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Opinion

April 19, 2018

Trade war may hit Washington hard

Any trade war between the United States and China is worrisome, but if it escalated and tariffs are imposed, it will hit Washington particularly hard. Avoiding that possibility should be our primary goal.

April 12, 2018

April Cheers & Jeers

It’s spring. The sun came out this week. After a decade of trying his very best to decimate the middle class and kick poor folks in the teeth, House Speaker Paul Ryan is retiring at the ripe old age of 40-something. And campaign season is going to shift into high gear pretty soon.

April 12, 2018

Water pressure mounting in West

As we deal with our population growth, we must address sufficient supplies of drinkable fresh water for residential, commercial, agriculture, fisheries and industrial needs.

March 22, 2018

China now driving car market

In the 1950s, America’s “Big Three” automakers (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) were the pacesetters for our industrial dominance. They had the skilled workers, financing, mass production technology, sales networks, supply chains and customer base. In short, they had it all.