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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…
Federal employees must not be silenced
I am outraged at the communications lock-down the President of the United States has placed on the EPA, and the departments of Agriculture and Interior. This is of no benefit and is, in fact, harmful to the America…
The crystal ball
If this community accepts a substandard academic environment for our own children, then we have not learned the lessons from our forefathers, and we should all be ashamed. Our forefathers had the ability to look in…
Public schools are the backbone of America's success
As military brats, my sister and I attended government (U.S. Army) schools in Germany and at Fort Ord, Calif. We also went to public schools in Fayetteville, N.C. Tacoma, Wash., Lakewood, Wash., Monterey, Calif. an…
Using buildings year round might be an option
For the third time, the school administration and the school board are extensively (and expensively) advertising a bond. Last time, they said that if we did not approve the bond that the school buildings would be u…
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How be the children?
I want and I waste: being stewards of God's world
Jeanne and I do most of our shopping locally. We also order through Amazon. We have found this to be very convenient.
I found no rattlesnakes in the snow
In the fall, a friend took me down the Yakima River in his boat. He had been a fishing guide for many years and knew the river like the back of his hand.
Taxes are out of control
First and foremost I want to thank the Columbia Basin Herald for the editorial part of the newspaper. Where taxpayer citizens can express their views. I am a retired person on a fixed income and to my shock I recei…
Vote yes for schools
I would like to thank the school board, the school administrators and the volunteers who put all their time in studying and planning the needs of our great schools.
Trump needs to get serious about presidency
Many people elected Donald Trump for entertainment, not to be a serious president. Even I myself get a good laugh at my new president. But bullying and provoking other countries to war is no laughing matter.
Cost of school bond is little compared to return
Friends and neighbors in the Moses Lake School District, Feb. 14 is a day we express our love to a special person in our life, but this upcoming Valentine’s Day you will have the opportunity to show some love in an…
School board president answers bond questions
I proudly serve as president of the Moses Lake School Board of Directors. As five volunteers elected to serve as board members we are leaders and champions for…
Bond best option for community growth
I applaud and support the Moses Lake School District’s school bond proposal for the construction of a second high school, remodeling MLHS, and construction of an 11th-grade school. One of the few downsides of a gro…
New high school is too expensive
Well it is that time again for the Moses Lake School Board to try to pass the most expensive school bond in the history of the Columbia Basin. It doesn’t matter that the voters have already voted it down twice befo…
Let's evaluate what we get for our education dollars
Sixty years ago classes were larger; teachers were treated with respect. There were few additional helpers in classrooms. Teachers can’t force knowledge into skulls. At best, all teachers do is inspire and guide st…