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Letter to the Editor
BY EDITOR
In response to the April 18 VBJ article “Two sides to the coin:”
Comparing Tacoma to Clark County? Possibly VBJ writer Charity Thompson should visit that city to the north and report back to us the similarities. She will find that there are few, unless we proceed with allowing the proposed Cowlitz casino in our corner of the world.
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On not having an opinion
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
When I was in journalism school, objectivity was slowly and steadily thumped into my head, but there wasn’t a whole lot of discussion about what the word means. Does it mean I don’t get an opinion? Do I get one but am I not allowed to share it in public or in print?
For years, this debate has been circulating the mythical halls of journalism – especially in the era of Fox News and personal and professional blogging.
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Gas infrastructure is needed
BY GREGG KANTOR is president and chief operating officer at NW Natural
Proposals to build natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas terminals in Oregon have generated regional controversy in recent weeks, but there has been little discussion of the challenges the Northwest faces without them.
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Small but mighty
BY UNSIGNED
Headlines on TV news casts and in daily papers across the country constantly trumpet the rise and fall of corporate America. You know the ones – huge, multi-national corporations, most with top-of-mind recognition.
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School construction funding is key to lowering taxes
BY BILL FROMHOLD Mentoring Advanced Placement
The 2008 legislative session concluded in March, culminating with the passage of a supplemental state operating budget that left more than $850 million in reserves. As the second-highest reserve amount in legislative history, it leaves the state positioned to mitigate any effects from a national recession.
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Buying local provides the best return
BY JOHN MCDONAGH is the publisher of the Vancouver Business Journal.
Traditional logic suggests a prudent approach to stewardship of our businesses is to seek the lowest cost for any particular purchase or service, but tradition doesn’t allow for the recirculation or reinvestment value of buying local.
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Don’t believe the hype
BY TIM PROBST is the CEO of the Washington Workforce Association.
Our public dialogue is full of wishful thinking disguised as sound economic policy, including the following sound bites that are not facts, but often play them on TV:
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National economic indicators really are doom and gloom
BY SCOTT BAILEY Washington Employment Security Department
Strap on your seat belts, we may be in for a wild ride.
As we approach the middle of March, it looks as though the U.S. economy is in the beginning stages of what could be a long recession, while employment growth in Clark County has slowed and unemployment is rising.
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Proceed with caution
BY MEGAN PATRICK-VAUGHN of the VBJ
The economy.
Those two words carry a lot of weight these days. And they’re everywhere.
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Cold? Try a sweater
BY DAVID W. MEYER Bullivant, Houser, Bailey PC
It is interesting that we never heard much about mold as a prime concern in our buildings until the days when energy consciousness and economics caused us to favor virtually airtight construction to save on our heating bills, and to favor cheaper materials to save on our construction costs.
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