Yakima's basketball future may be in D-League - It has been three months since the Yakama Nation pulled the plug on its ownership of the Yakama Sun Kings and handed the franchise back to the Continental Basketball Association. Unfortunately, there may be no league to receive it, since the CBA continues...MORE...

07/24/08 Letters to the Editor - Knows dog's story To the editor -- Re: The July 2 letter, "Be responsible owner." I agree with the comments on caring for animals. If you cannot care for an animal, then a no-kill shelter should be consulted to find the animal a new home. No one should re...MORE...

07/23/08 Letters to the Editor - The best candidate To the editor -- In a few weeks we will have the opportunity to select a new state representative for the 14th District. We have been blessed by Mary Skinner's dedicated representation for many years. There is a candidate who has been ...MORE...

County should shed proof of its folly in buying jail parcel - Let's hope a third try gets it done -- though there will be nothing charming about it -- and the county is finally able to get rid of a controversial Toppenish jail site that is mute testimonial to bureaucratic bungling. In case you've forgotten, and many...MORE...

Sportsmanship always deserving of honors - For those who might wonder what all the fuss is about concerning that touching display of sportsmanship last spring by two members of the Central Washington University fastpitch team consider this juxtaposition: In the same week that Mallory Holtman and L...MORE...

Yet another good reason to wash your hands - Your mother told you and now we're reminding you: Wash your hands. OK, maybe you are washing your hands, but obviously someone else isn't. A recent research project at the University of Washington found "high levels of fecal coliform bacteria" on some key...MORE...

07/21/08 Letters to the Editor - To the editor -- The good thing about Yakama tribal government is that every once in a while they act to protect their people without regard to political consideration. Unlike county government, mega-dairy and feedlot political cont...MORE...

Problematic initiative shouldn't move forward - This is one time that "do as we meant, not as we said," just doesn't seem to apply. Initiative 1029 backers turned in more than 315,000 voter signatures on petitions delivered earlier to Secretary of State Sam Reed and normally that should be enough to g...MORE...

Impartiality key when picking judges - Judicial campaigns are growing nastier, nosier and costlier. For example, during the 2006 elections, the race between Washington state Chief Justice Gerry Alexander and attorney John Groen was marked by many negative and misleading third-party ads on both...MORE...

07/20/08 Letters to the Editor - To the editor -- This is in response to Bob Brock's letter about visiting the Puyallup Fair. Please do! The Puyallup is a great fair. The Central Washington State Fair was the original State Fair of Washington and State Fair Park has be...MORE...

Tribe justified on dairy stance - In your July 14 editorial ("Tribal dairy ban goes too far"), you recognized many of the problems faced by people living near CAFOs -- confined animal feeding operations -- but you also display the naivety of people uninformed and not being able to disting...MORE...

Peeking under Wilson's facade is worth it -- just in case - Perhaps not since Geraldo Rivera oversaw the televised opening of Al Capone's secret vault in Chicago back in 1986 has there been such a buildup of suspense. This time, though, it's a local mystery: What secrets might be hidden from public view in an old...MORE...

07/19/08 Letters to the Editor - To the editor -- I was saddened by the lack of newspaper and television coverage for the West-Fest celebration held June 7, coordinated by West Valley Lions and West Valley High School's Advanced Marketing and DECCA Club students. A grea...MORE...

Delta's done - Delta, we hardly knew ye! Delta Air Line's brief flirtation with Yakima ended before we ever really seemed to reach the altar, much less the honeymoon. It was a shaky relationship from the start and the community has every right to feel jilted -- we never...MORE...

07/18/08 Letters to the Editor - To the editor -- Pink Robbins' anti-immigrant, pro-work, pro-Bible July 13 letter means well but is perhaps more muddleheaded than most. Lazy people and lazy thinkers both contribute mightily to the disaster that is U.S. immigration p...MORE...