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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…
Actress Carrie Fisher, another shooting star leaves us in 2016
“Saw a shooting star tonight, and I thought of you …” I don’t know how I will feel when Bob Dylan finally leaves this world, but I thought of his words as I s…
Caring about others is not a sign of weakness
I once had a friend tell me, “Don’t mistake my compassion as a sign of weakness.”
CBH Facebook Live ushers in a new way of doing things
All right, I admit. I am slowly crawling into the 21st century now that we’re 15 years into it.
A time for war, a time for peace
Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 8b — “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven… A time for war, and a time for peace.”
A time for healing for Soap Lake
Soap Lake has gone through much turmoil this year.
Family is forever
I recently experienced the death of an uncle. I made one of those fly in on Friday, fly out on Monday trips to Denver, which was enough to remind me God bless …
Salt of the earth Knights ready for anything
MOSES LAKE — I used to cover this basketball team in Cheyenne that made Wyoming sports history with a 23-0 run to a state championship.
Support your local economy on Small Business Saturday
I wasn’t born in a small town, as John Mellencamp so profoundly captured in the song by the same name, but I get his drift. Metro areas and larger cities cater…
Election's over, let's take the high road
With Hillary Clinton conceding the presidential race to Donald Trump yesterday, many breathed a sigh of relief that it was all over. In such a close race, with such controversial candidates, the campaign is and wil…
American millennials resurrecting whiskey
Last month while touring Ireland, our guide proudly pointed out Irish whiskey is making a strong comeback and thanked us, Americans, for our hefty contribution…
Bonus flap tip of iceberg
Outrage regarding the California National Guard, bonus payments, and efforts to recoup those payments is understandable. But the questions should go well beyond the specific issue and trigger a close look at milita…
Tips on voting from an expert
The time has come for you to exercise one of your most important duties as a citizen of the United States of America: voting. When I served as an election obse…
A message from the Grant Co. Committee of Safety
This election is different from all others we have seen in our lives. National security, health care, jobs, immigration, education, and taxes are all items where the two candidates have totally different thinking. …
Open government wins in Lincoln County
The statewide watchdog group, the Washington Coalition for Open Government, honored Lincoln County commissioners with a Key Award for approving a resolution in September that opened negotiations with county union e…
Warden senior teaches us all to be grateful for what we have
The NFL player’s stance on taking a knee during the national anthem in public protest to perceived excessive force by police officers against minorities create…