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Dent, Garcia outline budget priorities, leadership approaches
EPHRATA — As voters in Washington's 13th Legislative District prepare to cast their ballots, they will choose betw…
Soap Lake councilmembers balk at government change
SOAP LAKE — Several Soap Lake city councilmembers are voicing disapproval over a ballot proposition that, if passed, would institute a city manager form of gov…
Trump comparisons wrong
I believe it’s an outrage to call the campaign a movement, to compare a racist, woman-hating name-caller, who states his acknowledgment of David Duke and the KKK and what they represent, to other candidates and to …
Trump would protect America from Islamist extremists
Muslims are now targeting Christian churches in California, gathering outside in mass during services and shouting and screaming “Allah Akbar” through mega phones. This is intimidation jihad.
Soap Lake may benefit from new form of government
Citing communication issues between Soap Lake Mayor Raymond Gravelle and the city council, councilmember Robert Brown and former councilmember Maynard Hagan are proposing a big change for the small town of about 1,…
How can anyone back Trump after assassination threat?
I’m not a reporter or a public figure but it doesn’t take a person of intelligence to know that Donald Trump made a threat to Hillary Clinton on national TV to be taken out, assassinated. How desperate are Republic…
'Death tax' fears rooted in myth
We are told the “death tax” is terrible and should be repealed because it hurts small businesses. If it were only true.
Don't blame media for Trump's problems
Donald Trump blames the media and he called the media biased and corrupt. I guess you have to find someone to blame when you’re losing. The media’s not corrupt; they’re just doing their job under the First Amendmen…
McGowan not allowed to run as write-in candidate
MOSES LAKE — Brian McGowan, R-Moses Lake, will not be allowed to run for Grant County Commissioner District No. 2, because of state election law regarding repe…
Dear Mr. Trump...
As a veteran chaplain of the United States Army for 10 years, I was offended by your flippant remarks concerning some of our brave citizens who have been involved with the great military services of our country. “O…
Trump's words show him unfit for the presidency
About time that somebody out there was looking out for the safety of Americans. Thank you to those 50 GOP national security experts for opposing Trump as a threat to mankind. Trump is so busy putting Hillary Clinto…
Moses Lake 'traffic safety'
A couple of weeks ago I was visiting the otherwise fair city of Moses Lake and was entrapped to the tune of $112 by one of their intersection photo ticketing machines.
Pack's DUI diminishes his fitness to serve
We all have a past. Good choices or bad, they make up who we are and what we’ve become. Some people learn from their mistakes and live a richer life because of them. Others aren’t so fortunate.
Adams County unemployment rate remains steady
RITZVILLE — The unemployment rate in Adams County dropped one-tenth of a percentage point between May and June, but remained the same as June 2015. But the num…
Othello School District budget reviewed at meeting
OTHELLO — The general fund budget for the Othello School District for the 2016-17 school year will be $48,552,376 for the 2016-17 school year. The general fund…
McGowan to run as write-in candidate for county commissioner
MOSES LAKE — Brian McGowan, R-Moses Lake, announced Monday he will be running as a write-in candidate for Grant County Commissioner District No. 2.