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…
Budgetary courage
Months ago many in his party were clamoring for Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to jump into the presidential race. But he knew that the job he already had as chairman of the House Budget Committee was just as critical to …
Warnick: Happy Trails, Bill Hinkle
Pain at the Pump
Soaring gasoline prices are hitting us hard in the pocketbook. Gas prices have reached nearly $3.90 a gallon locally - even more in smaller Basin communities. And there doesn't seem to be any relief in sight.
Health exchange guts employer choices
Student loans
A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York states that student loan delinquency rates are much higher than previous estimates. Although conventional measurements indicate around 15 percent of student loan a…
Oil recovery
You pump carbon dioxide into a played-out oil field, the CO2 will stay underground while a lot more oil will flow to the surface. This technology has been boosting oil production for decades - long before anyone wa…
NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION
Young readers thank CBH for donations
State needs the public at 'public' hearings
Afghanistan
What a mess.
EDITORIAL: Killing Americans
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder thinks it's legal to kill American terrorism suspects overseas without any judicial review or public notice. It's an astonishing claim to make and a shameful stand for the Obama ad…
EDITORIAL: Time to go?
The Pentagon reported March 2 that five U.S. military personnel have been found responsible for the inadvertent burning of Korans at a prison in Afghanistan last month that prompted a week of rioting and violence i…
Rush to distractions
There's a certain rich irony in the fact that ProFlowers pulled its advertising from Rush Limbaugh's show after he called a birth control proponent a "slut" and "prostitute."
EDITORIAL: Budget woes
In case you need another sign of how screwed up Washington is, here you go:
GUEST EDITORIAL: Red Cross month recognizes aid work
WENATCHEE - March is Red Cross month in recognition of the work done by the American Red Cross in communities across the country and around the globe - and of how we depend on public support to help people in need.
EDITORIAL: Moving forward
The legal - and vital - movement of people across the U.S.-Mexico border is seldom in the public consciousness. The national discourse is so dominated by illegal entries that we end up defining migration by an illi…