Business
American farmers still have the economic edge | Don Brunell
How about some good news heading into the holidays? It comes from our nation’s farmers and ranchers.
Business
Deadbeat Illinois is a warning | Don Brunell
The dictionary defines “deadbeat” as someone who deliberately avoids paying their bills. It’s an unflattering label, but for…
Business
The good news and bad about cars | Don Brunell
Today, the good news is cars are safer, more fuel-efficient and emit fewer greenhouse gases. The bad news…
Business
Time for politcal playbook to be put aside for the good of the country | Don Brunell
In today’s dog-eat-dog world, change is constant and accelerating. Other countries are stealing our factories and jobs and…
Business
Seeking help from the private sector | Don Brunell
President Obama and the newly appointed Congressional federal debt reduction committee will need to look under every rock…
Business
Taxes, regulations and borrowing has the nation teetering on the brink of recession | Don Brunell
At the same time President Obama and Congress were locked in combat over raising the nation’s debt ceiling,…
Business
Time to face reality about America’s dependence on oil | Don Brunell
Americans live in an idealistic world where, no matter what happens, we’ll still be able to go home…
Business
Time to cut Uncle Sam’s credit cards | Don Brunell
As the mayor of a small town in Montana, he put that principle into practice. Buying a new…
Business
Poland’s rise as a bastion of free enterprise | Don Brunell
In 1975, as America was preparing to celebrate its bicentennial, Poland was a suppressed Soviet satellite state. The…
Business
Gridlock in Congress and federal bureaucrats cause serious problems for nation | Don Brunell
Partisan wrangling in Congress over the federal deficit and government spending has created gridlock. Not much else is…
Business
Gas price point to tapping oil reserves at home | Don Brunell
As the price of gas passes $4 on its way to $5 a gallon, the finger pointing in…
Business
A tax by another name | Don Brunell
Washington voters have made it more difficult for state lawmakers to hike taxes by requiring a two-thirds majority…
Opinion
Pulaski’s gift: A firefighting tool and a political legacy
Ask any wildland firefighter and they’ll swear by their “pulaski,” a tool that combines an axe and a…
Opinion
State budget: Gov. Christine Gregoire has hard choices to make
In our state, the governor must submit a balanced budget to the Legislature. That means government spending must…
Opinion
It’s time to raise our revenues, not our taxes
Now that voters have rejected I-1033, the sending limit initiative, the talk in Olympia has turned to raising…
Opinion
Education system tied in knots by union rules?
Recently, the Associated Press reported that hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging…
Opinion
Use care with unemployment insurance
When legislators come to Olympia later this month, they will not only face a $6 billion budget deficit,…