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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…
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 …
Mike Riggs would bring transferable skills to city council
The August 2017 Primary Election is just around the corner. I encourage you to cast your vote for Mike Riggs, candidate for Moses Lake City Council Position 1. Prior to his retirement, Mike spent 40 years in the ed…
Events to aid cystic fibrosis, cancer research have far-reaching effects
Moses Lake is home to many people who want to help others, near and far. There are two great events this weekend that are designed to do just that. The Blackto…
Election switch is underhanded and unethical
There has been a robbery recently in Moses Lake where something belonging to all the citizens of this city was stolen.
This is a noisy place to live
The parsonage is across the street from McCosh Park. It is great having a wonderful piece of nature right next door.
Lots of technical opportunities at BBCC
This is a response to the column “America needs more welders, fewer philosophers” that was published on May 18. There seems to be a national renewed interest in actual “hands-on” career education emphasis. I strong…
What is wrong with people?
Yesterday morning, a gunman opened fire on a group of congressmen who were practicing for a baseball game, wounding six people. As of this writing, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. and lobbyist Mike Mika are in critical c…
Circus raises questions about animal acts
The Culpepper & Meriweather Circus is making the rounds in the Northwest, having visited Cle Elum and Kittitas this past week. Soap Lake was their stop in Grant County last night. Organizers tout the event as a one…
Grant Integrated Services has gotten scary
Grant County Mental Health plus PARC equals disaster for the mentally ill. It makes sense when you consider that lots of junkies are mental.
Thanks for a great powwow article
I would like to thank Rodney Harwood for his wonderfully informative and color picture-filled article on June 5 in the Columbia Basin Herald regarding the Soap Lake Powwow. I suspect it attracted many an eye for ad…
Keep teens away from alcohol this summer
We are concerned with the health and safety of Moses Lake teens.
A holy calling to get good sleep
When I was younger, I considered myself to be a night owl. I was convinced that my best ideas and creativity came later on in the day. I often would work on im…
SDA church to host fun run and walkathon
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church will hold its Fun Run/Walkathon on Sunday, June 4 at Crestview Christian School, 1601 W. Valley Rd. in…
A conversation with Ecclesiastes
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9)