Courier-Reporter
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- Apr 9, 1914The Great Merger: How Two Kennewick Newspapers Died to Save the TownIn April 1914, the Courier and the Reporter merged into the Courier-Reporter because a town of 2,000 people couldn't afford two papers. It was a stark lesson in economic consolidation.Kennewick, WA
- Oct 1, 1914The Editors Came, Saw the Grapes, and Went Home to Boost KennewickFor three days in September 1914 the young river town threw its Fourth Annual Grape Carnival, wined and dined the weekly editors of three counties, and sent them home to write love letters about cement sidewalks, shade trees and enormous bunches of grapes.Kennewick Highlands, Kennewick, WA
- Dec 24, 1914Kennewick Women Organize to Aid the NeedyA local charitable effort reveals hidden poverty in the community, prompting a call for the destitute to set aside pride and seek help.Kennewick, WA
- Feb 25, 1915A Common-Sense Case for Public Waterfront ControlA heated civic editorial argues that Kennewick must build a port district to compete with neighboring towns like Pasco for the future of Columbia River commerce.Kennewick, WA
- Jun 3, 1915The Blight Battle in KennewickWhen orchard blight threatened the region's economy, the local editor chose transparency over 'hush-it-up' tactics, triggering a fierce debate about the risks of public alarm.Kennewick, WA
- Sep 30, 1915The Price of a Perfect AppleHow the struggle to market 'seconds and culls' reveals the hidden cracks in the Pacific Northwest’s fruit economy.Kennewick, WA
- May 18, 1916The Tomato Whisperer of the Columbia ValleyAfter two decades of watching his crops wither, a local farmer discovers the surprising secret to thriving garden plots in volcanic soil.Kennewick, WA
- Sep 21, 1916The Fight for Accurate Election ReportingA local editor slams rival newspapers for their abysmal, inaccurate coverage of the primary election returns.Kennewick, WA
- Dec 7, 1916Kennewick’s Merchants Are Losing the Town to the Mail-Order CatalogueA Courier-Reporter editor counts the local ads that never ran—and blames Kennewick shopkeepers, not distant catalogue houses, for the trade slipping away.Kennewick, WA
- May 10, 1917The Fight to Reopen the RiverAs high costs of living plague local farmers, the Courier-Reporter calls on the fisheries commission to restore public fishing rights on the lower Yakima River.Prosser Dam, Prosser, WA
- Jan 17, 1918The Fight for the Melting PotA Kennewick citizen demands the state abolish private schools to ensure all children are raised with a single, nationalist loyalty.Kennewick, WA