Editorial
To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.
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…
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…
EDITORIAL: English-only effort
If you go to the U.S. Small Business Administration's website, SBA.gov, you'll see a "Translate" button in the upper right-hand corner. Proceed to the drop-down menu and click on one of the many languages there and…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Rising gas prices threatens economy
OLYMPIA - What's that old saying? "One step forward, two steps back."
GUEST EDITORIAL: Supporting Catholic bishop's stance on marriage
MOSES LAKE - On Jan. 26, this paper published a letter from the Catholic bishops of the dioceses of Washington opposing the gay marriage bill. Unfortunately, since then, the bill has passed and signed into law.
EDITORIAL: Who pays who?
Voters have a right to know who tries to sway elections and influence politicians with their money. The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Senate have an obligation to help bring about that transparency.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Soap Lake superintendent thanks the community
SOAP LAKE - We realize these are very difficult financial times in our communities. Your continued willingness to support school levies in challenging times is inspiring and motivational to all of us who work in yo…