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GRANDMA GREEN SAYS: Exercise your right to vote
Regarding voting, or the lack thereof in Grant County, I read the Columbia Basin Herald’s edition of Aug. 20 to le…
A slice of pie from an old family recipe
As a pastor, the most valuable training I have ever received is in something called “family systems theory.”
Meeting people on the way
At Serve Moses Lake, we sometimes are called upon to join with people for a good stretch of their journey. Other times, we are only a small point along the way…
Living with the mystery
It was a tough Veterans Day for me this year.
Taxes not helping traffic situation
More city tax! I would like to write this letter to the past, present and future Moses Lake City Council. Why is it that Moses Lake has had a traffic problem for many years and your answer is to slow it down, take …
High school play highlights arts in the Basin
I would like to take this opportunity to say how much we enjoyed the high school musical production, “The Addams Family,” last weekend. Our group was very impressed with the music, singing, choreography and all-aro…
Support the dreamers on Small Business Saturday
Edged in pink with fanciful lettering, a sign I recently found declares: “When you support small business you are supporting a dream.” That little statement se…
Decision time
God has gone and done it. He made a decision long ago. He created the earth and all that is in it. He said it was all very good. Then we went and fouled it all…
Learning to fish for walleye in Moses Lake
It has been three and a half years since we moved to Moses Lake. Everywhere we have lived, the fishing has been unique; techniques and lures employed in one pl…
No more dead lambs
A young farm boy was once asked by his Sunday School teacher what Jesus meant to him. He thought carefully and then responded, “No more dead lambs.” Taken abac…
Greatly honored without certain stuff in mind
In Matthew, Chapter 5, we find what we have dubbed “the Beatitudes.” They include: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be…
Corruption coming out in the White House
There is so much going on in the White House. Finally we’ll see who’s charged concerning the investigation with Russia. First the interference with the election, the cover-up. Now wanting to lie to the FBI that the…
Donovan, Ochoa have school district's interests at heart
This letter is in support of two exceptional individuals who are running for the Moses Lake School Board. As a former board member I know the commitment required to be an effective and knowledgeable board member. K…
Barry Lawson best candidate for council
Barry Lawson is an excellent candidate for our Moses Lake City Council. Having interacted professionally with Barry for a number of years, both through our businesses and through volunteer work in the community, I …
TV times, listings need updating
Several months ago the Moses Lake cable TV company moved some of their stations to different places on the TV dial. So 1) why hasn’t the cable company changed the channel 10 guide to show these station number chang…
City council needs solutions, not curfews
I cannot vote on Moses Lake City Council members because I live in the county, but I would never vote for Mike Norman if his “recommendation” to rid our city of homeless people is a curfew on the park. Instead, how…