Over the years, I’ve spent time visiting parishioners in care facilities.
Patti Paris the best option for PUD
Patti Paris is, by far, the best, most qualified choice for PUD Commissioner. Our community needs the leadership Patti represents. I’ve know Patti for almost 30 years, have worked with her for six years on a church…
Re-elect Terry Brewer
To my friends in Grant County, I would like to offer my endorsement of Terry Brewer for reelection to the Board of Commissioners for Grant County PUD.
Relay for Life does help cancer patients
As co-chair for the 2019 Relay for Life I would invite the community to join us and take up the fight against a horrible disease. There is a lot of false information being told in our community and I would like to …
Cindy Carter works hard for her constituents
I’ve been living in Royal City for the last 15 years and I met Cindy Carter five years ago. She helped me when my family lived in a very small trailer and I was told I had to pay $5,000 for a road off the highway s…
Patti Paris for PUD
I have known Patti Paris for over 25 years. She grew up here in the Columbia Basin and has always been involved in the community and working to help make our area a better place to live.
Patti Paris for GCPUD Commissioner
Patti Paris is running for GCPUD Commissioner and she understands that reliable service, low prices, and stable rates are important to customers. However, low/stable prices will be jeopardized if GCPUD Commissioner…
Quit complaining and fund a homeless shelter
Time to get it together, folks. Moses Lake/Grant County needs a homeless shelter, and we need it now (“Homeless camps spring up in ML,” CBH, Oct. 2).
Terry Brewer respected by other PUDs
I’d like to take this opportunity to ask the citizens of Grant County to re-elect Terry Brewer to the board of commissioners of Grant County PUD. My name is Jack Janda and I serve as a commissioner of Mason County …
Vote for Hammond to preserve democracy
What is democracy? The dictionary defines it as rule by the people, us. It is the ability to elect your representative. We citizens in the 13th Legislative District still have that honor and responsibility. Sylvia …