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BUSINESS VIEW: With state and federal deficits rising, voters have said ‘enough is enough’

Both Washingtons are in a financial bind. In our nation’s capital, President Obama and Congress are running trillion-dollar…

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BUSINESS VIEW: Rise in electric car sales will be a shock to the country’s electrical grid

Electric cars are the new wave in automobile technology.

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BUSINESS VIEW: Washington state must reform its worker’s compensation system

Even though voters rejected Initiative 1082, which would have allowed private insurers to write workers’ compensation insurance in…

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The Spirit of Thanksgiving is really about neighbors helping neighbors

For too many Americans, the last three Thanksgivings have been pretty lean. Our nation is suffering from the…

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Return of the sockeye, the legacy of Lonesome Larry

In 1992, a single male sockeye salmon managed to swim 900 miles from the mouth of the Columbia…

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BRUNELL: A state income tax would amount to economic suicide for Washington

The question Washington voters should ask themselves before voting on a state income tax this fall is, “Will…

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Avoiding a national train wreck over the health care reform law

Portions of the new national health-reform law are just now going into effect, but the impact is already…

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BRUNELL: Those hidden taxes are killing us

President Obama and congressional candidates are tripping over themselves trying to convince voters that they will have a…

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BRUNELL: Perhaps America should take its cues from Cuba and cut the government

In the classic children’s story “Alice in Wonderland,” a little girl falls down a rabbit hole and finds…

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BRUNELL: Washington state students would benefit from charter school legislation

In the competition for $3.4 billion in education grants under President Obama’s Race to the Top, Washington is…

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BRUNELL: The forgotten tax that haunts businesses

With all the focus on eliminating the Bush tax cuts and spurring the economy, President Obama and Congressional…

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BRUNELL: Jobless benefits a vicious cycle of taxes for employers preventing new hires

Finding a job is the best substitute for an unemployment check, but as more and more Americans exhaust…

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BRUNELL: New ‘Taj Mahal’ at the state capital raises questions about priorities

I suppose we should give the state credit for trying to economize by consolidating its computer systems in…