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.
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…
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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…
Every legislative session in Olympia, there are several highly publicized and controversial bills that become law. But there also are conseque…
We are a loosely structured group of retired physicians who have lived and practiced in Yakima for three and four decades. We have become incr…
Yakima County Superior Court recently declared a mistrial in a homicide case because of juror misconduct. The purpose of this writing is to ex…
“I wish my parents understood that being sad doesn’t mean I’m being lazy.”
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the creation of the Washington apples specialty license plates by the Legislature. The first plat…
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump was a remarkable civics lesson on constitutional issues of free speech. The meaning of the words …
For nearly three decades, we’ve been grappling with diminishing salmon runs, and these fish are running out of time. Now, thanks to Congressma…
As Yakima residents know, water issues here in the West can be contentious — discussions can quickly become arguments. We’re now seeing someth…
I do not know how U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse deals with reality, but his statement to the Yakima Herald on Dec. 29 leads me to believe he needs a …
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