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Articles by Don C. Brunell
Don Brunell
Seattle faces ‘lights out’ in 2022
By Don C. Brunell • July 26, 2020 1:30 am

Far too few people remember the 1972 Seattle billboard: “Would the last person who leaves Seattle please turn out the…

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TP shortage is tip of iceberg
TP shortage is tip of iceberg
By Don C. Brunell • March 19, 2020 10:30 am

Whether it be supplies of daily necessities, medicines or protective clothing, we need to have to patience, understanding and a desire to work together.

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Coronavirus testing telecommuting effectiveness
Coronavirus testing telecommuting effectiveness
By Don C. Brunell • March 12, 2020 11:30 am

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
Colorado River water problems worsening
By Don C. Brunell • February 28, 2020 1:30 am

Last week, we visited the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. It is part of our National Parks “bucket…

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Cheers for the American Legion
Cheers for the American Legion
By Don C. Brunell • February 20, 2020 11:30 am

The 2020 race for the White House is heating. It’s shaping up to be a referendum on America’s market-based economic…

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Worn out wind blades plugging up landfills
Worn out wind blades plugging up landfills
By Don C. Brunell • February 14, 2020 9:30 am

While wind farms generate “greenhouse gas free” electricity, there is increasing concern about the rapidly growing number of worn out…

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Keeping health workers healthy is key to fighting deadly diseases
Keeping health workers healthy is key to fighting...
By Don C. Brunell • February 6, 2020 5:30 pm

Keeping hospitals and health workers healthy is key to fighting diseases. Given all the new, more deadly viruses out there,…

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Copper making comeback as major disease fighter
By Don C. Brunell • January 31, 2020 10:30 am

Government leaders, doctors, and medical researchers worldwide are working feverishly to stop the spread of the coronavirus and to keep…

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Dams are the Northwest flood busters
Dams are the Northwest flood busters
By Don C. Brunell • January 24, 2020 9:30 am

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
By Don C. Brunell • December 19, 2019 11:30 am

Bridges shouldn’t have to sink to be replaced. However, at times that’s what it takes. Too often new projects succumb…

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Boeing’s resiliency being tested with grounded 737MAX
Boeing’s resiliency being tested with grounded 737MAX
By Don C. Brunell • November 21, 2019 1:30 pm

The grounding of the 737MAX is testing Boeing’s resiliency. It has turned the company upside down in just six months….

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Impeachment aside: there’s work to be done
Impeachment aside: there’s work to be done
By Don C. Brunell • November 7, 2019 1:30 pm

Now that President Trump’s impeachment process is formally underway, Democrats and Republicans need to avoid becoming completely absorbed by it….

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Power of reliable power
Power of reliable power
By Don C. Brunell • October 31, 2019 3:30 pm

Our state’s economy and way of life hinges on low cost and reliable electricity. Since Grand Coulee and Bonneville dams…

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High costs drive people to move
High costs drive people to move
By Don C. Brunell • October 10, 2019 1:30 pm

Too often, elected officials overlook the cumulative costs of regulations, taxes and fees on taxpayers; however, it comes back to…

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Turn america’s innovators lose on greenhouse gases
Turn america’s innovators lose on greenhouse gases
By Don C. Brunell • October 3, 2019 1:30 pm

Assuming that reducing greenhouse gases are an ongoing challenge, we need government policies and the “political will” to turn our…

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Mitsubishi launching into regional jet space
Mitsubishi launching into regional jet space
By Don C. Brunell • September 18, 2019 4:30 pm

Traditionally, media coverage of the Paris Air Show focuses on the battle between Boeing and Airbus over market share for…

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It is time to talk about our national debt
It is time to talk about our national...
By Don C. Brunell • September 12, 2019 1:30 pm

Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory and it could get much worse unless voters start asking politicians: “How…

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Labor Day epilogue: partnering for Success
Labor Day epilogue: partnering for Success
By Don C. Brunell • August 29, 2019 1:30 pm

A few years ago on Labor Day, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee presented a compelling commentary on the need for…

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Drones planting trees in burned wildlands
Drones planting trees in burned wildlands
By Don C. Brunell • August 22, 2019 11:30 am

While drones are coming of age in firefighting, they are also establishing a foothold in restoring fire-scorched forests.

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Careful not to follow Sweden’s haste | Brunell
Careful not to follow Sweden’s haste | Brunell
By Don C. Brunell • August 8, 2019 10:30 am

Sweden and Washington state are very similar. Both have strong “green” movements and are quickly moving to eliminate all carbon-emitting…

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