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Guest Opinion: People returning to stores
The good news is, despite higher prices, inflation and safety concerns, more Christmas shoppers are browsing on-line but…
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Guest Opinion: Late fire wildfire season points to need for better forest management
Last summer, our state’s wildfire season was below normal — a welcome relief for firefighters and smoke-choked Washingtonians,…
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Guest Opinion: Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to half-mast
Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men…
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Guest opinion: America’s real recovery hinges on people returning to worksites
To “Build Back America” key workers must return to jobsites. It is not good enough for President Biden…
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Guest opinion: Firewood is new European gold
With Russian President Vladimir Putin cutting off natural gas supplies, Northern Europeans are scrambling and reverting to firewood…
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Guest opinion: Garbage can be an important energy source
If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility which burns up to 800 tons of…
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Guest opinion: Herculean effort needed to free Seattle of drugs, crime
Over the years, Seattle leaders faced “Herculean” challenges yet found the will, resources, and determination to come together…
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Guest Opinion: Private sector innovators can increase fresh water supplies
In Washington state this year, we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the…
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Guest opinion: Drained Snake River reservoirs would resemble parched rhine riverbeds
If you want a glimpse of parched river bottoms behind “would be breached” lower Snake River dams, look…
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Guest opinion: Gas engines part of reducing CO2
Implausible as it may seem, gasoline powered vehicles can be part of reducing carbon emissions. They need to…
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Guest Opinion: Restoring America’s semiconductor edge
Surprisingly, recent U.S. Presidents and congressional Democrats and Republicans agree America’s economic and national security hinge upon tiny,…
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Guest Opinion: It’s time for congress to reassert itself
While critics contend the U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be…
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Guest opinion: Drones can help restored scorched public forestlands
Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions.…