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…
CBH editorial: Circumstances call for community mindset
“We’ve gone crazy,” said a shopper out loud in a grocery store aisle lined with empty shelves. This shopper expressed what many other ordinary Americans have felt, the surprise and frustration at finding no potatoe…
CBH Editorial: Responsible reaction to COVID-19
A new member of the coronavirus category called COVID-19 is at the top of the news here and about everywhere. The virus has so far claimed one life in Grant County and mobilized institutional resources against it.
CBH editorial: Working together for Moses Lake water
It’s almost March, and spring is waiting in the wings. Here in Moses Lake, spring means changing our clocks and getting out the lawn furniture, and it is also when our eyes turn toward the big body of water for whi…
CBH Editorial: Fire impact fees cake is not baked
If a cake is not done, you put it back in the oven. If you bake it and bake it and the cake is still unpalatable, there might be something wrong with the recipe.
CBH Editorial: Rhetoric not helping on gun issues
The right to bear arms has been in the news a great deal this last week.
Guest column:: Setting the record straight on Moses Lake’s new high school
In Mr. Jon Lane’s recent guest column “Voters approved a second high school, not academy,” there were some fundamental inaccuracies that need to be corrected. …
Letter: Voters approved a second high school, not academy
We live in exciting and challenging times. I want to state my position on the construction plan the Moses Lake School District has unveiled.
It's time to invest in education beyond high school
The elections are over, and lawmakers are once again gearing up to gather in Olympia for the 2019 legislative session. Their job this year is challenging because legislators must write the next two-year state budge…
Some facts about the Grant County PUD
I’m not choosing sides, but it’s time to move past the adversarial posturing toward the District and the Commission and get back to the facts. We have led well.
A new County Commissioner for new perspectives and leadership
Grant County has been good to me. I am in a position to give back by utilizing the skills and experiences I have gained in my 42-plus-year career. Grant County…
What is an assault weapon?
What is an assault weapon? Obviously something that does damage, regardless of whether it is a firearm, knife, rock or something else. Today, we should recogni…
Know your PUD
There are a lot of great things about living in Grant County, and one of them is our Grant PUD. Yet we frequently don’t think about it except to grumble at having to pay one more bill every month. Sure, the Grant P…
Electronic building permits a good move
The Grant County Planning Department is working to pick up the pace by processing some building permits electronically.
Grant County government accomplishing good things
I have been a lifelong resident of Royal City living on our family farm with my husband Rick of 32 years. I have enjoyed the country life and raising our three…
Misconceptions about Grant PUD
As a slight introduction, I have been your Grant PUD Commissioner for the past twelve years and have chosen not to seek re-election. As I ride off into the sun…