Business
‘Profits allow companies to do good things’ | Don Brunell
These days, it seems like profit has become a dirty word. To hear some politicians talk, you’d think…
Business
Washington state economy doesn’t need more taxes | Don Brunell
Too often, elected officials forget to connect the dots and do the math. Put another way, they fail…
Business
Banishing sacred cows in Olympia is the answer to economic recovery
In good times, our elected leaders can walk the high wire between spending and taxes, spreading around money…
Business
America leads the world when disaster strikes | Don Brunell
Our country may be struggling to compete economically with China, India and other rapidly-developing nations, but when disaster…
Business
Legislative decisions in 2010 will set financial foundation for 2011 | Don Brunell
Lawmakers gathered in Olympia for the 2010 legislative session can either set our state up for long-term prosperity…
Business
Charging pertoleum producers for water pollution programs is just plain wrong | Don Brunell
Some state lawmakers plan to hit petroleum producers with more than $1.2 billion in new costs over the…
Business
DON BRUNELL: High taxes jeopardize jobs
Taxes are powerful tools that change behavior. Low taxes encourage, high taxes discourage. For example, charities and nonprofit…
Business
Senate health care proposal like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic
As part of its health-reform package, the U.S. Senate wants to expand access to the nearly bankrupt Medicare…
Business
Don Brunell: No magic wand, only hard choices
In our state, the governor must submit a balanced budget to the Legislature. That means government spending must…
Business
DON BRUNELL: Disorder in the courts
As the debate rages over the causes and consequences of global warming, one impact is certain: Global warming…
Business
The good news and bad news about the economy
It is a classic case of “good news, bad news.” The good news is that, as Thanksgiving approaches,…
Business
Time to raise revenues not taxes
Now that voters have rejected I-1033, the spending limit initiative, the talk in Olympia has turned to raising…
Business
Washington state is hotbed for green energy
Two studies recently confirmed what most people in Washington already know: Our state is a hotbed for green…
Business
Washington state is hotbed for green energy
Two studies recently confirmed what most people in Washington already know: Our state is a hotbed for green…
Business
Technology may be a home field advantage in Washington state
As federal lawmakers scramble to create jobs in the face of record unemployment, Washington may have a hometown…
Business
American innovation will bring us back from recession
Some prominent economists tell us we are starting to come out of the worst recession since the Great…
Opinion
America’s manned space program may end
If all goes as planned, Vancouver teacher-astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger will be on board Space Shuttle Discovery when it…
Business
Bad times expose fatal flaws in workers’ compensation system
Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has proposed an average 7.6 percent increase in workers’ compensation premiums…
Business
Record salmon run means dam breaching bills should be killed
Even though the plan to manage the Columbia and Snake rivers continues in flux, things are improving for…
Business
Medical malpractice needs to be reformed to fix health care
When President Obama addressed Congress and the nation on the need for health-care reform, he brushed off medical…