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…
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…
Today's runners should know who paved the way
I realize the “Running Boom” done boomed, and I’ll be the first to tell you I can’t name a single American distance runner in the past 20 years. Well, except f…
Wallace's political leanings more suited to Grant County
Judicial elections are non-partisan, but judicial candidates’ political leanings are important. Judges makes judgment calls. Judgment calls reflect jurists’ worldviews, which correlate to their political leanings. …
Former secretaries of state endorse Wyman
We should be grateful that Washington’s elections are trustworthy, accurate and run by Secretary of State Kim Wyman. She’s a leader who has kept Washington’s edge in voter registration, turnout, and ballot security.
Wallace has the qualities we want in a judge
I am probably the only person who knows Nick Wallace and Judge David Estudillo both personally and professionally. Estudillo and I worked together from 2000 through 2001. Since then, I have seen him at birthday par…
Judge David Estudillo – in his own words
Throughout my campaign, it has been difficult to hear and read opinions — stated as absolute “facts” — offered by those seeking to sway perceptions of who I am and my judicial qualifications. Particularly peculiar …