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Adams County Sheriff’s candidates talk retention, AC Jail at Othello forum
OTHELLO — Recruiting and retaining staff and continuing work on the Adams County Jail were among the questions fie…
Support Nick Wallace for Superior Court Judge
As you read this, there are 124 days left until Nov. 8, Election Day. Ah, a sigh of relief!
Brian McGowan announces run for county commissioner
MOSES LAKE — Having served as a Port of Moses Lake commissioner, Brian McGowan, R-Moses Lake, believes he can bring his previous experience in economic develop…
Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate visits Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Chris Reykdal, D-Tumwater, believes that education should not be a partisan issue and, i…
Soap Lake residents voice concern over audit findings
SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake residents came out in full force to Wednesday night’s city council meeting to voice concern over a recent state audit that took issue wit…
Approve the high school construction bond
Sooner than later the city of Moses Lake will be forced to build another high school. When schools are overcrowded it stresses children and teachers. We can’t afford to keep turning the school bond down. You have t…
Don't use religion to justify evil
All people are born with free will. Not all minds think alike. Americans are lucky to have freedom of religion. Young people should be educated to choose their own path to happiness. It is their constitutional righ…
LGBT people are all God's children
I speak out against at all forms of injustices, but I find it very difficult for me to speak out against hate against LGBT human beings in Moses Lake. I once read a speech by an NAACP Baptist minister urging everyo…
Unite to defeat Trump
Bernie Sanders gave a good run. Now it’s time to accept the nominee, Hillary Clinton. It’s time to put our differences aside and unite together to stop Donald Trump and do what’s right for the nation. The people’s …
Oregon's tax measure potential boom for Washington
Washington’s next economic development plan may be written by Oregon voters next November.
Trial by e-mob
By now everybody has heard of Brock Turner, the swimmer-turned-rapist who received a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a fellow student at Stanford University. Turner, 20, took advantage of a drunk wo…
Nathan Pack announces candidacy for County Commissioner's seat
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake small business owner recently announced his candidacy for Grant County Commissioner District No. 2.
Warnick, Dent to host town hall meeting
MOSES LAKE — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, will be holding a town hall meeting in Moses Lake on Thursday.
Why Nathan Pack?
I am a senior manager/leader at a major commercial engineering company and have served 20 years in the Air Force prior. I have led many teams into combat and led many other teams to execute major programs. What is …
Strikes, political pressure could obliterate jobs
A friend was reading the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Union Newsletter. The newsletter contains speeches given by union officers to the members, riling them up.
Protests should be peaceful and law-abiding
Freedom to protest doesn’t grant anyone the right to break the law and engage in violence. People who break the law and engage in violence are not peaceful proterters; they’re criminals who need to be prosecuted to…