Editorial
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COLUMN: Head west, they say
This column came together probably as quickly as my decision to move from Columbus, Ohio to Moses Lake. When I gra…
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…
Safe gun storage: What's the best method to enact change?
What’s the best approach to change an action or behavior? The carrot or the stick? This appears to be the question when it comes to the safe storage of firearms.
The crud that's going around
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
Kudos to state wrestlers
With so many local athletes competing in the state wrestling tournament this week at the Tacoma Dome, we want to acknowledge all the hard work and dedication involved. Grapplers from Quincy, Moses Lake, Warden, Roy…
Make room for student growth
On Feb. 14, the Moses Lake School District is asking voters to approve a $135.3 million construction bond to build a new high school and a new elementary school and upgrade the existing Moses Lake High School. Vote…
School board president answers bond questions
I proudly serve as president of the Moses Lake School Board of Directors. As five volunteers elected to serve as board members we are leaders and champions for…
Close to 250 jobs coming to Moses Lake
We’ve already burned through the first month of 2017 and there’s big changes on the horizon.
Business as usual? We'll have to wait and see
Will 2017 be business as usual? The world is waiting to see if business will ever be the same with the new administration and a president that promises his Twi…
Big Bend's STEM grant boosts options
A $4.8 million STEM grant Big Bend Community College was awarded helps secure students’ futures. STEM, short for science, technology, engineering and math, is a field that offers higher wages to workers, according …
Make use of remote testimony options
Instead of going to the government, make the government come to you.
The Brave New World ain't all bad
I should have seen it coming, given the fact that we now have a definition called the Millennials (also known as Generation Y, Generation Me, Echo Boomers, Pet…