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In 1904, the ice cream cone was invented, the United States began construction of the Panama Canal, and a group of employers came together in Seattle to form the Citizens’ Alliance, which later …
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Kris Johnson
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4/15/24
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The last three to four years have been difficult for many of us, not the least of which are the financial burdens. As I write this, gasoline is up more than 40 cents per gallon to over $4 in the last …
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Richard Rylander
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4/8/24
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In Washington this year, we hope to again escape the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia River water system flowed at normal levels in recent years, which is good for …
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Don Brunell
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3/25/24
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Recent announcements from U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Derek Kilmer that they will not seek re-election to Congress caught the political world by surprise. They are both relatively young and …
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Kris Johnson
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3/11/24
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In 2017, I wrote a column titled “America needs more welders and fewer philosophers.” It was a slogan Florida Sen. Marco Rubio used in his 2016 presidential campaign to call attention to …
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Don Brunell
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2/26/24
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We all remember the “pivot” during COVID. In 48 hours, schools had to balance and sometimes choose between student safety and education. Several inches of snow, freezing rain and cold …
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Dr. Jason Tindol
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1/29/24
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Editor’s note: Columnist Julie McDonald previously wrote a three-part series based on an interview with Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent. The series can be found at chronline.com.
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Julie McDonald / For The Reflector
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1/22/24
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Last week marked a birthday celebration, the date when a well-known Upper Cowlitz woman was born beside the banks of the Cowlitz River near present-day Randle about 170 years ago.
Official …
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Julie McDonald
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1/8/24
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The Evergreen State has always been one of the safer places to live, work and raise a family in America, going back at least as far as 1960.
Tragically, as of 2022, that’s no longer the …
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Peter Abbarno
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1/2/24
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School choice programs give families between $4,000 and $8,000 per student to cover the cost of private education. These programs provide families public assistance to select a private school if …
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Liv Finne / Washington Policy Center
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12/26/23
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People of my generation and a bit younger probably remember Aesop’s fable “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.” The moral it taught was that l iving in poverty with security is …
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Maureen Harkcom
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12/26/23
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For six months now, the WA Cares payroll tax has been taking part of workers’ incomes each paycheck for another benefit many of them will never receive. Worse, the money being collected will be …
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Elizabeth Hovde / Washington Policy Center
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12/18/23
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The folks running Washington state’s WA Cares Fund, which taxes low- and high-income workers 58 cents for every $100 they make, hosted a webinar recently talking about how people can plan for …
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Elizabeth Hovde / Washington Policy Center
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12/5/23
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As our national healthcare system continues to grapple with challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating costs and staffing shortages, Vancouver Clinic needs lawmakers to ensure the Medicare …
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Mark Mantei
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12/5/23
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As we prepare for the upcoming holidays, we must be grateful for what we have and focus on our needs rather than fixate on what we want and crave. Being thankful starts with an appreciation of why …
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By Don Brunell
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11/28/23
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In January, a new law took effect in Washington requiring employers with more than 15 employees to include wage and benefit information in new job postings. It’s intended to use pay …
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Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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11/13/23
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I recently learned that the old saying, “it’s too good to be true” doesn’t account for something important: scams don’t go through the intelligent, thinking part of your …
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By Brian Mittge
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11/13/23
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President Biden’s $65 billion infrastructure bill contains $8 billion for regional hubs to develop ways to produce and distribute hydrogen fuel. One is planned for the Pacific Northwest and …
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By Don Brunell
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11/6/23
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As a physician, the last thing I want is for a patient to make decisions about their health and well-being based on the cost of care and medication rather than their actual care needs.
Right now …
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Dr. Julie Stroud, Vice President of Health Services for Oregon, Humana
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10/30/23
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While media focus was on Joe Biden’s decree putting a tiny plot of land within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) off limits to oil and gas exploration, reporters ignored the bigger …
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Don Brunell
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10/16/23
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