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Celebrating National Library Week
What brings you joy? For me, it’s driving through our beautiful region to visit our branch libraries, serving ice …
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…
What happened to our Constitution?
ICE rounded up 680 aliens last week. Some were labeled “criminals” without their day in court. No due process. No equal protection. Evidently, being suspected of a crime is the “new” high bar for deporting people. …
Last dance
I sat down last week to write this letter but had a difficult time finding the right words. Writing about end times can be depressing but I realized it is also joyous depending upon our perspective on life. Many ye…
Time to unite
This is a true moment: the American people all over the world speaking up at town halls and in the streets for immigrants’ rights, Obama Health Care and no Muslim ban. Our world is made up of different ethnic group…
Are you dealing with claustrophobic spiritual distress?
Yes, there are things I enjoy about winter. For example, I love Christmas. It is not just a day but a season that lasts for twelve days. This gives me an excus…
Farmer voting 'yes'
By this fall we will have 77 portables ranging in cost from $225,000-$330,000 each. Adding portables is not a scare tactic, it is the only option to provide a classroom for every child in our district when school s…
Washington state passes new education funding bill
The state lawmakers passed a bill for funding local bond levies with statewide levy dollars last week. This new bill should help to reduce or eliminate the local tax burden of the existing bond being proposed by th…