05/15/08 Letters to the Editor - 'Expelled': intelligent film To the editor -- No intelligence allowed is the basic conclusion of Ben Stein's documentary, "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." I for one thought it was an eye-opener. In its first week, it had already become one of the top ...MORE...

Big Nine reshuffle lacks logic - Spirited high school rivalries do come and go, but usually with good reason. But we're not seeing any good reason for the shakeup next school year for the new Columbia Basin Big Nine Athletic Conference that ends the long-standing league-play rivalry betw...MORE...

05/14/08 Letters to the Editor - CWU thriving To the editor -- The May 9 editorial asked whether Central Washington University's "house is in order." The answer is an unequivocal "yes." All large organizations face daily challenges. President Jerilyn McIntyre and her administrative tea...MORE...

It'll take all our efforts to keep reducing crime - The good news is that Yakima's overall crime rate for 2007 dipped to the lowest level since the modern records have been kept, dating back to the late 1970s. The bad news is that we still have too much crime and we don't care at all for the fact that we'r...MORE...

Yakima deserves cohesive, strife-free police department - There should be no question that good police work is a significant factor in the fact that Yakima's crime rate -- and particularly its property crime rate -- is on the decline. And while we celebrate the good news of a major crime downturn, we share the d...MORE...

Count Fisher golf course as a quality of life asset - The fate of Fisher Park golf course continues to hang in the balance as ways are explored to keep the nine-hole course in operation, and what a shame it would be if three important words are forgotten when judging its value to the community: quality of li...MORE...

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Gates' Ready by Five only adds to Yakima's future-building bent - Thanks to Thrive by Five Washington and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, another key piece has been added to the puzzle in terms of ensuring that Yakima continues as a thriving community into the future -- and even becomes a model for the rest of th...MORE...

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Keep community at the heart of Southeast Center debate - Any discussion of what's best for the future of the Southeast Yakima Community Center must remain focused on the key word in the debate. And that would be "community." Let's step beyond agendas and nostalgia and look to the greater community good in gener...MORE...

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