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Letters to the Editor

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Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
LETTER: Sessler's stance on taxes

To the editor; I’m sure many of you have seen the Newhouse commercials on TV and have received the postcards in the mail. (They state) that Jerrod Sessler …

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
LETTER: Thank you for an excellent forum

Thank you, Columbia Basin Herald, for the excellent candidates forum on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the beautiful Wahluke High School.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
LETTER: Facing addiction's impacts

Hello, my name is Jakkob McCallin. I’m 28 years old and I’m from Ephrata, Washington. I’m currently incarcerated at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla …

Updated 1 year, 12 months ago
LETTER: Library a safe place with unique resources

Dear Editor, I was disheartened after hearing the misinformation shared at the Moses Lake City Council Meeting on Tuesday, July 23. As the Supervising Lib…

Updated 2 years ago
LETTER: Being heard matters

Dear Editor, I just read your article in Wednesday’s (June 26) paper about my court and sentencing. I’m really glad you wrote the article because I’ve wante…

Updated 2 years ago
LETTER: In appreciation

Dear Editor, I would like to thank all the workers that applied all the paving on our roads. It was hard, smelly night work, but now we have new smooth road…

Updated 2 years, 1 month ago
LETTER: Thanks for the good reads

Hello. My name is Mr. Tony, school bus driver Rt. 29 Moses Lake School District and I want to give my most heartfelt appreciation of thanks to all those who…

Updated 2 years, 2 months ago
LETTER: Vacation rentals in the R-1 zone

Dear Editor, Vacation rentals in the R-1 single-family zone are parasites. They lower property values of adjacent homes, infringe on multiple neighbors’ rig…

Updated 2 years, 2 months ago
LETTER: MLSD levy failure will hurt schools and community

As we all are well aware by now, the local school levy in Moses Lake failed. Voting down a school levy usually results in reduced funding for essential prog…

Updated 2 years, 3 months ago
LETTER: Support MLSD levy for the future

I have lived in Moses Lake most of my life. I grew up attending schools in Moses Lake from Kindergarten through Big Bend. I received a great education and was …

Updated 2 years, 3 months ago
LETTER: Appreciation and a bit of hindsight

Dear editor, Over the 53 years of living in Moses Lake, we have had kids and grandchildren attend the schools. If I’ve calculated right – from September 197…

Updated 2 years, 3 months ago
LETTER: Be mad about the past, but don’t make our kids pay for it.

As someone who worked really hard to keep the second high school that was approved by voters in the 2017 bond election, I’m very troubled when I hear people ci…

Updated 2 years, 4 months ago
LETTER: Code update, enforcement needed for vacation rentals

Dear Editor, We recently submitted this letter to the City of Moses Lake, City Council, Planning Commission and Ms. Kirsten Peterson, who’s the Community De…

Updated 2 years, 5 months ago
LETTER: Seniors and caretakers deserve fully funded Medicaid

I am the assisted living facility administrator of a small, non-profit facility called The Cambridge, which is the only long-term care center serving Columbia …