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Articles by Don Brunell
Washington should polish its own manufacturing base
Washington should polish its own manufacturing base
By Don Brunell • August 24, 2009 9:49 pm

California was once the land of opportunity. Since 1848 when John Marshall discovered gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills, people have flocked to the Golden State for jobs, sunshine and opportunity.

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Breaching the Snake River dams will turn fertile farmland into a desert
Breaching the Snake River dams will turn fertile...
By Don Brunell • August 24, 2009 2:02 am

California’s lush Napa Valley is packed with thriving vineyards and wineries. In contrast, the surrounding hills are parched and dry, a reminder of what the valley was like before irrigation.

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Texas answers some economic questions for state and country
Texas answers some economic questions for state and...
By Don Brunell • August 11, 2009 9:30 pm

The federal government is borrowing a trillion dollars to fund its massive stimulus plan, California is broke, the feds have taken over car companies and banks, and the national unemployment rate is 9.5 percent and rising. Nevertheless, bills moving through Congress would spend an additional $1 trillion on health-care reform — an expenditure President Obama says is crucial to the nation’s economic recovery. This, say supporters, is the only way to return the U.S. to prosperity.
Really? Perhaps they should take a look at what’s happening in Texas.
In Texas, business is booming. In 2008, 70 percent of all jobs created in the United States were created in Texas.

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Bag tax in Seattle is a bad idea
Bag tax in Seattle is a bad idea
By Don Brunell • August 2, 2009 12:54 am

In the Aug. 18 primary Seattle voters will decide whether to reject a new fee aimed at reducing the use of paper and plastic bags.
Referendum 1 would let voters have their say on an ordinance passed last year by the Seattle City Council. The measure would impose a 20-cent fee for each disposable paper and plastic bag dispensed at drug stores, grocery stores and convenience stores. Shopping bags from department stores are exempt, as are bags from “big box” warehouse stores.

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Passing opportunities that made America great
Passing opportunities that made America great
By Don Brunell • July 25, 2009 7:31 pm

This summer, many business leaders traded their offices for classrooms to mentor high school students at Washington Business Week. For…

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School vouchers will cut the knot of teacher union rules
School vouchers will cut the knot of teacher...
By Don Brunell • July 18, 2009 9:18 pm

Recently, the Associated Press reported that hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid full salary with benefits to sit around all day playing Scrabble, surfing the Internet or just doing what they please.

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‘Buy America’ isn’t as patriotic as it sounds
‘Buy America’ isn’t as patriotic as it sounds
By Don Brunell • July 2, 2009 4:35 pm

Array

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Energy taxes on business will be passed on to the rest of us
Energy taxes on business will be passed on...
By Don Brunell • June 25, 2009 5:53 pm

Higher energy prices are a hidden undeclared tax. If you doubt that, just remember the feeling you had pumping $4…

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Health reform Is too important to rush through without close scrutiny
Health reform Is too important to rush through...
By Don Brunell • June 15, 2009 1:59 am

There’s an old saying, “Act in haste, repent at leisure.” It means that acting too quickly causes major problems later….

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Protectionism may cause trade war with our neighbors
Protectionism may cause trade war with our neighbors
By Don Brunell • May 28, 2009 4:15 pm

As President Obama visited Canada and flew across the Atlantic to the G-20 Summit (Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and…

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Imagine Washington state without Boeing or aerospace
Imagine Washington state without Boeing or aerospace
By Don Brunell • May 24, 2009 10:52 pm

Unless there are changes, Boeing and 250 other aerospace firms could leave Washington. That is the grim conclusion one draws…

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Big brother could be watching the miles we travel
Big brother could be watching the miles we...
By Don Brunell • April 2, 2009 4:39 pm

Imagine you and your family sitting down to dinner when there’s a thunderous knock at the door. You open the…

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Solution for state budget crisis already on the table
Solution for state budget crisis already on the...
By Don Brunell • March 26, 2009 3:56 pm

When House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler (D-Hoquiam) addressed the Association of Washington Business last week, she talked about the uncharted…

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