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Rural prosperity essential to Washington
While Seattle is growing rapidly, our rural areas continue to struggle. They don’t have the corporate giants such…
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Expanded Panama Canal among challenges for Washington Ports
The $5.4 billion spent to expand the Panama Canal is paying off for East Coast and Gulf of…
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Players taking a knee hurting the NFL | Don Brunell
On a recent Saturday afternoon in Portland, a young woman stepped onto the playing field at the beginning…
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New metal collecting machine may clean up contaminated waters
There is a new machine being tested in Montana which could decontaminate toxic mine tailings while recovering valuable…
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Impact of Hirst decision must be address
In Washington, the legislative stalemate over permitting new household wells and the state’s construction budget has not only…
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Mitigate massive wildfire danger | Don Brunell
At last count firefighters were battling 82 major wildfires in 10 western states. The fires have already scorched…
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Silver linings to Hurricane Harvey | Don Brunell
All of the things that went wrong in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, appear to have…
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Dan Evans would serve America well | Don Brunell
Recently, family, friends and dignitaries gathered at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles to celebrate the designation of the…
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Massive fires increasing wood prices | Don Brunell
Massive forest fires in western parts of Canada and the U.S. are not only choking us with layers…
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Sudden deaths took a trio of state’s business and Ag leaders | Don Brunell
So far this year, a trio of unexpected deaths has shocked Washington business and agriculture. Melanie Dressel, Ron…
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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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LNG better for maritime and people | Don Brunell
There is an old saying: Don’t let the perfect get in the way of the good! That is…
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Abundant natural gas is giant step toward energy independence | Don Brunell
In the last half century, Americans yearned for energy independence. We were tired of being held captive by…