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COLUMN: College football playoff selection was a mess
It’s not a normal day in December if college football teams are not throwing their hands in the air after being le…
It's time for a change
Past and recent actions by the City Council, especially Councilmen Voth and Ecret, have raised questions as to where their loyalty and direction is taking them. This should cause concern among Moses Lake residents …
Council election is on the up-and-up
I am currently seated in the Moses Lake City Council Position No. 4. It has been my honor to have served the citizens of our community for the past four years,…
Thanks to a stranger for her kindness
Thank you to the kind lady who surprised me by asking me if she could help me out of Safeway today, Monday, July 3 around 3:30 with Starbucks in her hand. I had two shopping carts weighted down with many bottles of…
Aim for civility in letters, talk
We are in the thick of a pre-election surge of letters to the editor and guest columns. Submissions from our readers are appreciated and welcome. The pages of the newspaper are more interesting with different viewp…
Paul provides perspective during a dark season
I absolutely love God and I am so thankful for all the blessings that he gives to his children and of course, we know that every good and perfect gift comes fr…
A lesson learned from my second wife
It is not widely known but I actually have three “wives.” I love and appreciate them all.
There are better choices for council members
Underhanded and unethical? Sneaky and shady also? Sad, but true. Todd Voth and Bill Ecret were council members who proved their lack of ethics by ambushing our city manager during a council meeting. They fired him,…
July 4 reflections These truths are still self-evident
We will soon celebrate the 241st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It reads, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certa…
Moses Lake needs Mike
As a lifelong resident of our fair city, it is with confidence I endorse Mike Riggs for Moses Lake City Council Position 1. Mike exemplifies honesty, fairness, reliability, and thoughtfulness – in all he does. He i…
Thank you for caring
The American Legion Auxiliary has distributed the Memorial Poppy to remind Americans that millions scarified their lives and health to keep our nation strong and free.
Bait and switch, Chicago politics
In the next several weeks four past mayors of Moses Lake will write letters to the editor. The subjects will be about the current city council and what direction it appears to be going the last two years. The recen…
What matters is the ability to get the job done
Meanwhile, while “thousands of transgender service members openly and proudly” serve our nation, these bozos (military chiefs) must be confused by the meaning of celebrating Pride Month? “Military chiefs want six-m…
Summer's here, but let's take a quick look back in reflection
It’s official, summer’s finally here. St. Jean Baptiste Day (Quebec) was on Saturday and (Eid) al Fitr began at sundown on Sunday. Now that we’ve gotten those major holidays out of the way, we can really get ‘er go…
Worried about the 100 year highway
Jeanne and I just returned from two weeks’ vacation. There were plenty of people we would have liked to have seen on this trip. However, to do so would have wo…
Living in Christ means having eternal life
There comes a point in our life when we pay as much attention to the obituary page as we do the sports page. There are times when the finality of life becomes …