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…
Tax time
Are you ready to pay more taxes?
Foreclosure folly
If all goes according to plan, the Obama administration’s new anti-foreclosure effort will prevent many more foreclosures than its current one and do more to moderate the decline in home prices. That is a big if.
Census Vital to Farmers, Ranchers, Rural America
Judy Olson
National drug problem needs to be discussed
D. Angus Lee
Un-American?
A recent attack ad put out by Keep America Safe, a conservative national security organization headed by Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, twists the very values it purports to defend.
Gun rights
State governments can and should enact gun regulations that increase the public’s safety, but Americans do have an individual right to own them.
Crescent barred
Does the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) really have a policy about people living on Grant County PUD’s Crescent Bar Island?
Bill gives free pass to bad decisions
EPHRATA — State Sen. Rosa Franklin, D-South Tacoma, sponsored Senate bill 5516 that “would cut down on deaths from drug-related overdoses by discontinuing the prosecution of people who alert hospitals or police if …
Bugging us
There is something bugging us about the state’s new idea on protecting mosquitoes.
Don't scoop funds from injured
SEATTLE — The Governor has proposed — and the House and Senate appear poised to agree to — the scooping of $2 million from the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Account, established pursuant to the Tommy Manning Act (RC…
Budget ideas
We asked readers to suggest ways for the state to correct their budget woes. Some letter writers offer thoughtful ideas, while some bloggers just argued.
Governor hides hundreds of documents
OLYMPIA — Is Gov. Chris Gregoire constitutionally entitled to keep secrets from you? She thinks so.
Clarifying ShirtBuilders' role with irrigation district
MOSES LAKE — I am writing this letter to the community at large regarding a recent Rich Archer campaign flyer mailing that included the name of my business, ShirtBuilders, information pertaining to work done for …
Bad medicine
We would enjoy affordable health care for everyone in the United States.
Greenhouse greed deters businesses
OLYMPIA — As the debate rages over the causes and consequences of global warming, one impact is certain: Global warming is about to create an avalanche of lawsuits against the federal government and private industr…