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It is not surprising that COVID-19, which ravaged the world, was disastrous for our country’s economy. Millions died from COVID complications; offices, stores and factories closed; and people …
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By Don Brunell
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9/6/21
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My mother passed away in 2019. She was 78. She was sometimes stubborn, sometimes chastising in her spirit, but she was a mother. I never felt that she …
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By Richard Stride
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9/2/21
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As our government at various levels demands employees get vaccinated or lose their jobs, I have wondered what that could mean. I have talked to some who would be affected by this requirement and will …
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By John McCroskey
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8/30/21
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When thinking of England’s fabled Sherwood Forest, the medieval images of Robin Hood and his band of archers and swordsmen hiding in the woods giving the sheriff of Nottingham a hard time comes …
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By Don Brunell
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8/30/21
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I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to read a piece of legislation, but often they are a painfully incoherent collection of legalese and big words most of us can’t make heads or tails …
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By John McCroskey
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8/19/21
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Each year Americans throw away more than 3 billion batteries constituting 180,000 tons of hazardous material and the situation is likely to get much worse as the world shifts to electric …
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By Don C. Brunell
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8/19/21
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Time is short, but action is necessary.
Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats who control the state Legislature need to postpone implementing the sweeping “Long-Term Services and Supports Trust …
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By Don Brunell
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8/16/21
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I’m told Clark County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown had strong opinions about the new state laws that are forcing major changes in how law enforcement officers do their jobs.
As a …
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By Lynda Wilson
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8/16/21
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There is no doubt the issue dominating the news and our email inboxes is the governor’s recent vaccination mandate, issued on Aug. 9. We share the concern many constituents in the 20th …
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By Sen. John Braun, Rep. Ed Orcutt and Rep. Peter Abbarno
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8/12/21
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Sex trafficking is a growing problem across Washington.
Our state ranks in the top 15 states with active human trafficking cases, most of which are sex trafficking cases, with 3.49 cases per …
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By Rep. Vicki Kraft, Rep. Tina Orwall and Rep. Sharon Wylie
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8/2/21
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were billed as the “Hydrogen Olympics!” Then along came COVID-19 and sporting events worldwide were put on hold. The summer games were delayed until 2021. …
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By Don Brunell
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8/2/21
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Sex trafficking is a growing problem across Washington.
Our state ranks in the top 15 states with active human trafficking cases, most of which are sex trafficking cases, with 3.49 cases …
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By Rep. Vicki Kraft, Rep. Tina Orwall and Rep. Sharon Wylie
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7/30/21
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What a difference a year makes.
As Washington emerges from the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges facing many employers is finding enough qualified workers.
It’s a dramatic shift …
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By Kris Johnson
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7/23/21
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Politicians often say things they wish they hadn’t. Sometimes we’re trying to be funny and the humor falls flat. Sometimes anger or frustration gets the better of us. And sometimes, a …
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By John Braun
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7/15/21
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How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave?
Luckily, we live and work in the Pacific Northwest, and are reaping the benefits from our well-connected power grid, …
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By Don Brunell
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7/13/21
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Beginning in January 2022, all Washington workers will pay 58 cents per $100 of their earnings to fund the Long-Term Care Trust Act (LTCTA). There is no limit to how much you will contribute to the …
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Washington State Rep. Peter Abbarno
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7/6/21
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As climate change concerns grow, researchers are turning to small tree farmers for help. Actually, they have been helping for nearly a century, but their efforts have largely gone …
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By Don Brunell
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6/29/21
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Elation. Relief. Hope. I felt all of these things as I watched the COVID-19 vaccine enter my 1 4-year-old daughter’s arm.
As a parent and a pediatrician, I am thrilled that adolescents …
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By Devon Ebbing
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6/22/21
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Regardless of the “how to” books available to read, parenting is hard and regularly leaves you questioning yourself.
I laugh when thinking about the wide variety of fatherhood movies …
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By Peter Abbarno
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6/22/21
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Over the past year, we’ve been treated with a new buzzword: “reimagine.”
Specifically, much of the talk is about reimagining policing in America. I got to thinking about this …
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John McCroskey
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6/15/21
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