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It’s time to revisit how we manage forests | Brunell
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Why we should reconsider nuclear power | Brunell
If Americans are to receive all of their electricity without coal and natural gas by 2035, they will…
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Coronavirus comeback for Alaska Airlines?
It is no secret that airlines were clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. What started as a promising year…
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Seattle faces ‘lights out’ in 2022
Far too few people remember the 1972 Seattle billboard: “Would the last person who leaves Seattle please turn…
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TP shortage is tip of iceberg
Whether it be supplies of daily necessities, medicines or protective clothing, we need to have to patience, understanding…
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Coronavirus testing telecommuting effectiveness
Employers offering a work from home option has grown by 40 percent in the past 5 years
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Colorado River water problems worsening
Last week, we visited the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. It is part of our National…
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Cheers for the American Legion
The 2020 race for the White House is heating. It’s shaping up to be a referendum on America’s…
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Worn out wind blades plugging up landfills
While wind farms generate “greenhouse gas free” electricity, there is increasing concern about the rapidly growing number of…
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Keeping health workers healthy is key to fighting deadly diseases
Keeping hospitals and health workers healthy is key to fighting diseases. Given all the new, more deadly viruses…
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Copper making comeback as major disease fighter
Government leaders, doctors, and medical researchers worldwide are working feverishly to stop the spread of the coronavirus and…
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Dams are the Northwest flood busters
We need to remember that that network is saving our bacon
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Bridges shouldn’t have to sink to be replaced
Bridges shouldn’t have to sink to be replaced. However, at times that’s what it takes. Too often new…
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Boeing’s resiliency being tested with grounded 737MAX
The grounding of the 737MAX is testing Boeing’s resiliency. It has turned the company upside down in just…
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Impeachment aside: there’s work to be done
Now that President Trump’s impeachment process is formally underway, Democrats and Republicans need to avoid becoming completely absorbed…
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Power of reliable power
Our state’s economy and way of life hinges on low cost and reliable electricity. Since Grand Coulee and…
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High costs drive people to move
Too often, elected officials overlook the cumulative costs of regulations, taxes and fees on taxpayers; however, it comes…
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Turn america’s innovators lose on greenhouse gases
Assuming that reducing greenhouse gases are an ongoing challenge, we need government policies and the “political will” to…
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Mitsubishi launching into regional jet space
Traditionally, media coverage of the Paris Air Show focuses on the battle between Boeing and Airbus over market…
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It is time to talk about our national debt
Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory and it could get much worse unless voters start asking…