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Editorial

To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.

Updated 2 weeks ago

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: We’ve got a lot to be grateful for

The rain is coming down this week and snow seems to be teasing us from just over the horizon. Eventually, we’ll ha…

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
COLUMN: MEDIA LITERACY: Plain language

When it comes to the news, a reporter should not be telling you how to feel. You know that. Journalists know that. In today’s world though, what we know and wh…

Updated 3 weeks, 6 days ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: A double thank you

I was pleasantly surprised Monday morning while driving in to work. As I turned right onto East Broadway in Moses Lake, I was greeted by an array of American f…

Updated 1 month ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Civic engagement is more than voting

As I write this, my team and I are monitoring state, local and federal elections and the polls are sill open. There’s some crazy stuff on the national outlets’…

Updated 2 months ago
National Newspaper Week: The vital role of local newspapers in our communities and democracy

As we recognize National Newspaper Week, it’s a timely reminder of the vital role local newspapers play in upholding democracy and supporting the fabric of our…

Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Dateline wherever ...

If you’re reading this, you’ve seen a few datelines in your time. That city name at the beginning of a news article. Do you know what it means and why it’s put…

Updated 6 months, 1 week ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Let’s stand together

The Moses Lake School District is facing some challenges. They’re not the only district in our area to have some difficulties. The Wahluke, Soap Lake, Quincy a…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Honor and hope

I had the privilege of attending three Memorial Day events Monday wherein area residents visited the cemeteries in Soap Lake, Ephrata and Quincy to honor those…

Updated 7 months ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Trust must be earned and the clock is ticking

Last week, I penned a column focused on the Moses Lake School District levy election. My primary point with that column was that voter turnout countywide was abysmal, leading to a small minority of voters deciding …

Updated 7 months ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Your vote matters, and here's why

I recently met with a Moses Lake School District official who made a good point. If all of the employees with MLSD had voted in favor of the maintenance and…

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Vetting national and regional news

MOSES LAKE — Today’s media landscape often looks like a big bowl of spaghetti tossed against a wall already splattered with curry, leftover taco meat and gummy…

Updated 8 months, 1 week ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: It takes a village…

EPHRATA – We’ve all heard the old saying telling us that it “takes a village to raise a child” or some similar paraphrase. After my experience last Thursday wi…

Updated 9 months, 1 week ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: We are Ephrata Town Hall set for March 28

EPHRATA – The Columbia Basin Herald will be hosting a town hall at the Ephrata High School Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. on March 28 with representatives fr…

Updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Covering sensitive situations

MOSES LAKE – In yesterday’s edition of the Columbia Basin Herald we covered two delicate topics that require a great deal of empathy, compassion and thought to…

Updated 10 months, 1 week ago
Letter from the editor: Pets are a community responsibility

As a community, we’re still struggling in the Columbia Basin to take care of the animals in our communities. While some progress has been made as funding becom…