Editorial
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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…
Grant County's power threatened by bitcoin
Grant County has been invaded by a parasitic power hog that threatens all electricity rate classes and will hamper job growth and tax base expansion for years …
Dairy cattle good for agriculture
As National Dairy Month comes to an end, it’s an excellent opportunity to reflect on the cows’ contributions to society and their vital role in the sustainability cycle of agriculture.
How many more will it take?
How many more children have to be bullied and or commit suicide before those who are supposed to say they know what’s best wake up and do what needs to be done…
Courthouse security additions a wise move
Visitors to the Grant County Courthouse and Sheriff’s Office now have added security with a metal detector and bag X-ray. Monday was the first day the new measures were put into place.
Getting in tune with nature
There is an underlying cadence, a rhythm if you will, that I believe has been carefully interwoven into the world that we find ourselves. You can say the heart…
Sound off to the voters
Hooray! It’s election season, that time of year when a hundred voices compete to promise that they will do a fantastic job running our government, or at least not botch it as badly as the other guy.
Making a statement with graduation
Hundreds of students throughout the Columbia Basin are graduating high school this month. From Coulee City to Mattawa, seniors are marking the occasion with graduation ceremonies, receptions and, of course, graduat…
Spring Festival helps unite Moses Lake
The Moses Lake Spring Festival is gearing up today for a four-day-long community celebration for the Memorial Day weekend.
Support Honor Flight veterans
Saturday, May 19 is Armed Forces Day, set aside to honor men and women who are serving in the military. Locally, the day is being marked with a fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ephrata American Legion and Auxilia…
Suicide Awareness Hike much needed
With the stigma surrounding mental health issues and suicide, we are so glad that two Moses Lake residents, Aaron Molina and Carlos Avila, are raising awareness about suicide awareness and prevention with a 22-kilo…
Help spruce up Moses Lake
The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce’s City Wide Clean-Up is quickly approaching on Saturday, May 5. Between 350 and 500 bags, sponsors, and volunteers are still needed. The chamber is specifically asking for two or …
Do something, but what?
We have been watching many students walking out of classrooms and demonstrating. State Legislatures and Congress should do something to improve school safety a…
School shooting shouldn't erase teenage normalcy
A month and a half ago, an angry, messed-up young man entered a high school in Florida, pulled a fire alarm and started shooting people as they emerged from classrooms. The aftermath included 17 dead, another 17 wo…
Standing naked in the world
Shocking title! You are not physically without clothes in public, but your digital identity is visible and unprotected. In a way, you are standing nude in the …
Why would we not build a second high school?
So why would you not build a new high school if 60 percent of your voters said ‘“let us work together and make our community a better place to live, grow, and …