Opinion
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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…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: It takes a community...
Often, the folks here at the Columbia Basin Herald refer to getting the paper put together and out the door as a “daily miracle.” Every day, stories fall throu…
The Mariners need to seize the moment
Whenever a trade deadline rolls around, it’s always a great opportunity to assess your favorite team’s production. For the Seattle Mariners, they sit right on …
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Engage mindfully ...
For much of my adult life, I intentionally put myself in the background of different situations. I was content being a behind-the-scenes worker, whether that w…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Every day an adventure...
Being a journalist is sometimes like riding a tornado. One moment you’re out at the county fair helping young folks celebrate the hard work they put into …
COLUMN: Name, image and likeness is good for college sports, just mismanaged
In the last few years of collegiate sports, we have seen name, image and likeness, NIL, completely flip the sports world on its head. Many fans across social m…
LETTER: Hoping to see a kinder community
Thank you for your editorial in the Thursday, June 26 newspaper. It was very timely and necessary to get the word out.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: In support of first responders...
A horrific tale unfolded in Coeur d’Alene this past weekend when a man set a wildfire near Canfield Mountain and Nettleton Gulch to draw out firefighters to re…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The weight of officials’ words...
We live in a time where the old axiom, “The pen is mightier than the sword,” rings truer than ever. Social media gives anyone and everyone with half a thought …
LETTER: Keep FEMA to benefit all states
I’ve read and heard on the news that the current administration wants to eliminate FEMA at the federal level and make the individual states responsible for any…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Congrats to the Class of 2025
Over the last two weeks, I’ve had the distinct privilege of running a newsroom that covers more than a dozen high school graduations and one college graduation…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: The importance of learning spaces
What a weird time we live in. We have the greatest access to information since the dawn of time, but the double-edged sword of the internet is that we also hav…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Stop and be excellent...
With everything going on in the world today – our busy lives, our children’s busy schedules, the political back and forth and the challenges of the economy, to…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Educate, don’t regulate when it comes to guns
November of next year will see gun owners having to go through a few extra hoops to own firearms in Washington. As much as I’m for public safety and keeping gu…
LETTER: A homegrown approach to drugs, crime and homelessness in Moses Lake
You deserve a clean, safe city where you and your loved ones feel at ease wherever you may go around town. We know there are plenty of good things happening in…
COLUMN: The unforgettable Pope Francis
This week, His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died. That’s not really surprising. He was 88 years old, and he’d been struggling with h…