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Editorial

To find our opinion based editorials, see below. We'll share opinion based editorial articles regularly for interested viewers.

Updated 5 days, 22 hours ago

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…

Updated 14 years ago
Cold War 2.0

When the Cold War ended more than two decades ago, the shadow of nuclear catastrophe lifted on both sides of the Iron Curtain. This year, that era of relative comfort could well draw to a close; alternatively, the …

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Cameras in the Supreme Court

Every good reason for cameras in the courtroom holds true when it comes to our nation's highest place of jurisprudence, the Supreme Court - and almost none of the arguments against cameras still hold.

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Bad budget proposal

President Barack Obama unveiled his latest budget that is loaded with deficit spending and tax increases on the wealthy but avoids tough choices on the soaring costs of entitlements.

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Education beats ban

Add more ammunition to the arsenal of anti-smoking efforts with the latest report on secondhand smoke from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Yes on bond and levy

My wife Kim and I are proud to say that our son, Matt, and our daughter, Linda, are products of the Moses Lake school system right here in the Columbia Basin. …

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Conflict of interest?

Some House Republicans say the Obama administration cut General Motors self-serving slack on a safety hazard. Officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration deny it. But even if the agency didn't s…

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Twitter censorship

Twitter's decision to start censoring tweets at the request of repressive governments represents a regrettable retreat from the free-flowing ethos that has made it such an essential social networking site.

Updated 14 years ago
GUEST EDITORIAL: Creating jobs with hydropower

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a time when America's economy is still fragile, job creation is stagnant, and energy prices are rising, we should be looking at every opportunity to put Americans back to work and increase dom…

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Good job

When President Barack Obama exchanged a few words with officials in the House chamber before his State of the Union address, the microphone picked up a cryptic comment to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: "Leon, good…

Updated 14 years ago
GUEST EDITORIAL: School board seeks levy, bond approval

MOSES LAKE - What is best for the children? This is the primary question that we ask ourselves when making any decision for the Moses Lake School District. This is also the question that many community members and …

Updated 14 years ago
EDITORIAL: Room to grow

Crowded, tight confined spaces with lots of people lead to bad things.

Updated 14 years ago
Cartoon

Updated 14 years ago
GUEST EDITORIAL: Archdiocese opposes gay marriage

SEATTLE - Legislation has been introduced in Washington State to change the current law defining marriage.

Updated 14 years ago
GUEST EDITORIAL: Reasons to support school levy, bond

MOSES LAKE - "Before you invest, investigate." These are the words of William Arthur Ward, scholar, author, and teacher.

Updated 14 years, 1 month ago
Easy water

Everyone needs food, which takes farmers with water to grow it for us.