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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…
Ephrata Proposition 1
I encourage everyone to vote yes on Ephrata Proposition 1.
The point of our previous letter may have been missed
The point of our letter and endorsement for Brent Bishop and Barbara Morgan in last weeks Herald may have been missed. It was not about their opposition or what they did or didn't do. It was about what Bishop and M…
Garth Dano for county prosecutor
Not too often do we feel compelled to write a "Letter to the Editor" but we felt the need to respond to the recent full page ad placed by Mr. Angus Lee in the Columbia Basin Herald.
Vote for Angus Lee
Sometimes we just get it wrong. I do anyway. I let myself get talked into being on a campaign committee to elect a guy I didn't know, to be elected Grant County prosecutor. I thought our opposing candidate was too …
Garth Dano, a man who cares
My name is Diane Upky. I am writing this letter to the editor to endorse and support Garth Dano for Prosecutor. Mr. Dano was our family's attorney about three (3) years ago when my son and his friend nearly died as…
Property owners have rights during the political season
If you've driven through Moses Lake or your community lately, it's likely you've seen the plethora of political signs reminding people to vote for a certain candidate.
Hands-off attitudes cause economic and environmental damage
Today's news is filled with images of the massive wildfires roaring through the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in central Washington.
Angus Lee works well with law enforcement
In reading the Columbia Basin Daily Herald, or listening to the news on the radio, I've noticed something. There has been a sharp increase in prosecutions of gang members, drug abusers, thieves, and those "low-life…
Good precinct committee officers are vital
In response to the letter of July 21, 2014 regarding Grant County precinct committee officers.
Vote for Tom Dent for state representative
Like many other Columbia Basin people, my family moved here in the 1950s, taking advantage of the new irrigation system and the great farming opportunities. In our case, it was 1959. Growing up in the Columbia Basi…
Conservative
What should define "conservative" with respect to government? I consider knowledge of the principles that underlay the original US Constitution and first twelve amendments as most important. The Federal government …
A special thanks
Since October of 2013 Columbia Basin School Retirees' Association (CBSRA) have been bringing board books to Samaritan Hospital to be passed out to each new baby. It is our wish that in so doing parents will be enco…
Ageism expressed in previous letter regarding PCOs
This letter is in response to the letter from Ann Mix & Dave Bolton titled The Race for PCOS. In the letter from the July 24th edition of the Columbia Basin Herald stating their endorsement for Brent Bishop, Wheele…
Swimming at public parks
Recently in the CBH police reports it came to my attention that some people were cited for swimming at Cascade Park. That's right, swimming! I thought that was odd until I remembered; swimming is not allowed at Cas…
Letter of support for Laure Grammer for Grant County Assessor
I have been involved with Grant County Politics for several years. In that time, one of the people I've come to know and work with has been Laure Grammer. I have known her to be hard working, dedicated and diligent…