Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.

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Veterans’ wreaths spread across America

The Holiday Season is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving lost loved ones. Evergreen wreaths placed on…

Entering Coal Mine of Wilkeson, [2014.45.1.7]. Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma (Wash.)

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Keeping it ‘lokey’ this Christmas | The Wilkeson Weigh

How a miniature locomotive represents Wilkeson’s industrial hardship and easy-going celebratory history.

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Choose happiness this Christmas season

Make a joyful noise!

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Climate change: pay some now, or pay dire consequences later

Some countries are suffering now.

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Griner rescue makes U.S. a laughingstock

Biden left an American hero behind to bring back a one-percenter sports star.

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We must support our troops, because our govt. doesn’t

This is something Americans across the political spectrum can get behind.

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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The myth of childhood resilience | In Focus

It’s not automatic, and adults need to help kids on the path toward healing.

Rich Elfers, "In Focus"

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Life in China | In Focus

Be glad you lived in the United States.

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Research over decades prove climate change is man-made

We’re clearly affecting our planet. It’s time to act like it.

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After Ye and Fuentes, are Republicans still sticking to Trump?

It’s also unfair to compare post-civil war Democrats to the modern party.

Kevin Keane, “A Yankee in Wonderland”

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Hiking in Washington vs. Connecticut: the Northwest is superior in every way | A Yankee in Wonderland

Millions of people enjoy hiking in the Northeast. The famous Appalachian Trail goes through five of the six…

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More intellectual honesty from Elfers, please

He doubled down on his incorrect prediction, rather than admit he was wrong.

Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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More lessons from Hilde

Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.