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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…
Distribution of wealth, slavery, and involuntary servitude
While most people are well aware of the enslavement Africans brought to the New World colonies, people aren’t educated as to the involuntary servitude of people from Ireland, England, and Europe. It isn’t difficult…
Climate change is more complex than Heiberg thinks
I appreciate Rick Heiberg’s acknowledgment that he is not an expert in climate science (Columbia Basin Herald, March 17), so I would like to clarify some points he raised.
ISIS is targeting America
This isn’t the end of ISIS attacking our nation and putting Americans at risk. How are they getting past our security? Who’s hiding these terrorists in Brussels? How many more innocent people have to die?
Not all puddings are created equal
A recent visit to the dentist has kept me on a soft-food diet. You don’t realize the variety of foods you eat until they become limited.
The backstory of Good Friday
What is “Good Friday”? What makes Good Friday “good?” And why all the fuss?
Easter egg hunts kick off this weekend
COLUMBIA BASIN — Easter festivities will be in full swing this weekend, with egg hunts taking place throughout the Columbia Basin. Be prepared and have your ki…
Penn State professor refutes Heiberg's climate change letter
An individual named Rick Heiberg did a tremendous disservice to your readership in his letter about the topic of human-caused climate change and about my scien…
'Dump Trump' supporters lack respect
We have just been watching some of the “Dump Trump” demonstrators who shut down a highway in Arizona. I don’t know whether they are supporters of Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. They may be Democrats, communists…
People, politics, news and being a capitol intern
OLYMPIA — Politics is something I find myself both deeply fascinated with while simultaneously a little repulsed by.
Get healthy, start walking
One of my coworkers recently shared a news story regarding a new study that suggests prolonged sedentary periods like sitting increases the risk of heart disea…
Washington needs better way to pick president
Active Democrats are trudging to party caucuses on Saturday to pick delegates for either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. We wish them luck picking a favorite, though it seems a bit late to turn any national tide.
America owes its veterans a lot
America has abandoned its brave veterans. It’s a shame and downright disgrace the way we treat brave veterans in America. America will be judged for how we treat our veterans. They died and sacrificed their lives f…
Caucuses and primaries
What is the difference between a caucus and a primary?
Thanks for Newspapers in Education
I want to thank the Columbia Basin Herald for the Newspapers for Education. I truly appreciate the opportunity the Columbia Basin Herald offers to the schools, especially mine, Chief Moses Middle School. We are abl…
We should all unite as a country
Trump supporters have gone too far in the past few months. Their attacks and threats on national TV seem more like a KKK event. Trump states he will pay legal fees. How is this any different from the past?