We've got feline fever. Go Wildcats! - Move over, basketball. It's time for football to take its rightful place in the trophy case at Central Washington University. Ranked No. 1 in the nation among NCAA Division II teams and sporting an untarnished 11-0 record, the CWU Wildcats will take the f...MORE...
11/20/09 Letters to the Editor - Price should be paid To the editor -- Whoa! Hold up a minute! We're back in Fantasy Land again, aren't we? When did the Yakima Herald-Republic begin publishing fiction? What do I mean? I read in the Oct. 28 edition that a pregnant woman and her unborn chi...MORE...
Trust would better ensure return on bailout bucks - This editorial appears in the Nov. 19, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic. When General Motors talks, U.S. taxpayers listen. That's because we all have a stake in its future. On Monday, the once-dominant automaker, which had a brief encounter with bankruptcy...MORE...
11/19/09 Letters to the Editor - Native American Heritage To the editor -- I thought that, by now at least, the Yakima Herald-Republic would have featured something about National Native American Heritage Month, which is November. Some story ideas would be the presidential proclamation, ...MORE...
11/18/09 More Letters to the Editor - The following letters appear only on yakimaherald.com. Why did Hastings vote no? To the editor -- I was thrilled to learn that on Nov. 7 history was made, as the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 3962 (the Affordable Health Care for Americ...MORE...
11/18/09 Letters to Editor - Life and death To the editor -- In regard to health care reform, I see it, not as socialism, but as providing medical care as a public utility. More lives have been saved by public health measures than by all the direct medical care since time began. Now,...MORE...
Trust judicial system: Try 9/11 suspects in Manhattan - It won't be easy and it won't come without criticism, but the decision to place the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four co-defendants on trial in federal court makes sense....MORE...
Agencies must prove they can work together on clean water - The fact that two state agencies responsible for clean water and livestock have agreed to a broad outline for coordinated regulation is good news for the Yakima Valley. It's a step in the right direction. But the question still remains: Can water quality...MORE...
11/17/09 Letters to the Editor - No conversation To the editor -- Two days post-election, a front-page story on Referendum 71 analyzed that vote, but a large factor was left out of the analysis. Guest editorials of state Rep. David Taylor and the Rev. Jane Newall that appeared four days ...MORE...
11/16/09 Letters to the Editor - Group homes start a better life To the editor -- Re: The Nov. 1 article, "Seeing double trouble," in which Alex Santillanes expressed his lack of tolerance for group homes (aka clean and sober houses) in his neighborhood. The people who live in these hous...MORE...
11/15/09 Letters to the Editor - Stops made for all crimes To the editor -- The Oct. 24 article, "YPD reports results from interdiction on highways," says that criminal interdiction is "primarily traffic stops intended to look more for drug trafficking than bad driving." That is incorrec...MORE...
Selah Creek plan reflects bold thinking - The following was published Nov. 15, 2009. Yakima County's proposal to pipe water from the Columbia River to a reservoir in Selah Creek is certainly a bold move, coming less than a month before a water study group expects to stitch together a list of pro...MORE...
11/14/09 Letters to the Editor - Meaning of Veterans Day To the editor -- I experienced one of the most meaningful Veterans Day on Nov. 11. I escorted my mother and father to the parade in Yakima. My father is a World War II veteran. He served in the Navy, and after active duty, he serv...MORE...
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