The Rev. Robert L. Trimble, retired minister of Yakima’s Mount Hope Baptist Church, had a firsthand view of civil rights history in the 1960s.
The Columbia-Snake River agreement recently announced by the Biden administration is a positive step. It moves us closer toward the modern, decarbonized energy system we need to address climate change and toward honoring tribal treaty obligations in the Northwest. This is especially true for…
An open letter to Republicans in the Yakima Valley:
Most of us have heard the answer “No, might does not make right.” Yet as David Hume showed, most cultures are built on the answer being “Yes.”
I opened another loathsome email recently — this one from a MAGA-maniac who was foaming at the mouth after listening to one of Rural Americans…
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, who wrote so many of the “Federalist Papers” in the late 1780s to persuade people to ratify our proposed…
So, what do you want to do when you graduate?
Racism is an ugly word, and what it creates is even uglier.
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, or the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, bars from office any person…
The League of Women Voters of Yakima County regrets to announce the cancellation of the Candidates Forum for the upcoming Yakima City Council …
The Tri-City Herald published an article on Feb. 21 revisiting what they called “one of the worst crime sprees in Tri-City history.” It was pa…
I had a pit in my stomach as I listened to a recent KIT interview regarding Narcan vending machines in Yakima.
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Aboard the papal plane on April 30, Pope Francis said talks were underway to return artifacts to Indigenous people in Canada.
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Farmworkers keep us healthy and well-nourished. They deserve to be paid extra when they work extra.
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On July 29, 2021, Florencio Gueta Vargas died from atherosclerotic disease with environmental heat as a contributing factor while working at a…
Like so many other immigrant kids in Yakima, I spent my childhood in between school, hanging out with friends and helping my parents out in th…
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