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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…
Your vote is irrelevant?
Superior Court (Ephrata, Wash.) regarding recent Moses Lake school bond vote, no mandatory requirement exists in RCW 29A.60.165 regarding unsigned ballot declarations. No mandatory requirement exists in RCW 29A.40.…
Are you still waiting for your spring?
Is it spring yet?
An admission of guilt and most sincere apology
I’ve been told that confession is good for the soul. I hope the following will suffice.
Overreaching state negatively impacts beef industry
The beef industry creates more than 14,000 family-wage jobs in Washington state at 9,000 small and family-owned ranches and feedlots across all 39 counties, ge…
Schools benefit the whole community
But you do use the public schools, Robert Meade. You wrote a letter to the editor titled “Unjust property tax vote” published in the CBH on March 9. You expected there to be a literate public who could read your le…
Senators Cantwell and Murray voted on the right side of sportsmen
On March 7, the U.S. Senate, following the House’s lead, voted along party lines to rescind an important decree that gave the public — and sportsmen like myself — the chance to have more say in the management of mo…
Moses Lake High School(s)?
There will be a hearing regarding the school bond election vote in the Superior Court on March 20. The election was not conducted with full attention to requirements of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).
MLSD construction bond vote problems
Moses Lake citizens should be concerned about the alleged malfeasance of certain local officials, regarding the recent 2017 school construction bond election. Because of the very close results of this vote, a group…
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…