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The first order of business as Washington’s Legislature convenes in Olympia is replacing the state’s new long-term care law. It is fatally flawed.
Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats who …
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By Don Brunell
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1/17/22
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After two years of COVID-19, many Washington families and small businesses could use a break. Fortunately, the Washington Legislature has the means to help.
State lawmakers have more than $8.6 …
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By Kris Johnson
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1/10/22
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After two years of COVID-19, many Washington families and small businesses could use a break. Fortunately, the Washington Legislature has the means to help.
State lawmakers have more than $8.6 …
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By Kris Johnson
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1/3/22
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When Toyota speaks, car buyers listen. Hopefully, our elected officials will as well.
It is one of the world’s two largest auto and truck manufacturers — twice the size of …
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By Don Brunell
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12/30/21
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Two songs came to mind as I thought about the isolation we have all experienced in the last almost two years. One is the Beatles song “Eleanor Rigby” and the other is “Here” …
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By Richard Stride
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12/30/21
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‘Tis the season when we take stock of our lives and wonder if we are better off. It prompts memories of “Christmases past” and wonderment about “Christmases …
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By Don Brunell
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12/27/21
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Increasing river flows to wash young salmon to sea works, however, once water goes down stream, it is gone. What if we could recycle it in key parts of the Columbia River system allowing us to …
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By Don Brunell
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12/17/21
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A recent study by the University of Washington has shown that Seattle’s $15 minimum wage “did little to offset widening inequality.” This conclusion matches the research done across …
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By Mark Harmsworth
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12/17/21
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For my own mental health, I have cut back on watching network news for a good while now, limiting myself to just a few minutes each day to catch the headlines. I can say without hesitation it was a …
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By John McCroskey
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12/17/21
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To “Build Back America” people must return to work.
In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll released in early December, the findings spell trouble for America’s employers whether they …
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By Don Brunell
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12/8/21
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Throughout Washington, the leaders of local chambers of commerce are busy delivering bags of toys to rural fire departments, enabling the firefighters to play Santa Claus for the children who live in …
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By Kris Johnson
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12/1/21
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Remember the television ad where the auto mechanic looks viewers straight in the eye and says: “You can pay me now or pay me later.” The message: if you change your car’s oil and …
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By Don Brunell
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11/29/21
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We see them all around us this time of year, reminders to “be thankful.”
Do we really have anything to be thankful for?
We can certainly find a lot to not be thankful …
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By Richard Stride
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11/24/21
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It’s no surprise to longtime readers of this column that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s not because of the food, although I love turkey as much as the next guy. (White meat, …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Reflector
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11/24/21
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Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women in our armed forces or a Clark …
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By Don C. Brunell
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11/16/21
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My grandma on my mother’s side had a favorite saying: “what cannot be cured must be endured.”
As a child, I never really liked it when she would tell me that because it usually …
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By Richard Stride
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11/15/21
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It's a tough week for the WA Cares Fund, the state’s stab at a socialized long-term-care program.
A class-action lawsuit was filed against the law that created the mandatory program and …
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Lowering our flags to half-staff seems to be an all too familiar sight these days. It is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women in our armed forces or a …
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By Don C. Brunell
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11/10/21
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More than a year-and-a-half into the pandemic, it’s clear that Washington manufacturers are contending with two issues that appear likely to remain with us for some time: supply chain …
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By Kris Johnson
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11/8/21
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Unfortunately, what happens in Taiwan doesn’t just stay in Taiwan. It impacts us. So, when President Xi Jinping announced China’s plan to step up “unification “efforts, it …
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By Don C. Brunell
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10/14/21
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