Advocates for the Hermiston School District make a convincing case for spending nearly $70 million on new schools.

This editorial board has long opposed public agencies building cash reserves beyond the minimum needed for a fiscally responsible nest egg.

Four years ago, the Herald recommended that voters re-elect Terry Bergeson as superintendent of public instruction.

Choosing a candidate in the Superior Court race will require the wisdom of Solomon.

Sam Reed has been the very model of fairness as Washington's Secretary of State.

Mike Kreidler has proved to be a strong consumer advocate during two terms as the state's insurance commissioner.

The state attorney general contest is a fiery one.

Watching the current political process unfold certainly is entertaining.

The first major step in establishing a Bi-County Consolidated Crisis Response Center (CCRC) was taken Sept. 2-3 by the Benton and Franklin County commissioners who authorized a Personal Services Contract that established Benton Franklin Community Action Committee (BFCAC) as the lead agency in evaluating the need for the project in the context of a Bi-County Consolidated Crisis Response Campus.

One might assume from the Herald's editorial on Sept. 3 is that the city of Mesa withheld the records by mistake.

Earlier this summer, the Washington Policy Center played host to an event featuring Bjorn Lomborg, the acclaimed bestselling author of Cool It and The Skeptical Environmental-ist. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2004 and one of the "50 people who could save the planet" by the UK Guardian in 2008.

A lot of Americans are exercised over the price they pay at the pump for gasoline. This is important, because it's the only exercise most Americans get.

Imagine this is the year 2028. The World Health Organization has just announced that Benton and Franklin counties are the recipient of the Most Distinguished Community Award for contributing in an exceptional way to the lifelong success of its young adults.

Imagine this is the year 2028.

It's two steps forward, one step back for Rose Hamid. When you are an American and Muslim, loyal to your country and devout in your worship, it can be tricky.

The most human kind of column connects with readers through a shared emotion or experience. If that's the case, this could be one of the best I've written.

Clearly, John McCain and Sarah Palin would prefer that the voters behave as amnesiacs and cast their ballots next month with scant awareness of the incumbent party's governance these last eight years.

For the better part of a century, Americans have assumed we would always remain the world's greatest power, regardless of which party or president occupied the White House. We were too important, rich and strong to falter, our democracy too wise to fail.

For the first time since his government began committing atrocities in Darfur, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir seems genuinely worried about a response from the international community.