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COLUMN: College football playoff selection was a mess
It’s not a normal day in December if college football teams are not throwing their hands in the air after being le…
Donors made Samaritan drive a success
At this time of year, many of us pause from our busy lives to reflect and give thanks for the bounties we enjoy. These bounties may include our health and family in addition to not having to worry about paying for …
Forethought lacking in Moses Lake's excise tax decision
To help the city get through lean times and its budget season, the Moses Lake City Council recently approved an additional real estate excise tax of one quarter of 1 percent. That is in addition to the current exci…
Focus on the best person for the job
My name is Bill Gilbert. Until this past January, I was Garth Dano's law partner. I worked with Garth for 12 years. During that period, I spent more time with Garth than anyone on this planet. I observed him in sit…
Gleaner thanks farmers
HUGE shout out and thanks to all the farmers in Grant County for their generosity in allowing us and the food bank people to glean their fields after harvest. The senior centers and food banks appreciate it and are…
Why we need to vote
Only if the American public was totally brainwashed by propaganda would it elect a President who would attempt to destroy this country. The President's greatest duty is to the protection of this country: against te…
Swimmers thank ML School Board
The Manta Ray Aquatics Masters thank the Moses Lake School Board and administration for approving the funding for the beautiful, well-designed and equipped permanent structure over and around the Moses Lake High Sc…
Reader: vote for Tom Dent
Tom Dent is currently running for our 13th District representative for the state of Washington. Because of elections and serendipity, I have been gifted the blessing to get to spend an enormous amount time with the…
Didier will support gun rights
If Dan Newhouse is pro-gun as he wants us to believe; why did he refuse to answer the "National Association for Gun Rights" questionnaire? And will Mr. Newhouse, being supported by our Congressman Doc Hastings, vot…
Didier is the right choice
The Fourth Congressional District seat election has presented an interesting twist, the top two vote-getters in the primary have advanced to the general election regardless of party. Clint Didier and Dan Newhouse, …
Respect for the law and the role of a prosecutor
I'm writing this to encourage voters in Grant County to vote for Garth Dano for prosecutor. Do not consider this an endorsement, as I have no idea how Mr. Dano…
Dano has owned up to mistakes
I have been especially interested in the county prosecutor's race for the past couple of months. Initially I wasn't sure who I would vote for. Recent events have finally persuaded me to vote for Garth Dano.
Same Old Story
Every two years at election time we get to hear the Democrat Party throw out all their lies about Republicans and conservatives. It is very sad to witness their usual attempt to scare voters and sway them to vote f…
Didier took the high road.
The Dan Newhouse campaign has taken the withdrawal of Clint Didier's lawsuit to claim some kind of victory and called the suit baseless and frivolous. In fact, the basis for the suit was absolute fact, as the Direc…
Vote no on 594
594 is far too invasive of our right of privacy. If you want to borrow or loan a gun to a friend to go hunting you must make a loan through a gun dealer, pay the gun dealer a fee (set by the gun dealer), register t…
Bolyard will do a good job
Dani Bolyard is the best choice to represent Washington's 13th legislative district in Olympia. Here's one reason why.