Business
M&Ms and the American Dream | Don Brunell
Entrepreneurs helped make America great. Many of the “big businesses” we know today started in the imaginations of…
Business
Cost of new medications could bankrupt health care | Don Brunell
The good news is we are developing new life-saving medications every day. The bad news is they are…
Business
Freshwater shortage looming as next world crisis | Don Brunell
Even though water covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, less than two percent is freshwater. Therein lies…
Business
Is an all-green energy strategy worth the cost? | Don Brunell
What if we could peer into the future and see the consequences of the decisions we make today?…
Business
Labor Day epilogue: Partnering for success | Don C. Brunell
Over the Labor Day weekend, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee gave a compelling commentary on the need for…
Business
Strong state employment but warning lights are flashing | Don Brunell
The good news is Washington is separating itself from the national jobless rate. In July, an average 6.2…
Business
Bathtubs, smokestacks and a five-star resort: lessons from Kohler, Wisconsin | Don Brunell
Today, there is a tendency to look with distain at manufacturing facilities, especially those located on working waterfronts.…
Business
The rest of the story: Demand for electricity is growing | Don Brunell
For decades, radio newsman Paul Harvey gave us a side of the news that we either hadn’t heard…
Opinion
Hands-off attitudes cause economic and environmental damage | Don Brunell
The federal government continues to have a virtual “hands off” policy in our national forests – a policy…
Business
It’s not easy being green | Don Brunell
Reducing mankind’s carbon footprint has become the defining issue of our time and rightly so. Virtually every level…
Business
Jobs abound in the Dakotas | Don Brunell
If you are looking for a family-wage job these days, there is no better place to look than…
Business
U.S. should not be more like France | Don Brunell
President Obama thinks the United States should be more like France. He made the comment recently while pushing…
Business
America’s Independence Means Reducing Foreign Dependence | Don Brunell
While much of today’s news deals with America’s decline, there is hope we can stimulate our economy, create…