The soaring inflation rate has turned trips to the gas station, grocery store, shopping mall and restaurants into nerve-wracking experiences. Not to mention buying a used car or a sheet of plywood. …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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4/29/22
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Last Saturday was one of those days that makes you celebrate life in our small towns and communities.
The mercurial spring weather was perfect (more or less). Appropriately, a number of Earth …
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4/29/22
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Washington's experiment in creating a capital-gains tax ought to be weighed on its true merits. Unfortunately, the tax's advocates cannot seem to resist putting a pinkie on the scale.
Rhetorical …
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Commentary by The Seattle Times Editorial Board
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4/28/22
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I don’t know if this is in my regular category of “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” or “Stupidity — once learned — is hard to forget.”
In any …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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4/27/22
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The Seattle World’s Fair in 1962 was awe-inspiring. It previewed developments that would improve our daily lives in the next millennium. While “Century 21” memories have faded, …
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By Don Brunell
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4/27/22
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Most politicians could only dream of a scenario in which a flood of extra tax revenues suddenly lets them cut taxes in an election year. But clearly Washington state leaders think …
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By Chris Cargill
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4/25/22
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Although I’ve always known Native Americans lost much of their land to white settlers, I was appalled to discover recently that Edward Warbass, who established a townsite in 1850 south of …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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4/25/22
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The news that President Joe Biden plans to resume leasing of federal land for oil exploration may be good five years from now, but that action alone won’t bring down record gas prices at the …
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By Don Brunell
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4/22/22
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This week I had the pleasure of watching from the sidelines as a dramatic competition unfolded before me, a battle of will and skill, where endless practice culminated in a succession of …
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4/22/22
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I have been a student of leadership for many years, which means I try to learn all I can about effective leadership.
One of the life lessons I have learned that translated well to leadership …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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4/20/22
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You’ve read it before, haven’t you? I mean the part where this so-called columnist complains about an overcrowded drawer in his file cabinet just bulging with bits and pieces that he …
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By Bill Moeller / For the Chronicle
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4/20/22
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A new Washington law supporting wage transparency will benefit workers and, overall, the companies that pay them. While there might be some unintended consequences, requiring the inclusion of a …
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The Columbian Editorial Board
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4/20/22
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Washington state is a recognized leader in the transition to clean energy, and recent legislative results underscore Washington’s commitment to a healthy environment and vibrant economy through …
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By Alan Hardcastle, Sabra Hull and Madeleine Para
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4/18/22
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Nearly three dozen people packed the Toledo Community Library April 11 to learn about the early Cowlitz Tribe and the first white settler, a trapper named Simon Plamondon Sr.
The speaker was …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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4/18/22
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The deadline for filing federal income taxes is later than usual this year. Tax Day has been pushed back to April 18 to avoid coinciding with the District of Columbia’s Emancipation Day …
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Preston Brashers / The Heritage Foundation (TNS)
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4/17/22
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Private telecommunications companies must now meet a higher standard to successfully challenge broadband grants meant to improve internet access to unserved and underserved communities, many of them …
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The Seattle Times Editorial Board
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4/17/22
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On Wednesday, the state Board of Health voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of a technical advisory group to hold off on adding a COVID-19 vaccine to the list of immunizations required for …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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4/15/22
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Many community residents and leaders were rightfully delighted by this week’s announcement by the Economic Alliance of Lewis County that a potential $600 million investment is giving serious …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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4/15/22
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It’s been a tough few weeks for Northwest law enforcement. Two officers — one in Everett and another in Pierce County — were killed by criminals with criminal histories prohibiting …
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By John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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4/13/22
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Whether it’s actually true or not, I’ve made the statement several times that after watching the Seattle Seahawks, my favorite sports are, No. 1, watching tennis, and No. 2, watching golf …
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By Bill Moeller / For The Chronicle
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4/13/22
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