Business
Next election to decide government by the people or government by regulation | Don Brunell
Our founding fathers envisioned a government by the people. In fact, in his Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19,…
Opinion
America should take a cue from Cuba | Dn Brunell
In the classic children’s story, “Alice in Wonderland,” a little girl falls down a rabbit hole and finds…
Business
Hidden taxes are killing us | Don Brunell
President Obama and congressional candidates are tripping over themselves trying to convince voters that they will have a…
Business
Government actions making America more reliant on foreign oil | Don Brunell
President Barack Obama says two of his biggest priorities are jobs and renewable energy. Perhaps he should tell…
News
A few facts about watering shrubs and trees | Dennis Tompkins
The recent rains have been a relief to trees and shrubs following a very dry summer. While many…
Business
Students would benefit from charter schools | Don Brunell
In the competition for $3.4 billion in education grants under President Obama’s Race to the Top, Washington is…
Business
The forgotten tax that haunts family-owned business | Don Brunell
With all the focus on eliminating the Bush tax cuts and spurring the economy, President Obama and Congressional…
Opinion
Jobless benefits a vicious cycle for employers | Don Brunell
Finding a job is the best substitute for an unemployment check, but as more and more Americans exhaust…
Business
State’s Department of Information Services building needs to be scaled back | Don Brunell
I suppose we should give the state credit for trying to economize by consolidating its computer systems in…
Business
Protecting the sacred cow | Don Brunell
Facing a $3 billion budget gap next year, Gov. Chris Gregoire recently announced a renewed initiative to streamline…
Business
Nuclear power gaining new life | Don Brunell
In the 1970s, Washington’s public utilities embarked on an aggressive nuclear power building project managed by the Washington…
Business
Danger selling America to China | Don Brunell
China is in the midst of a global strategy to move its products to market and obtain the…
Business
Massachusetts health care a preview for the country | Don Brunell
If you want a glimpse of what health care will look like under Obamacare, look at what is…
Business
Public employee pensions: a ticking time bomb | Don Brunell
Most people know that our $13 trillion national debt is endangering America’s credit rating and pushing the United…
Business
Income tax would hurt entrepreneurs | Don Brunell
ach year, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) publishes a list of the best to worst…
Business
Economic landmines buried in federal legislation | Don Brunell
As legislators and others comb through the massive health-care reform law, they are finding little-known provisions that will…
Business
Wind power may be too much of a good thing | Don Brunell
Could Washington and Oregon’s growing fleet of wind turbines become too much of a good thing? Perhaps.
Business
Hydropower the key to Washington’s future | Don Brunell
Ever since the generators at the Grand Coulee dam started spinning in 1942, low-cost hydropower has been the…
Business
Intervention and uncertainty stalling economic recovery | Don Brunell
Few people know that tucked into the massive new federal health reform law was a federal takeover of…
Business
Washington businesses may look to other states | Don Brunell
When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter published his “Love Letter to Our Neighbors,” he touched off a political firestorm…