Articles by Guest Contributor

What’s your favorite locally-owned retail store?

December 20, 2015

By Loretto J. HulseA mercantile offering produce, gifts and edibles, two gift/home décor stores and a sporting goods store were the top shopping picks for three Tri-Cities’ women. For Jammie Horn of Kennewick, who has a hockey-crazy 4-year-old, the Hockey Source in Kennewick is a favorite shopping stop. “The staff...

Washington should apply Navy’s nuclear technology to civilian use

December 19, 2015

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By Don C. BrunellToday, many elected officials are fixated on tearing down coal-fired power plants and replacing them with solar and wind farms. But that isn’t practical, because when there is no wind or sunlight those plants produce no electricity.There is an alternative.Nuclear power plants supply 10 percent of world’s...

Sixth Street gallery flooded with artists

November 30, 2015

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By Elena Olmstead for TCAJOB[blockquote quote="We had to vacate the building. We lost a good 80 percent of everything." source="Carol Ashby, Sixth Street Art and Gift Gallery Owner" align="right" max_width="300px"]Prosser’s Carol Ashby has owned Sixth Street Art and Gift Gallery for more than 10 years. Over the past decade she’s...