Opinion
Take a page from Gerald Ford’s playbook | Brunell
It's D-Day for American voters. With Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump carrying unusually low approval ratings and having…
Don Brunell
Opinion
IRS strikes Olympic gold | Brunell
Guess who was among the first to welcome our Olympic athletes back home from Rio? None other than…
Opinion
Made in America is a very big deal | Brunell
In the presidential campaign leading up to the November elections, hopefully we will hear about ways to "Make…
Opinion
Cop recruitment is top priority | Brunell
Public safety agencies across America face the same problems as other employers—finding enough qualified workers. The difference is…
Opinion
Arctic exploration is not new, just different – and safer | Brunell
Recently, activists paddled a flotilla of kayaks – made from petroleum products – into the Seattle harbor in…
Opinion
Washington’s Tax Freedom Day comes later than usual | Brunell
Will you celebrate Tax Freedom Day this year? Until April 24, every penny we've earned in 2015 goes…
Opinion
Making college affordable is vital to America | Brunell
When my parents graduated from high school in 1936, a college education was too expensive for the son…
Opinion
Cost of new medications could bankrupt health care | Brunell
The good news is we are developing new life-saving medications every day. The bad news is they are…
Opinion
Boeing 777 may replace Air Force One | Brunell
It's about time to replace Air Force One, the president's plane; however, the new version may not be…
Opinion
Bathtubs, smokestacks and a five-star resort: lessons from Kohler, Wisconsin
Today, there is a tendency to look with distain at manufacturing facilities, especially those located on working waterfronts.
Opinion
Americans need to be thankful for what we have | Brunell
It is human nature to take things for granted. When you've always had something, when it's been around…
Opinion
Railroads move America’s energy safely, efficiently | Brunell
For activists intent on stopping all use of fossil fuel, train safety has become their cause du jour.…
Business
An Example for Us All | Don Brunell
Adversity often brings out the best in people. We find ways to pitch in and solve problems that…
Business
When it comes to taxes, keep it simple | Don Brunell
“Keep it simple.” This old saying is more than a bumper sticker slogan, it’s a principle that is…
Business
What a relief: power’s back on | Don Brunell
An old TV commercial for an antacid once asked heartburn sufferers, “How do you spell relief?”
Business
Buying American products creates American jobs | Don Brunell
As Congress and state legislatures struggle with the sluggish economy, high unemployment and growing deficits, it may seem…
Business
The electric chickens come home to roost | Don Brunell
For years, energy experts warned us that regulations and policies that reduce the supply of affordable conventional energy…
Business
Washington should provide choices for low-income students | Don Brunell
The battle lines over alternatives such as charter public schools or school vouchers have been sharply drawn in…
Business
Stories of hope shining all around | Don Brunell
With a bad economy, political bickering in our nation’s capital and daily news coverage of raucous protests here…
Business
Lessons from Canada | Don Brunell
Just about the time the Congressional “Super Committee” declared failure, our national debt clock rolled past $15 trillion.…