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Guest opinion: Family businesses survive tough time

We are only a couple of weeks into 2022 and it is already shaping up to be another…

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Guest Opinion: Time to replace state’s long term care law

The first order of business when Washington state’s Legislature convenes in Olympia is replacing the state’s new long-term…

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Guest Opinion: Pumped storage electricity can benefit everyone

Increasing river flows to wash young salmon to sea works; however, once water goes down stream, it is…

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

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Guest opinion: Memories from Christmas past inspirational for future Christmases

’Tis the season when we take stock of our lives and wonder if we are better off. It…

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Guest Opinion: Ignoring debt is not an option

Remember the television ad where the auto mechanic looks viewers straight in the eye and says: “You can…

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Guest opinion: America’s recovery hinges on people returning to work

To “Build Back America” people must return to work!

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Guest Opinion: Taiwan, why the fuss?

Unfortunately, what happens in Taiwan doesn’t just stay in Taiwan, it impacts us. So, when President Xi Jinping…

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Guest opinion: By George, McGovern was right

Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota was never a darling of conservatives; however, in his later years he…

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Guest opinion: Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to half-mast

Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a…

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He recently retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver. He can be contacted at thebrunells@msn.com.

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Guest opinion: Ban Inslee’s natural gas ban

Gov. Jay Inslee’s end run around the legislature banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings is…

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Guest opinion: Our economy works when consumers pick winners

Poland and America are like two trains passing each other in opposite directions. That is becoming increasingly clear…

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Guest opinion: Bush’s 9/11 epilogue needs to be America’s prologue

This Sept. 11 remembrance fell at a time when America is bitterly divided. It is also a time…

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Guest opinion: Vaccinations improving health, employment

It is not surprising that COVID-19 which ravaged the world was disastrous for our country’s economy. Millions died…