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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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