02/09/10 Letters to the Editor - Obama the meeting crasher To the editor -- While reading an article in The New American, "From Copenhagen: Obama Fails to 'Seal the Deal,'" written by William F. Jasper, Jan. 18 edition, I had an LOL moment. In fact I laughed so loud that my husband came ...MORE...
02/08/10 Letters to the Editor - Enough innuendos To the editor -- On Jan. 18, your cartoon characterization of the Haiti disaster greatly offended me as did the op-ed column by Kathleen Parker, "Give Satan a holiday." I found both mean-spirited and biased against anyone who claims to b...MORE...
02/07/10 Letters to the Editor, online-only edition - Support Prosser M&O levy To the editor -- I would like to express my support for the Maintenance and Operations Levy proposed by the Prosser School District. My time as a school director has revealed the importance of this funding to support the ongoi...MORE...
Ruling underscores school districts' need for levies - A judge's ruling Thursday that concludes the state has failed in its constitutional duty to fully fund basic education comes as no particular surprise. It also underscores another message that's worth repeating: Local school levies are vital. The ruling...MORE...
02/07/10 Letters to the Editor - Try some different leaders To the editor -- We have a national crisis, and it is not global warming or health care reform; it is our federal government trying to change our lives into a socialistic-communistic society. Americans who value the freedoms pro...MORE...
State must assure safety of its most vulnerable citizens - State must assure safety of its most vulnerable citizens When Nadra McSherry died in 2006, a doctor said the heart attack that killed her resulted from an infection caused by a quarter-size bedsore that opened all the way down to her tailbone. Her deat...MORE...
02/07/10 Letters to the Editor-- school levies - Levy addresses Naches Valley needs To the editor -- As a student at Naches Valley High School, I feel it is extremely important that our technology and capital project levy pass. Our school desperately needs updated technology. Updates would include teach...MORE...
02/06/10 Letters to the Editor - Cost of bilingual bonuses To the editor -- In your "Premiering Today: New Classified Ads" section of the Jan. 13 edition, I found an advertisement for two licensing service representatives. The advertisement went on to say that the two positions available...MORE...
02/06/10 Letters to the Editor, thank-you edition - Thanks for ... Responsible citizens To the editor -- Once again, responsible citizens of Yakima have stepped forward. The fire department and police responded to a collision I was involved in; there wasn't time to express how much their service was apprec...MORE...
Enforcement is key to any panhandling decision - How a city deals with panhandlers varies in about as many ways as the panhandlers themselves. Some cities, such as Seattle, restrict beggars from obstructing or physically intimidating people to get money. Tacoma goes further by making it a misdemeanor to...MORE...
02/05/10 Letters to the Editor - Vote yes on Naches levy To the editor -- My wife, Sue, and I are 43-year Naches Valley residents. We consider it a clean, safe, wonderful place to live and to raise a family. The schools help make this a great place to live. No one likes to pay any more t...MORE...
02/04/10 Letters to the Editor, online-only edition - The following letters appear only on yakimaherald.com. Support Naches levy To the editor -- As a student at Naches Valley High School, I strongly support the current levy. If the levy is passed, it will be spent on instruction, extracurricular activities...MORE...
02/04/10 Letters to the Editor - Yakima Valley School To the editor -- I just read the updated story on the yakimaherald.com posting that legislation to close the Yakima Valley School will get a hearing. I am outraged and wonder just what prompted this discussion in the first place. Does...MORE...
Bid to unionize child-care centers still a bad idea - A measure in the Legislature to force child-care centers to be unionized has not aged well. Though the proposal never became law during the past two legislative sessions, House lawmakers seem undaunted. The Democratic majority successfully passed House Bi...MORE...
Confidential bank oversight won't return confidence - This editorial appears in the Feb. 3, 2010, Yakima Herald-Republic. Getting tough with financial institutions is in full swing both in Washington, D.C., and Washington state. The U.S. House has already cleared legislation that would help regulators break...MORE...
02/03/10 Letters to the Editor - Earth's carbon pileup To the editor -- Opinions have surfaced that humans don't know whether global warming is a fact and, if true, what can be done about it. An analogy may help the situation. Imagine line workers at a conveyor belt, packing material as ...MORE...
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