ARTICLES BY SUBMITTED DON C. BRUNELL
M&Ms and the American Dream
Entrepreneurs helped make America great. Many of the "big businesses" we know today started in the imaginations of immigrants who came to America, the land of opportunity - a place of boundless possibilities where your station in life didn't matter, a land where hard work, innovation and perseverance held the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Cost of new medications could bankrupt health care
The good news is we are developing new life-saving medications every day. The bad news is they are very expensive and paying for them could bankrupt our health care system.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Is an all-green energy strategy worth the cost?
What if we could peer into the future and see the consequences of the decisions we make today? In a way, we can.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Labor Day epilogue: partnering for success
Over the Labor Day weekend, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee gave a compelling commentary on the need for employers and employees to set aside their differences and partner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Boeing 777 may replace Air Force One
It's about time to replace Air Force One, the president's plane; however, the new version may not be a Boeing 747. It may be a 777.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Pity the poor streamers
Every day, birds flying near a certain spot on the California-Nevada border are incinerated in midair. They're called "streamers" for the puff of smoke that appears as they ignite and plummet to the ground. Federal wildlife investigators estimate there's one "streamer" every two minutes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Strong state employment but warning lights are flashing
The good news is Washington is separating itself from the national jobless rate. In July, an average 6.2 percent of Americans were looking for work, while Washington State's unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Bathtubs, smokestacks and a five-star resort: Lessons from Kohler, Wisconsin
Today, there is a tendency to look with distain at manufacturing facilities, especially those located on working waterfronts. Historically, those factories were sited there because the raw materials and finished products could be transported only by water.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Hands-off attitudes cause economic and environmental damage
Today's news is filled with images of the massive wildfires roaring through the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in central Washington.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
It's not easy being green
Reducing mankind's carbon footprint has become the defining issue of our time and rightly so. Virtually every level of government has policies to reduce greenhouse gases by regulating everything from industrial CO2 emissions to cow flatulence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Jobs abound in the Dakotas
If you are looking for a family-wage job these days, there is no better place to look than the Dakotas, but for entirely different reasons.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
The U.S. should not be more like France
President Obama thinks the United States should be more like France. He made the comment recently while pushing for mandatory paid family leave. "France has worked this out, why can't we?"
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Trucks, trains, ships and pipelines
All too often our network of highways, pipelines, railroads, barges, ship terminals and airports goes unnoticed unless there is an accident.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
America's independence means reducing foreign dependence
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
