Many of us remember Soviet Union collective farms, which were a dismal failure. Joseph Stalin, the brutal Russian dictator, confiscated individual landholdings and enslaved workers. It destroyed the Russian farm system. Wheat production, which led the wo

With today's tension and rancor, we need a dose of Yogi Berra's wit and wisdom to put things into perspective. Let's start with, 'You can observe a lot by just watching” because seeing what is happening now is very disconcerting. We need less

While most of our attention in the Pacific Northwest these days is on trade wars, tariffs, and wildfires, there are critical talks underway between the U.S. and Canada over future allocations of the Columbia River system's water. The two countries are

Last month, General Electric lost its place among our nation's top 30 performing corporations. It was the last member of the original companies which composed the Dow Jones Industrial Average. GE, once the world's most valuable company, was replaced

A few weeks ago, Seattle's City Council did an about face, revoking the onerous corporate head tax it unanimously enacted less than one month earlier. The Council had approved an annual $275 per full-time employee assessment to fund homeless programs a

Here's a switch. Rather than closing another pulp and paper mill, a new one is under construction right here in Washington. Columbia Pulp LLC's plant on the Snake River, in Dayton, Wash., will use a new technology that pulls cellulose out of the abun

President Trump campaigned on cutting taxes, streamlining regulations, and improving infrastructure. He also vowed to renegotiate our trade agreements, calling the North American Free Trade Agreement 'the worst deal ever made.” The cost of regulati

In Olympia, Gov. Jay Inslee is pushing lawmakers to enact a new tax on carbon gas emissions before the Legislature adjourns on March 8. Inslee wants Democrats, who now control the Legislature, to approve a $20 metric ton levy. He says it's necessary to

There is a new machine being tested in Montana which could decontaminate toxic mine tailings while recovering valuable precious minerals for everyday use. Gold, silver, and other metals are essential for our cellphones, computers, and electronic device

At last count, firefighters were battling 82 major wildfires in 10 western states. The fires already have scorched 2,300 square miles of forests and range lands, dislocated thousands of people, and burned hundreds of homes and buildings. This has been t