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It's time to rethink Obamacare

Amidst all the confusion, broken promises, false starts, delays, changes and mounting costs, 2014 is the year the president and Congress must rethink the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

It's time to rethink Obamacare

Amidst all the confusion, broken promises, false starts, delays, changes and mounting costs, 2014 is the year the president and Congress must rethink the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

We all need a fresh start in 2014

The New Year is traditionally a time for reflection and renewal. A shiny new year lies ahead, full of promise.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Keep the holiday spirit all year long

During the holidays, our thoughts naturally turn to giving - not just giving gifts but donating our time and money to charities and community programs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

What's the plan?

This summer, the nation sweltered in a deadly heat wave.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

The ethanol shuffle and other bad ideas

Have you heard of the Ethanol Shuffle? One step forward, two steps back. Actually, it's not a dance; it's part of California's clean energy policy - a program our governor wants to emulate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Preserve affordable health insurance

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 cancelled because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Hire our veterans

The good news is, America is bringing its troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. However, that presents a challenge because a large number of those troops will leave the military upon their return. That shift, along with significant cuts in military spending, means tens of thousands of veterans will be …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Congress should rebuild Obamacare

In the midst of all the turmoil, confusion and partisan infighting over the Affordable Care Act, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's words have come back to haunt us: "We have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Will Washington be big in Boeing's jumbo jet future?

When the first passengers took off in Boeing's 747 in 1970, the aircraft was dubbed the "Queen of the Skies." Since then, the company's mammoth plant just south of Everett has been the kingpin of the world's jumbo jet production.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Lonesome Larry has lots of friends

In 1992, a single male sockeye salmon managed to swim 900 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River to Redfish Lake in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, the end of his migratory journey. Biologists dubbed the sole survivor, "Lonesome Larry."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Regulatory overreach: The new normal

News stories about the government shutdown have shined a spotlight on the issue of government overreach.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Dangerous duels with Americans caught in the middle

After spending a couple of days last week in Washington, D.C., I wonder how Congress and President Obama will settle their differences without hurting the taxpayers or crippling our struggling economy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

ESA listing could undercut WA economy

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

When national parks burn

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