Editorial
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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 funda...
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 bud...
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 Coun...
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 recog...
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...
Electronic building permits a good move
The Grant County Planning Department is working to pick up the pace by processing some building permits electronically.
Grant County government accomplishing good things
I have been a lifelong resident of Royal City living on our family farm with my husband Rick of 32 years. I have enjoyed the country life and raising our thr...
Misconceptions about Grant PUD
As a slight introduction, I have been your Grant PUD Commissioner for the past twelve years and have chosen not to seek re-election. As I ride off into the s...
School sports good for players and spectators
It’s fall, even if it’s just beginning to feel like it outside, and that means kids are back in school. And the beginning of school means the beginning of school sports. Fields, gyms and pools all over the Basin ...
Shaking the hand that feeds us
Why bother farming when we can all just get our food at the supermarket?
County treasurer offers perspective on MLIRD assessment billing
Misleading information has created a false narrative regarding the Moses Lake Irrigation & Rehabilitation District (MLIRD) 2018 assessment billing. In prior ...
Fair time is approaching
One week of each year is dedicated to the Grant County Fair which is quickly approaching. The fair runs from Aug. 14-18 this year. During that week everyone’s inner cowboy comes out in one way or another.
There's a place in the world for Babe Ruth League
Growing up in Colorado the summer baseball world had a certain pecking order. I played Little League from the time I could swing a bat until high school.
Grant County's power threatened by bitcoin
Grant County has been invaded by a parasitic power hog that threatens all electricity rate classes and will hamper job growth and tax base expansion for year...