Our communities, and the elected officials who create policies that support them, are in one of the most unique times in recent history.
Many of us begin the new year resolved to make changes to improve our lives and help others. We might vow to eat better, get more exercise, sp…
As a young reporter, I was fortunate to have a crusty old editor named Wilbur Johnson.
This country has given me so much, and after the recent midterm elections, I am extremely optimistic about the future — but right now, my hope…
The past two pandemic years in health care have been chaotic, and from my lens as a physician there’s no end in sight. Even so, with all the c…
In the mid-1980s, the owners of the Central Washington Railroad proposed building a rail marshalling in the Lower Yakima Valley near Mabton.
During the decade of the 1990s, a baker’s dozen of salmon and steelhead stocks in the Columbia Basin were listed under the Endangered Species …
Let’s not normalize diabetes by providing insulin. Let’s not normalize sudden cardiac events by having AEDs available.
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of p…
New faculty and colleagues from Bothell, Tacoma and Seattle campuses at the University of Washington will be taking their bus tour of the stat…
Run for office or keep quiet.” It’s similar to the refrain we hear when well-known people in sports or entertainment weigh in on political top…
County and statewide election filings will soon be upon us.
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As another Mental Health Month is upon us this May, our work at Comprehensive Healthcare continues to focus on uplifting and supporting those …
Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee are examining how our region could replace the services of the federal lower Snake River dams as part of…
The Herald-Republic suggests governing won out over politicking during the just-concluded legislative session (“State Democrats’ focus on gove…
Hank Mann of Yakima raised questions in his March 28 letter to the editor that we believe warrant a response and some explanation.
My name is Joey Lawrence and I’m bringing surfing to the Yakima Valley. Despite adjectives like “nightmare” and “monstrosity” used in a recent…
The global pandemic has, rightfully so, grabbed headlines as we all grapple with its ongoing impacts on our health care system. What COVID-19 …
When facing turbulent times, America has always been able to count on the everyday heroes who rise to the occasion to protect our country and …
If you have a loved one with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Washington, there’s a good chance that the Supported Living direct…
Like many others, I read the Herald-Republic’s Nov. 21 editorial (“Redrawing legislative districts is a game of inches”) about the state Redis…
As the Republican leaders of the House Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee (RDAN), we are directly involved in addre…
‘It’s only a few cents more. Less than a latte a day.” It’s the same thing we’ve heard time and time again supporting tax hikes in Washington.
In the Aug. 22 editorial “Construction ahead: WSDOT’s budget is wearing thin,” WSDOT shared concerns about stretched budgets for state road an…
When I became Yakima County commissioner in 2020, my priority was to defend the businesses, schools and churches of Yakima County from governm…
The COVID-19 pandemic hit our communities hard. When cases started appearing in Washington last March, the labor movement mobilized, fighting …
The ongoing transition in Afghanistan is challenging to our national identity as the superpower of our modern world. Our propensity to call th…
While Gov. Jay Inslee has repeatedly said how important it is for Washingtonians to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 disease, his unilatera…
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