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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…
Republicans not getting what they bargained for
“The East Side” is known to be a GOP stronghold and there are many thoughtful, intelligent Republicans here who are proud of their party (or at least what use to be their party). They voted faithfully with jobs, he…
Getting sick doesn't have to be bad news
How has your health been for the past few months? Overall, I’ve done pretty good job of taking care of myself.
Public records bill could have unintended consequences
House Bill 1595, allowing government agencies to charge for electronic public records, set a fee schedule, and allow a service charge for time-consuming records requested, passed the state House of Representatives …
Unjust property tax vote
How naive I have been. I always believed that construction bonds, for schools, that were Funded by property tax increases were voted on by those who paid property taxes. Not so. After the recent Moses Lake School D…
Two high schools?
I’ve received information from two separate sources indicating selective calls were made to correct ballot signatures to get “Approve” votes prior to final count. Improper behavior by school board members and/or au…
Cooler heads must prevail during bond recount
Just when it appeared that the Moses Lake School District’s construction bond for a new high school, elementary school, and upgrades to the existing high school had passed by a slim margin of three votes, a group o…
Voting is an important part of citizenship
The Moses Lake school bond passed officially Friday, Feb. 24 with a very small margin. For the last few months, I had been encouraging everyone to vote “yes” for the school bond and our kids. I especially wanted to…
Ailing deportee deserves fair treatment
Sara Beltran-Hernandez, 26, was recently arrested in a Fort Worth hospital where she was waiting for brain surgery to remove a tumor. She must have been such a serious threat to national security while waiting for …
Be mindful that what goes around comes around
Jeanne and I have enjoyed dining at many restaurants in Moses Lake.
We are more like cats than we know
Our family arrived in Moses Lake in mid-June of 2014. We had traveled all the way from Central Texas. We looked forward to returning to our home state after 16…
Safe gun storage: What's the best method to enact change?
What’s the best approach to change an action or behavior? The carrot or the stick? This appears to be the question when it comes to the safe storage of firearms.
The crud that's going around
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
Clearing up some points
I moved to Moses Lake from the East over 30 years ago. It was one of the most fortunate decisions I ever made.
There are times we need reminders
I once served six months as a part-time interim pastor in a small rural community in Central Texas. It had been a while since that church had had a permanent p…
Kudos to state wrestlers
With so many local athletes competing in the state wrestling tournament this week at the Tacoma Dome, we want to acknowledge all the hard work and dedication involved. Grapplers from Quincy, Moses Lake, Warden, Roy…