Articles written by Becky Billups
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By Becky Billups 
Opinion 
May 1, 2013 Local serviceman nominated for fatherhood honor
Grand Coulee area and the reaches of The Star newspaper, one of our own, and my son, Major Kevin Billups USAF, has been nominated, one of four, to win the prestigious and deserving title as 2013 MILITARY FATHERHOOD OF THE YEAR AWARD! He needs all of...
By Becky Billups Opinion October 31, 2012 Christmas mailing for our troops encouraged
I have given up waiting to receive a name of a particular soldier to mail packages from home to. So I went on line and there is a website: “Anysoldier.com” and it lists names of soldiers (from every branch) who is wanting to receive packages...
By Becky Billups Opinion July 25, 2012 Why can’t Grand Coulee enforce its laws?
The few improvements that were made on Burdin Blvd. have all but disappeared. The truck loads of junk and debris are finding their way back into the neighborhood. The park that was created, obviously for appearances only, are again becoming a...
By Becky Billups Opinion June 6, 2012 Maybe someday, cleanup fight will be worth it
Just when I thought Burdin Blvd., and hopefully the streets surrounding it, was developing a sense of pride, it appears to be starting to return to its original state. After watching truck load after truck load of junk (aka recyclable trash imported...
By Becky Billups Opinion April 11, 2012 Some improvements made, much more needed
There’s been some improvements on Burdin Blvd., very few, if any, on A Street, but more needs to be done to not only these areas but so many more in Grand Coulee. Of course, with those improvements comes the silent treatment, the snickers and the...
By Becky Billups Opinion March 28, 2012 Neighborhood needs to be cleaned up
I approached Grand Coulee City Counsel meeting on Tuesday, March 20, with a request to have my neighborhood cleaned up. I wanted to know if there are any ordinances for our town in reference to filth, piles of junk, endless numbers of cars/trucks,...
