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In case you didn't know, we've got a lot of problems in the world right now. And those problems are voiced very loudly, sometimes even violently. We have division, brutality, political differences and even strong opinions both ways about face ornamentation. What we need are more solutions. Not just from highly-educated people who have had all day to think about it, just more potential solutions. We need to look at the problems from many different ways and then start trying them. Some of those...
Let's review our national time since November 2016: "Tyranny." "Fake news." "Hoax." "Enemy of the people." Have you noticed that these and his other accusations apply more to our president than anyone/anything else? The president does not know many things, and he certainly does not know how to lead. It has taken only a lowly virus for more and more Americans to realize that our would-be emperor has no attire except a long red tie (made in China). The president does not know how to lead and ignores any good leadership advice offered to him. He...
Rather than emphasizing personal, individual freedoms, perhaps the leaders of our civilized society should focus on establishing and assuring fair and effective rules that protect the freedom of all individuals. Necessarily this means that all citizens must accept some reduction in their individual freedoms while benefitting from the limits on the freedoms of others. For example, newspapers have the freedom to publish lies about individuals, but that freedom of speech is limited by the affected individual’s legal right to litigate for f...
This was one eloquent editorial (Lisa Meyer, June 25, 2020) I would love to see it sent to the WSJ or a big national newspaper. Jeanne M. Prier, Portland, Oregon...
Did you hear about the right wing protester who went to a liberty rally and was filmed yelling he is not going to bow down to any of Inslee’s unconstitutional rules, and he will never wear a stupid mask either? Did you hear he got the Covid-19 virus and had to be taken care of by his mother - since his wife had left him and moved to another town a couple of months before? Did you hear that after losing fifteen pounds he finally got well, but his mother got sick from taking care of him and she ended up dying? Did you hear this made the rest o...
Has America lost its mind? Perhaps 2020 will be best described in history books as the year a virus from China caused a global pandemic, massive riots erupted across the country, the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum, and there was an attempt to rewrite American history — all leading to what is sure to be an interesting November at the polls. If you are like me, you’ve likely been trying to tune out the national media to retain a little bit of self-worth and delay the onset of manic de...
Jody Opheim, CARES Act funding coordinator, gave a report to county commissioners Monday, July 29. She has been hired to help administer the program in Whitman County; including paperwork, reporting and ultimately, recommendations to county commissioners for how to spend $2,757,100. Whitman County was awarded the federal aid for the period of March 1- Oct. 31. Local towns and cities have also received a minimum of $25,000 each. CARES stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
The City of Palouse closed its public pool indefinitely Monday night, citing national and local trends related to COVID-19 infections. The cancellation includes swimming lessons, which will all be refunded. Palouse Mayor Chris Cook announced the decision Monday evening. “The City of Palouse no longer feels it can operate the pool facility as well as deliver swim lessons safely,” Cook said in a statement. “This decision was not easily arrived at and I do apologize for the abruptness of the timing.” The pool had opened June 20. The first lessons...
COLFAX – Do you think you had COVID-19 and want to find out? You may be able to do so and help area hospitals at the same time by donating blood. The local blood bank is now including COVID-19 antibody testing of all donations. Antibody proteins are created as part of the body's response to a virus when a person becomes sick. "It's another good reason for people to donate blood," said Whitman County Public Health Director Troy Henderson. There is still much unknown about COVID-19 antibodies, i...
COLFAX – Total precipitation for June came in more than a third of an inch above historical average with 1.71 inches. Highest events logged were on June 15 with .56 inches and June 8 with .48 inches. Both were Mondays, so the reading would have reflected rainfall over the preceding weekend. The month also ended on a wet note with .28 inches recorded June 30. Historic average for June is 1.36 inches. The extra moisture precedes the normally driest month of the year, with July averaging only .56 inches of rain a year historica...
Lauren Stubbs was Salutatorian of the LaCrosse class of 2020. The LaCrosse High School Career Honor Roll Award is for students who received a 3.5 or better for all their secondary education....
Allen Kirkpatrick of Colfax hit a hole-in-one at Colfax Golf Course July 2 on No. 8, a 168-yard par-3. Using a five-iron, it was his first hole-in-one on a course Kirkpatrick has played for more than 60 years. Randy Davis and Yogi Teevens witnessed. Kirkpatrick has hit three overall hole-in-ones....
Almost lost in the magnitude and scale of her surroundings, a lone paddleboarder enjoys the weather while venturing down the Snake River July 5....
PULLMAN – Pullman Police received a variety of calls on July 4, some of an unusual nature. A man called at 11:50 a.m. to file a report about protestors being "Anti-American" and stated he thinks it is illegal. A female called at 1:55 p.m., upset because she was buried alive on the 4th of July. According to the log, there was no contact needed. A call was logged at 9:42 p.m. from Safeway where the reporting party said about an hour earlier a male customer came in with his penis hanging out of his shorts. All information was taken from the d...
LYONS FERRY – The eighth annual SWIM the SNAKE, originally planned for Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, is another recreational event falling by the wayside this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is sponsored by the Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council and Waitsburg’s Commercial Club. Event organizers, federal and state partners, the Port of Columbia and Lyons Ferry Marina staff recognize Washington’s Safe Start program for Coronavirus and its restrictions for gatherings, social distancing and Phasing for county openi...
Area residents can obtain a free, reusable face mask curbside from any branch of Whitman County Library District. Provided by Washington State Emergency Management, the masks are adult sized and intended for lower income residents or those who have struggled to locate a mask elsewhere. Call your local branch or the Colfax Branch at 397-4366 to arrange curbside pickup of sized cloth masks, limited to the number of adult sizes in your family. Besides this donation of masks, the library has...
Students of the Colfax High School Class of 2020 received the following scholarships: Shyah Antoine: Colfax Schools Foundation Scholarship - $1,000, Colfax High School Class of ‘52 Scholarship - $1,000, Konnor Stirling Memorial Girls Basketball Scholarship - $1,000. Gunnar Aune: Edward F. Harter & Sadie Doyle Harter Scholarship - $1,000, Clarence Hines Fund Scholarship - $1,000, Melvin & Josephine Ripley and Sabina Schreiber Scholarship - $1,000, Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association - $1,000, Bank of Eastern Oregon & Washington Sch...
Thursday, July 9 Lamont Park, Summer Reading 5:30 to 7 p.m. WCL is here to share information about library services and programs, pass out K to 5th STEM bags, new books, and prizes for all ages. Colfax, Grab-n-Go Book Bags, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids, teens and adults get a jump-start on your summer reading by picking up a bag full of books and activities. Friday, July 10 Colfax, Grab-n-Go Book Bags, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All ages are invited to pick up a book and activity bag. Saturday, July 11 Garfield, Oakesdale, Palouse, St. John & Tekoa Town Scave...
Real Estate KO'ED LLC, Redmond, to Kelley Van Scoyk and Ankele Schuyler, Pullman, house on High Street, Pullman, $250,000, June 1. Morgan Sherwood to Lihua Zhu, Pullman, 1975 70X14 Pond mobile home, Pullman, $25,000. June 1. Kenneth and Tania Swanger, Pullman, to Nathan and Lara Law, Pullman, house on Itani Dr., Pullman, $580,000, June 1. Michaelanne Demarco, Pullman, to Christopher Knox, Pullman, house on Clay Court, Pullman, $233,000, June 1. Lara and Nathan Law, Pullman, to Andrew and Kari DeMarco, Wenatchee, house on Lost Trail Dr.,... Full story
Friends of Whitman County Library presents an online family performance Tuesday, July 14, at 4:30 p.m. filled with books, comedy and magic. Watch as Charles becomes a clown before your eyes. The program is designed to intrigue and entertain a wide range of ages. Kids from four to eight years old are the target audience, but younger children laugh along and older onlookers enjoy the baffling magic tricks. This program is sponsored by Pioneer Title Company. To participate in this show via Zoom, contact any of the 14 Whitman County Library...
Margaret Zola Ross (known as Zola), lifelong St. John resident, passed away Saturday, July 4th, 2020, at age 107. A graveside service will be Saturday, July 11th at 10 a.m., at St. John Cemetery followed by a memorial service at Christian Life Assembly in St. John at 11 a.m. Zola, the youngest of three daughters, was born to J.B. (James) and Stella Freeman on her family's wheat farm near St. John on November 3, 1912. She went to first grade at Lower Downing School. To get to school, she and her... Full story
Colonel (Retired USAF) George H. Howard died peacefully in Tacoma, Washington on May 28, 2020, at the age of 85. George is survived by his second wife Mary Kay; his children, Debra Howard, Cori Govostis (Chris), Stacia Gustafson (Joel); his stepchildren, Sandy Surabian (Tim) and Stacy Cataneo (Ralph); and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As the surviving patriarch of the Howard family, he is also survived by several nieces and nephews and their respective families. George was... Full story