Editorial
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: On affordability, both sides are failing us...
Last year, we started running a weekly news piece on the cost of fuel in our area. We examined average costs for f…
What is wrong with people?
Yesterday morning, a gunman opened fire on a group of congressmen who were practicing for a baseball game, wounding six people. As of this writing, Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La. and lobbyist Mike Mika are in critical c…
Circus raises questions about animal acts
The Culpepper & Meriweather Circus is making the rounds in the Northwest, having visited Cle Elum and Kittitas this past week. Soap Lake was their stop in Grant County last night. Organizers tout the event as a one…
Applying for the open position
I have a job application in my hands.
Springfest kicks off summer
Unless you've been hiding under a rock (or just haven't been in Moses Lake), you've seen a lot of activity at McCosh Park and Lions Field the last few days. That's the preparations for Springfest, the blowout celeb…
We love letters
Readers may have noticed that the Herald recently changed its letters to the editor policy to limit letters to one letter per sender per month. Don’t misunderstand us; we appreciate our regular letter writers. We j…
Fake news can quickly become real news
A story recycles itself on social media and reappears as what seems to be a brand-new story, four years later. Most recently, a story on a double murder in an Othello orchard recently recycled itself on social medi…
Extra inning for session needed, but shouldn't be
The Washington State Legislature’s 30-day special session kicked off Monday in Olympia after convening the 105-day regular session Sunday. Some of the major issues include the unapproved state operating and capital…
Listening sessions a step in the right direction
Rep. Dan Newhouse’s three “listening sessions” with constituents this week in Moses Lake, Sunnyside and Yakima attracted many people who wanted to weigh in on the issues. Changes coming with the election of Preside…
Eyes on the road, not on the phone
When you’re surrounded by two or three tons of steel, hurtling down a road at 70 miles an hour, it would make sense to give your full attention to what you’re doing so you don’t slam into anything. Wouldn’t it?
Additional investments by the state Legislature would be money well spent
Each year, graduates from Big Bend Community College and Wenatchee Valley College land well-paying jobs or transfer to universities.
Constitutional amendment would prevent income tax
Former 13th District Senator Harold Hochstatter used to say, “The issue isn’t the issue; who decides the issue is the issue.”
Moses Lake school bond: Time to work together
If the court challenges and responses to the contested Moses Lake bond election are over, we think it’s time to work together. An opportunity to do so presents itself from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, April 17 at a communit…
Overreaching state negatively impacts beef industry
The beef industry creates more than 14,000 family-wage jobs in Washington state at 9,000 small and family-owned ranches and feedlots across all 39 counties, ge…
Public records bill could have unintended consequences
House Bill 1595, allowing government agencies to charge for electronic public records, set a fee schedule, and allow a service charge for time-consuming records requested, passed the state House of Representatives …
Cooler heads must prevail during bond recount
Just when it appeared that the Moses Lake School District’s construction bond for a new high school, elementary school, and upgrades to the existing high school had passed by a slim margin of three votes, a group o…