He is not your stereotypical techno-geek or rough-and-ready jock, just a bright young man determined to do things a certain way.
In late June, a fantastic case study in unintended consequences vis-à-vis tax policy in The Wall Street Journal emerged. As a part of the massive health care overhaul, the Obama Administration and Congress passed earlier this year, officials levied a special tax on the tanning industry to help pay for the expansion in coverage. Someone wants to take a turn in the tanning bed? Fine, they just have to pay a little more, right?
While working as an electrician on the old Pay’n Save Drug Stores, I saw a sign hanging over the manager’s office that said, “Catch someone doing something right.” Throughout the week I watched this manager continuously complimenting an employee for taking a little extra time to do their work well, or giving that little extra in customer service. To him, the best thing he could do to inspire great work was to recognize it.
As Aug. 17 draws closer, election officials have ramped up efforts to remind us that it’s once again time to be mindful of our civic duty to vote.
For decades, America’s small business owners have asked for more affordable health insurance coverage and more tax relief. The new health reform law – the Affordable Care Act – provides both.
Just last week, Democrats on the King County Council were adamant that voters needed to pay a higher sales tax to protect public safety. As a result, they put a two-tenths of one percent boost to the sales tax on the November ballot.
In response to the July 7, 2010 letter in the Auburn Reporter by Jeanne Herold, I wanted to share the facts about the purchase and acquisition of the Valley Regional Fire Authority ladder truck.
The name “small business” is invoked regularly to support causes that range from taxes to health care, but what is the proverbial “small business” and why does it matter?
Expired fireworks litter a spacious lot on the Muckleshoot Reservation off Auburn Way South, following the Fourth of July celebration.
Long before discovering stardom on the football field, young Richard Thomas found trouble as a youth. Growing up in a…
I recently returned from a meeting of mayors across the United States. Cities like New York and Miami, Oklahoma City and Fort Worth Indiana all sit in the same rooms, and we talk about our problems. We all have problems with jobs and streets, sewers and water, and we all exchange and borrow the best ideas and practices from each other.
Liberals and conservatives agreed on one thing during the health care debate: the cost of health care in the United States is not sustainable. Last year we spent $2.2 trillion, or 17 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product (GDP), on health care. Without some type of reform that number will rise to an unrealistic 30% of GDP by 2030. From an economic standpoint, this could never happen.
The tearful mother’s urgent call for help rang loudly to Melissa Monroe. She struggled to grasp such grief and pain
The economy in the City of Pacific is slowly improving.
For inspiration, Katherine Garbe turns to her little sister, a fun-loving kid who already has overcome considerable odds in her precious life.
Memorial Day became a national day of remembrance, thanks to the efforts of wives and mothers of fallen soldiers.
