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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…
The law applies to everybody
When a Donald Trump supporter broke the law and assaulted a protester for practicing his Constitutional right, that law-breaking supporter of Donald Trump made Hillary Clinton the next president of the United State…
Photos sought for Iowa student
I am a fifth-grade student at Harlan Intermediate School, Harlan, Iowa. My class is studying the geography and history of the United States. I would like to learn more about your state of Washington. I was really a…
Stratford Road traffic not severe enough to warrant WinCo opposition
For the last 16 years, I have traveled between downtown Moses Lake and Kinder Road at least 1,000 times per year during the busiest times of the day and on weekends. I have always told people that it takes me less …
Chiefs soccer games are worth attending
On March 11, a Friday evening, my family and I went to Lions Field to watch the Chiefs boys soccer team. Their opponent in their first game was the Gonzaga Bull Pups from Spokane.
Climate change: settled science?
In recent years, much has been said about “global warming.” As the arguments for that term began to wear thin, “climate change” became the term in vogue for many people.
Pitch in and keep Quincy clean
Quincy’s highways are littered with trash because people are getting careless when it comes to their trash ending up in the trash can. I think people should be fined and caught for their wrongdoing. The police aren…
Thanks to lake clean-up volunteers
The city of Moses Lake is blessed in a lot of ways, and one of those is the lake that it’s named for. Seen from above, it glitters like a jewel in the yellow-brown central Washington landscape. We spend our leisure…
Be still and know that I am God
Mornings early and evenings (just before I go to bed), I spend time in prayer and readings of Scripture and other books. I don’t always do this, but the majority of time I do. I enjoy these times and make a conscio…
More respect for the law means fewer people in jail
Democrat candidate Bernie Sanders keeps complaining, stating that the police have too many people in jail in America. Well, Bernie, the police don’t have people in jail; people put themselves in jail by breaking an…
Put trash cans out to make Soap Lake more attractive
Soap Lake’s mayor and city council want to draw visitors to Soap Lake, yet during the winter months there are no trash cans near the picnic tables nor the Healing Waters sundial.
Keep Guantanamo under US control
As the Grant County Republican Central Committee, we wish to express our grave concern over the possibility of our nation’s base and detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being closed and returned to the control…
Radical hospitality and abundant love
In the not-so-distant past, Jeanne and I attended services at the congregation where she was baptized and confirmed, and where we were married.
There's a lot of truth in pastors' columns
I truly enjoy reading the insights of our pastors in each Friday’s Columbia Basin Herald. Each one has information that is helpful in our relationship with our Lord. Recent articles on forgiveness, having a servant…
Participate in the nomination process
The Washington Democratic Party has decided that it will only consider results from their party caucuses taking place on March 26 to assign delegates (119 + 7 alternates) for their Presidential Nominee. There will …
If our workweek ever needed a hero, thank goodness there's Super Tuesday
Let’s think big. The 2016 presidential race will most likely be one of the most divisive political races in our 240-year history. Last Tuesday, Americans flooded to the polls to cast their votes in what’s affection…