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    Lawmakers need  to know business  to make regulations | Guest Column
    Lawmakers need to know business to make regulations...
    By Don Brunell • January 24, 2014 4:18 pm

    With the ongoing debate about income inequality and increasing the minimum wage, it’s important to revisit the basics.

    In order to demand a wage increase, you must first have a job. In order to have a job, someone must create that job. In order to create that job, someone must start a business.

    But now, when our economy desperately needs more — and better — jobs, a major study shows that starting a business in the United States is more difficult than ever.

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    We need a solid plan before using only renewable energy | Guest Column
    We need a solid plan before using only...
    By Don Brunell • December 19, 2013 10:28 am

    This summer, the nation sweltered in a deadly heat wave.

    High temperatures hovered near 100 degrees, the heat buckled highways in several states and firefighters in Indianapolis evacuated 300 people from a senior living community when the air conditioning failed. Cities from New York to Seattle set up cooling centers.

    Read Story

    Preserve affordable health insurance in Washington state | Editorial
    Preserve affordable health insurance in Washington state |...
    By Don Brunell • December 4, 2013 11:46 am

    Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler made national news when he quickly rejected President Obama’s call for insurers to extend individual health insurance policies which were cancelled because of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, also referred to as Obamacare.

    While five million insurance policies have been cancelled to date, the Obama administration estimates that as many as 18 million of these policies will be cancelled because of the ACA.

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    Americans need to be thankful for what we have | Guest Column
    Americans need to be thankful for what we...
    By Don Brunell • November 25, 2013 4:55 pm

    It is human nature to take things for granted. When you’ve always had something, when it’s been around your entire life, it’s only natural to overlook it, to think it will always be here.

    But that’s not the case, and this time of year reminds us to be appreciative of what we have.

    I’m not talking about creature comforts like plentiful electricity, clean water, electronic gadgets or the family car.

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