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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…
Family is forever
I recently experienced the death of an uncle. I made one of those fly in on Friday, fly out on Monday trips to Denver, which was enough to remind me God bless …
Nativity display was inspiring
I had the pleasure of attending the display of 350 Nativity scenes at the Moses Lake LDS church. What a great gift from the church to the community. I left infused with the Christmas Spirit and a remembrance of wha…
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Crescent Bar improvements a misuse of money
Salt of the earth Knights ready for anything
MOSES LAKE — I used to cover this basketball team in Cheyenne that made Wyoming sports history with a 23-0 run to a state championship.
May I give you my two cents?
In Luke, Chapter 21, verses 1-4, Jesus observes the behavior of financial giving in the temple. He sees the rich putting money into the treasury as well as a p…
As a nation, what are we to do?
Reflecting upon our current political climate, my daughter asked me something the other day: “Dad, where is God?”
Campaigning for Wallace was a privilege
Aren't we all so grateful that this fiasco of an election is over? For those young people who were experiencing their first presidential election, please don't be turned off by all of it. The media has stated, “Nev…
Won't get fooled again
Deliberately uneducated, infantile, violent, un-American rioters take to the streets following a president’s election. We didn’t see those headlines in 2008 or 2012. So why now? Are some people afraid they may be r…
Support your local economy on Small Business Saturday
I wasn’t born in a small town, as John Mellencamp so profoundly captured in the song by the same name, but I get his drift. Metro areas and larger cities cater…
In as much as: Serving 'the least of these' in Mexico
What does a cement block and 20 people have in common? Both were committed to providing basic shelter to a family in desperate need. On a recent mission trip t…
Election's over, let's take the high road
With Hillary Clinton conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump yesterday, many breathed a sigh of relief that it was all over. In such a close race, with such controversial candidates, the campaign is and wil…
Speak up against killing babies
The things that matter in life, people are afraid to speak about. Planned Parenthood, stop killing and destroying God’s babies. Give these babies a future and a right to live. These babies can be a president or any…
American millennials resurrecting whiskey
Last month while touring Ireland, our guide proudly pointed out Irish whiskey is making a strong comeback and thanked us, Americans, for our hefty contribution…
Bonus flap tip of iceberg
Outrage regarding the California National Guard, bonus payments, and efforts to recoup those payments is understandable. But the questions should go well beyond the specific issue and trigger a close look at milita…
Tips on voting from an expert
The time has come for you to exercise one of your most important duties as a citizen of the United States of America: voting. When I served as an election obse…