Editorial
To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.
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 par…
Guest column: Helping those most in need – really?
The guest editorial by Dr. David Curnel and Ms. Allison Williams thanked residents for “stepping up and caring for one another” during the pandemic. I was struck by two comments: one, keep encouraging and supportin…
CBH Editorial: Society locked down, but inmates released
There have been many negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While everyone wants to minimize the losses from the virus, some steps taken by state authorities seem to carry with them risks of damage to the publi…
CBH editorial: Partisan divide takes a back seat
On Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced his veto of 147 budget items sent to him by the Legislature. Good for him.
CBH editorial: Circumstances call for community mindset
“We’ve gone crazy,” said a shopper out loud in a grocery store aisle lined with empty shelves. This shopper expressed what many other ordinary Americans have felt, the surprise and frustration at finding no potatoe…
CBH Editorial: Responsible reaction to COVID-19
A new member of the coronavirus category called COVID-19 is at the top of the news here and about everywhere. The virus has so far claimed one life in Grant County and mobilized institutional resources against it.
CBH editorial: Working together for Moses Lake water
It’s almost March, and spring is waiting in the wings. Here in Moses Lake, spring means changing our clocks and getting out the lawn furniture, and it is also when our eyes turn toward the big body of water for whi…
CBH Editorial: Fire impact fees cake is not baked
If a cake is not done, you put it back in the oven. If you bake it and bake it and the cake is still unpalatable, there might be something wrong with the recipe.
CBH Editorial: Rhetoric not helping on gun issues
The right to bear arms has been in the news a great deal this last week.
Guest column:: Setting the record straight on Moses Lake’s new high school
In Mr. Jon Lane’s recent guest column “Voters approved a second high school, not academy,” there were some fundamental inaccuracies that need to be corrected. …
Letter: Voters approved a second high school, not academy
We live in exciting and challenging times. I want to state my position on the construction plan the Moses Lake School District has unveiled.
It's time to invest in education beyond high school
The elections are over, and lawmakers are once again gearing up to gather in Olympia for the 2019 legislative session. Their job this year is challenging because legislators must write the next two-year state budge…
Some facts about the Grant County PUD
I’m not choosing sides, but it’s time to move past the adversarial posturing toward the District and the Commission and get back to the facts. We have led well.
A new County Commissioner for new perspectives and leadership
Grant County has been good to me. I am in a position to give back by utilizing the skills and experiences I have gained in my 42-plus-year career. Grant County…
What is an assault weapon?
What is an assault weapon? Obviously something that does damage, regardless of whether it is a firearm, knife, rock or something else. Today, we should recogni…
Know your PUD
There are a lot of great things about living in Grant County, and one of them is our Grant PUD. Yet we frequently don’t think about it except to grumble at having to pay one more bill every month. Sure, the Grant P…