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…
Who's next?
If you step back and look at it dispassionately, perhaps you won’t be surprised that President Barack Obama has fallen rather “low” in the popularity polls.
Pain before taxes
Washington state faces a $4.6 billion shortfall due to declining revenue.
Bad call
From the start, the Obama administration made a weak case for trying terror suspects in civilian courts. Last week's acquittal of Ahmed Ghailani on 284 of 285 counts in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya …
Good news
The dramatic turnaround story of General Motors has etched another milestone with a successful stock market offering, reducing the government's ownership share well below the crucial 50 percent mark.
Real stimulus
Federal power grabs called "stimulus" bills haven't worked. Hanging carrots outside banks hasn't done it. Now the Federal Reserve is going to try to stimulate the economy with a $600 billion bond purchase it hopes …
Online clarity
Anyone venturing into the Internet knows their online life is an open book. Forgive the mixed metaphor, but the knowledge virtually every keystroke is being monitored is both understood and wearing thin.
Better ways
If you ever travel by commercial airline, you know the drill: Provide ID, take off shoes, put change, keys and cellphones in the bin, and step through the metal detector. Like a bum knee, it’s a pain, but one you’v…
Responsibility
Republicans swept into power across much of the country, gaining control of the House and more seats in the Senate. What’s more, they won key governors’ races, including victories in swing states like Michigan and …
Time to vote
We have our ballots and our state voters pamphlet in hand, and it's time to vote.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Baker addresses advertising
MOSES LAKE — Please don’t be alarmed by the ad run in the CBH news paper, money is no object in the incumbents campaign. This ad is using Innuendos to suggest that Ron Baker is involved in a deception on campaign f…
GUEST EDITORIAL: Clough writes of support for veterans
KENNEWICK — There have been a number of contentious issues in this campaign. I’d like to take this chance to explain exactly where the contention comes from on a couple of these issues.
Letters
We’ve been getting a lot of calls and e-mails here at the Columbia Basin Herald about an election-related letter that we printed last Thursday. In the letter, a supporter of Sheriff DeTrolio speculated on opponent …
Free speech, hard decisions and one letter
MOSES LAKE — “Freedom isn’t free.”
Candidates' turn
The Columbia Basin Herald continues to ask candidates to write guest editorials.
Elections to determine PUD direction
GUEST EDITORIAL