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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
