Letters to the Editor
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LETTER: Politics affects local people's health care
I’m looking at the headlines of our paper today. There’s the congressional response to the shutdown and the announcement that East Adams Rural Health is laying…
LETTER: Support our teachers and students
To the Editor, There was a buzz in the air that something special was going to happen at the ML school board meeting Sept. 18. I decided to go. As I pu…
LETTER: The cost of fire service
To the Editor, Othello is in the middle of elections, and its contract with Adams County Fire District No. 5 has become an issue. Unfortunately, some of th…
Grant PUD commitment: Our lowest possible rates for core customers
Grant Public Utility District commissioners and leadership are committed to ensuring that our “core customers” – residential, ag, irrigation and small/medium-s…
LETTER: Setting the record straight about fire rates
Othello is in the middle of elections, and its contract with Adams County Fire District No. 5 has become an issue. Unfortunately, some of the campaign response…
LETTER: Disappointed in the PUD
To the Editor, The Public Utility District says it serves the community. Yet on August 26, 2025, it just condemned our family’s land, ignoring four other v…
LETTER: On FEMA and its importance
I’ve read and heard of the news that the current administration wants to eliminate FEMA at the federal level and make the individual states responsible for any…
LETTER: Love the paper, and what's going on with downtown maintenance
Mr. Miller, I enjoyed your editor's letter! I enjoy the desert living! What I also enjoy is my morning newspaper. Lord, we have the BEST paper carriers in …
LETTER: The Parable of the Blocked Gate
LETTER: Remembering my friend, Kevin Fuhr
Kevin Fuhr will be missed. My sincere condolences to Emily, Jordan and friends and family who are sad during this time. Em and Jordan, you two will always be h…
LETTER: Hoping to see a kinder community
Thank you for your editorial in the Thursday, June 26 newspaper. It was very timely and necessary to get the word out.
LETTER: Keep FEMA to benefit all states
I’ve read and heard on the news that the current administration wants to eliminate FEMA at the federal level and make the individual states responsible for any…
LETTER: A homegrown approach to drugs, crime and homelessness in Moses Lake
You deserve a clean, safe city where you and your loved ones feel at ease wherever you may go around town. We know there are plenty of good things happening in…
LETTER: Moses Lake School District vs. courts
It is easier to prove in the court system that harassment, intimidation and bullying are taking place than it is to the school district. In the court system yo…
LETTER: Thankful
We need to remember to be thankful for those who have supported us. The U.S. didn’t fight in Korea, Vietnam or Afghanistan alone. NATO members as well as non-N…