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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…
Spread tax burden more evenly
February is almost upon us which means we will have another opportunity to vote for the new school bond.
A mohair suit or camel's hair?
Growing up, I listened to a lot of rock and roll. One such song was “Bennie and the Jets.” It was written by Bernie Taupin in 1973 and performed by Elton John.
Business as usual? We'll have to wait and see
Will 2017 be business as usual? The world is waiting to see if business will ever be the same with the new administration and a president that promises his Twi…
Bond costs only the beginning
I appreciate K.D. Marshall’s letter to the editor published Jan. 12. He points out, “If the proposed school bond passes, Moses Lake will have the highest school levy in the state.”
Vote 'yes' on the school bond
Letters to the Editor on Jan. 12, 2017 published a letter from a writer asking people to “vote ‘no’ on this very expensive Moses Lake school bond.” They listed the cost of the bond proposal and the property taxes t…
Real heroes fix power lines
No more Superman! No more Batman and Robin! No more Star Wars heroes! Our new heroes are a couple of PUD linemen who showed up at our house not more than half an hour after we called to say the power was off. Even …
2017 Moses Lake School District construction bond
The MLSD has submitted another construction bond for $135 million to voters this February, to build a new High school and grade school. The School Board claims to be listening to the community but after two failed …
Support our local Moses Lake School Board
Knowledge is king. Learn to earn. Future jobs and careers are on the line.
The beginnings of spring within your winter
Dec. 21 was the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year – not much daylight. On that evening, there was a worship service held at the Moses Lake United M…
Support Trump in keeping jobs in America
President-elect Donald Trump has a proposed 35 percent tax on businesses that want to leave our country for another, and I believe it is something that we should all wholeheartedly support.
School bond is too expensive
The Moses Lake School Board is proposing a $135 million school bond for the February ballot. We are currently paying off three school bonds that go into 2028 which are worth around $25 million. If the proposed scho…
Current state of affairs is offensive
A letter published on Jan. 5, 2017 stated my letter was “offensive and less than enlightening,” and that Moses Lake is an “urban city.” I lived more than 36 years in the Los Angeles metro area, four near Denver, an…
Big Bend's STEM grant boosts options
A $4.8 million STEM grant Big Bend Community College was awarded helps secure students’ futures. STEM, short for science, technology, engineering and math, is a field that offers higher wages to workers, according …
A lesson learned from an unlikely source
I fill my two bird feeders in the morning. One contains nyjer or thistle seed; the goldfinches favor these. The other has sunflower seed. A variety of birds ar…
Force lawmakers to live up to McCleary ruling
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that the state is derelict in underfunding public K-12 education (McCleary vs. Wash., 2012).