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    Articles by Don C. Brunell
    Searching for the words that unite us | Don Brunell
    Searching for the words that unite us |...
    By Don C. Brunell • June 20, 2017 1:00 pm

    Two days before last year’s presidential election, Frank Luntz walked away from a CBS 60 Minutes focus group leaving people uncontrollably screaming at one another. He couldn’t stop it. Nobody could.

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    Refocusing climate debate to practical solutions
    Refocusing climate debate to practical solutions
    By Don C. Brunell • June 12, 2017 2:00 pm

    Debating whether it was wrong for President Trump to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord negotiations is never ending.

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    Texan is flush with transportation cash
    Texan is flush with transportation cash
    By Don C. Brunell • May 30, 2017 11:00 am

    In the last decade, there has been a highway construction boom in Texas. On the other hand, lawmakers in Olympia still scramble to fund road maintenance.

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    Time to ax Amtrak passenger service to Chicago
    Time to ax Amtrak passenger service to Chicago
    By Don C. Brunell • May 2, 2017 11:30 am

    Last month, a Wall Street Journal editorial hit the nail on the head recommending Amtrak focus its limited funds on shorter more heavily traveled routes between Washington, D.C., and Boston.

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    Customer satisfaction is one job
    Customer satisfaction is one job
    By Don C. Brunell • April 24, 2017 3:30 pm

    It may take United Airlines years to overcome the public relations nightmare of a doctor being dragged off an overbooked flight by Chicago police. That one incident not only sparked costly litigation, but could well impact the company’s bottom line and expansion plans.

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    Lessons learned from demise of Northwest aluminum industry | Don Brunell
    Lessons learned from demise of Northwest aluminum industry...
    By Don C. Brunell • April 3, 2017 2:00 pm

    Driving east along SR 14 these days, you see water pouring out of Columbia River dams. It is already a high water year with much of the runoff from our heavy mountain snowpack yet to come.

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