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…
National Newspaper Week: The vital role of local newspapers in our communities and democracy
As we recognize National Newspaper Week, it’s a timely reminder of the vital role local newspapers play in upholding democracy and supporting the fabric of our…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Dateline wherever ...
If you’re reading this, you’ve seen a few datelines in your time. That city name at the beginning of a news article. Do you know what it means and why it’s put…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Let’s stand together
The Moses Lake School District is facing some challenges. They’re not the only district in our area to have some difficulties. The Wahluke, Soap Lake, Quincy a…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Honor and hope
I had the privilege of attending three Memorial Day events Monday wherein area residents visited the cemeteries in Soap Lake, Ephrata and Quincy to honor those…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Trust must be earned and the clock is ticking
Last week, I penned a column focused on the Moses Lake School District levy election. My primary point with that column was that voter turnout countywide was abysmal, leading to a small minority of voters deciding …
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Your vote matters, and here's why
I recently met with a Moses Lake School District official who made a good point. If all of the employees with MLSD had voted in favor of the maintenance and…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Vetting national and regional news
MOSES LAKE — Today’s media landscape often looks like a big bowl of spaghetti tossed against a wall already splattered with curry, leftover taco meat and gummy…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: It takes a village…
EPHRATA – We’ve all heard the old saying telling us that it “takes a village to raise a child” or some similar paraphrase. After my experience last Thursday wi…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: We are Ephrata Town Hall set for March 28
EPHRATA – The Columbia Basin Herald will be hosting a town hall at the Ephrata High School Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. on March 28 with representatives fr…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Covering sensitive situations
MOSES LAKE – In yesterday’s edition of the Columbia Basin Herald we covered two delicate topics that require a great deal of empathy, compassion and thought to…
Letter from the editor: Pets are a community responsibility
As a community, we’re still struggling in the Columbia Basin to take care of the animals in our communities. While some progress has been made as funding becom…
Letter from the editor: Thoughts on Veterans Day
On May 5, 1996, I got on an airplane for the first time and went to Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
EDITORIAL: Paws for thought
Late in September, Adams County Pet Rescue announced that, without an influx of funding, it would need to shutter its doors and stop serving the people and pets of Adams County...
A note of appreciation from the publisher
Dear Readers and Subscribers of the Columbia Basin Herald, As president of the Hagadone Corporation's Communications Division, I wish to share my sincere pr…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Covering the county seat
Last month, the Grant County Journal ran its last issue after more than a century of publishing and serving Ephrata and the surrounding area...