Letters to the Editor
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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 …
LETTER: Thank you Bonnie, Cascade CG and ML Recreation
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.
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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 …