Opinion
Gas prices, crime and health concerns fuel work from home model
With Covid-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will “work from home” end? Will workers return to the...
Remove beneficiary designations on non-retirement accounts
Non-retirement investment accounts are often set up with wealth management firms. When the account is set up, there is an...
And so ends year two of the pandemic. What’s next?
How fortuitous that our annual focus on the hospitality industry coincides with the end of our state’s mask mandate. Washington...
Legislature missed unique opportunity for real tax relief
Despite a mountain of money and bipartisan proposals to ease the state’s tax burden, legislators this year sidestepped their chance...
A St. Patrick’s toast and a challenge from clean, green Ireland
When St. Patrick’s Day rolls around on March 17, the Irish will have lots to celebrate. Ireland is still clean...
Reasons to reconsider the Roth IRA
In the old days, the decision to fund a retirement account with pre-tax dollars (traditional IRA) or fund it with...
Kennewick fire reminds us why we need to protect our downtowns
We were heartbroken to see 10 people lose their homes and at least seven businesses destroyed by a two-alarm fire...
State’s long-term care program needs more than a short-term delay
When the Legislature convened the 2022 session in January, lawmakers made long-term care their first order of business. It’s probably...
