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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…
Getting in tune with nature
There is an underlying cadence, a rhythm if you will, that I believe has been carefully interwoven into the world that we find ourselves. You can say the heart…
Make sure you exercise your right to vote
I have visited almost every community in our 13th District, from Easton to Royal, Wilbur to Mattawa. The 13th District is a great place, but we can work on increasing the number of registered voters.
3 cats on a sunlit carpet
Over the past few months, there have been changes in our household. Our daughter has temporarily moved in with us. She has a cat named Shadow, whom she rescued…
Newhouse stands up for the flag
This Flag Day, I want to thank our Congressman, Dan Newhouse, for standing up for the Stars and Stripes. Congressman Newhouse is a cosponsor of a bill to amend the U.S. Constitution to prohibit the desecration of t…
Thoughts on free will
Thank you, Rev. Klockers, for inviting us to think about free will and determinism in your column “Revisiting predestined ‘Days of Future Past’” from Friday, June 8. Our metaphysics informs our worldview which infl…
Sound off to the voters
Hooray! It’s election season, that time of year when a hundred voices compete to promise that they will do a fantastic job running our government, or at least not botch it as badly as the other guy.
Revisiting predestined 'Days of Future Past'
What music comes to mind when you think back in time? One of the songs that I loved was part of the album, “Days of Future Past,” by the Moody Blues. It was re…
Using your cell phone while driving is risky
We are concerned with the health and safety of our peers because:
Thank you to a caring police officer
We all focus on the bad in life and forget that God still has some good police serving the law. Now don’t get me wrong, I know there are some bad cops. But we shouldn’t forget the good officers.
We need to stand united to make our country better
When will those in Congress and higher officials impeach Trump for the Russian investigation, corruption and lies to the FBI and the American people? Now Trump has become the pardon fairy. Really, there are innocen…
Making a statement with graduation
Hundreds of students throughout the Columbia Basin are graduating high school this month. From Coulee City to Mattawa, seniors are marking the occasion with graduation ceremonies, receptions and, of course, graduat…
Taking another look at the Messiah
Mark 8: 22-26: “They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him out o…
Communing with nature: the second step
I was talking with someone recently. He believes that God is the author of all things – from the beauty of nature to our flesh and bone bodies. I would agree.
Only faith will solve our country's problems
Thank you, Mr. Jones, for having the courage to speak out about a subject as sensitive as abortion. There are several sensitive subjects that need to be addressed by society in general. Gay marriage, gun violence i…
Jeff Foster for Grant County Commissioner
This letter is in support of Jeff Foster who is running for Position No. 3 on the Grant County Commission. My wife Karen and I have known Mr. Foster for 30-plus years and I worked as a rental agent in his real esta…