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Guest Opinion: Rural prosperity essential to washington
While Seattle is growing rapidly, our rural areas continue to struggle.
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Guest opinion: Remember 1993
Twenty-five years ago, business took a beating in Olympia. The swing to the left in the 1992 general…
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Guest column: Remembering Ed Carlson, Vietnam POW
Since last Veteran’s Day, Ken Burns’ in-depth documentary on the Vietnam War has aired. It is a powerful…
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Guest Opinion: Players taking a knee hurting NFL
On a recent Saturday afternoon in Portland, a young woman stepped onto the playing field at the beginning…
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Guest opinion: Impact of Hirst decision must be addressed
In Washington state, the legislative stalemate over permitting new household wells and the state’s construction budget has not…
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Guest opinion: Tax policy changes must be carefully crafted and coordinated
Key tax policies emanating from the east and west coasts are like passenger trains passing one another heading…
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Guest opinion: Mitigate massive wildfires danger
At last count firefighters were battling 82 major wildfires in 10 western states. The fires have already scorched…
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Guest Opinion: People coming together is silver lining to Hurricane Harvey
All of the things that went wrong in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, appear to have…
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Guest opinion: Race to toll likely to clip Washington drivers
In 2014, President Barrack Obama opened the door for states to collect tolls on interstate highways. This year…
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Guest Opinion: Dan Evans would serve America well
Recently, family, friends and dignitaries gathered at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles to celebrate the designation of the…
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Guest opinion: Massive fires increasing wood prices
Massive forest fires in western parts of Canada and the U.S. are not only choking us with layers…
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Guest Opinion: Good news from Washington state’s boatyards
We can all use a dose of good news these days and there is some flowing from our…
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Guest Opinion: Searching for words that unite us
Two days before last year’s presidential election, Frank Luntz walked away from a CBS “60 Minutes” focus group…