The price gouging for medical and basic supplies at the onset of the coronavirus was troubling. That it has continued as the spread …
The 2020 U.S. Census is underway, and participation in Walla Walla and Columbia counties are, to this point, excellent.
Participation in this month’s Presidential Primary was impressive. Nearly half of Walla Walla County’s registered voters — just shy …
While social distancing is central to the battle to slow the spread of the coronavirus, it’s also essential that necessary medical s…
The global pandemic has, in a very short span of time, changed the way we go about our lives. It’s also forced us to discuss things …
As all fans of college basketball fans are painfully aware, the sports biggest event should have been taking place right now. The NC…
Public schools throughout Washington state now have a needed security tool to make them a bit safer when classes resume because of l…
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, creating more hardships each day, many are looking to government — federal, state and local — f…
The decision to close all schools — public and private — through the end of April was a drastic measure, yet it was a necessary one …
The November General Election, which is just eight months away, must go on an planned. That’s why action is needed now to ensure the…
The hoarding of cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer and toilet paper — toilet paper? — as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded has been r…
The state Legislature appropriated (and then wasted) $750,000 last year to study (yet again) dam removal on the Snake River.
While the focus right now, in the nation and the state, is on the latest emergency, coronavirus (COVID-19), we can’t forget that thi…
Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision on Friday to close public and private schools across the state starting Tuesday will make life difficult …
Derek Brandes has resigned as Walla Walla Community College president so he can dedicate more time to his fight with cancer.
The media, according to the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, “are the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers…
Last year in early May, a big hullabaloo was made when Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that would make daylight savings permanent.
In 1965, the Higher Education Act was passed with the hope of strengthening the educational resources of colleges and universities i…
A once-in-a-decade opportunity is coming to our country starting April 1: Census Day.
Every corner of the earth is now more readily accessible than ever. This is a boon in that we have the opportunity to learn and buil…
The more vulnerable a group of people, the more action should be taken to ensure that group’s safety, especially when it comes to ou…
Your Presidential Primary ballot arrived in the mail a few days ago. You’ve had time to ruminate — and, perhaps, became annoyed at t…
The biggest problem with Walla Walla’s streets are not the potholes, but dangers pedestrians face while trying to cross them.
The state Legislature is now looking at another “windfall” of cash because Boeing has requested an end to its long-running tax prefe…
Oregon’s justice system could be facing an upheavel in a month or so.
State Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, has been accused of doing some concerning things.
Republican lawmakers in Oregon are, once again, playing hide-and-seek — but it’s not to have fun.
The Associated Press reported from Olympia this week that state lawmakers received good news regarding the latest revenue (as in tax…
The state House this week is offering immunity for college students who have campus parking fines or library fees.
Although the local election for school and EMS levies occurred just eight days ago, ballots for another election will be arriving in…
Is Las Vegas-style sports gambling in casinos needed in Washington state?
C orrections officers at the Washington State Penitentiary, as well as at all of the state’s prisons, often face dangerous situation…
Disaster was averted.
