Deportation? Let's use some common sense - Telling the truth has consequences. While we have been taught that something good should follow, that's not always the case. For Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a Pakistani immigrant and National Guard soldier trying to obtain U.S. citizenship, the truth-telling...MORE...
11/08/09 Letters to the Editor - Control health costs To the editor -- All the talk about health care reform masks a simple fact. We consumers are the only ones who can bring costs into line. Were we to adopt a more sensible and Spartan lifestyle, medical costs would plummet. Suffering f...MORE...
11/08/09 More Letters to the Editor - Meld our past with the future To the editor -- If we follow the logic espoused by the owner of The Depot Restaurant, historic downtown Yakima should more closely resemble its historic roots. Thus, Garden Dance should push tight corsets and mutton sleeves,...MORE...
11/07/09 Letters to the Editor - Operation Harvest success To the editor -- On behalf of the area food banks that provide for the less fortunate, I want to personally thank all those who helped ensure the success of the 27th annual Rotary Operation Harvest this year. Due to the caring an...MORE...
11/07/09 More Letters to the Editor - Morals of the story To the editor -- Recently, I saw a woman in front of a minimart with all of her belongings. It was very cold and she looked upset and ill. I asked if she needed help. She started to cry and told me she had been dropped off by her daugh...MORE...
11/06/09 Letters to the Editor - Keep Ahtanum View open To the editor -- Upon reading the Oct. 16 article about the closure of Ahtanum View Corrections facility and others, I noticed a very important part was left out that the public needs to know. For these closures to happen, a change ...MORE...
Valley voters never should be underestimated - Tuesday's election returns in Central Washington held true to several proven political strategies -- name familiarity is always an asset and being considered a fiscal conservative is a bonus. And getting a Republican Party endorsement in a nonpartisan rac...MORE...
11/05/09 Letters to the Editor - Nitrate, MetHb study To the editor -- Thank you for a very informative "Watershed Report" on Oct. 9 by Leah Beth Ward. May I add some data? In 2004-2005 the Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Health conducted a $594,934...MORE...
Forest Service needs to better plan, inform public of burns - This editorial appears in the Nov. 5, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic. Where there's smoke, there should be fire. It took a few weeks, but the Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency made the right decision by turning up the heat and putting the U.S. Forest Servi...MORE...
Tax credit will rev up first-time home buys over bleak winter - A measure to continue the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home- buyers appears headed for passage in Congress, and that's good news for the Yakima Valley. But its renewal doesn't mean the program has run smoothly. As with most efforts to kic...MORE...
11/04/09 Letters to the Editor - Giving a real picture To the editor -- Kudos to the Yakima Herald-Republic for the aerial picture on the cover of the Oct. 12 newspaper. The television video coverage was worthless, as far as appreciating the scope of the slide on State Route 410. Apparen...MORE...
Don't complain, do something about it-- Vote! - Years ago, an early winter storm could doom the turnout on an election day. Faced with blustery winds and drifting snow, prospective voters would often surrender to the elements and forego the arduous task of getting to the polling booths on time. But tho...MORE...
11/03/09 Letters to the Editor - Ongoing socialism To the editor -- Re: Matt Thompson's Oct. 4 letter, "Socialism seems OK." Socialism is taking from those who earn without their permission, which is stealing, and giving to those who don't. "From each according to his ability, to each ac...MORE...
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11/02/09 Letters to the Editor - Election bodes well for Yakima To the editor -- The Nov. 3 election for Yakima City Council appears to me to be more than just that. To me it is a barometer indicating the improving health and vitality of the city of Yakima. It seems to this reader that t...MORE...
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