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Renton Reporter website gets a new look
The new, crisp-and-clean design makes space for more stories and photographs on the newspaper's home page, and also…
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Different strategy, same results | DON BRUNELL
There’s an old saying, “There’s more than one way to catch a cat.” It means, if you don’t…
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Is carbon dioxide really the target? | DON BRUNELL
Environmental activists claim they want to reduce production of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. If so, they’re…
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Political courage and a president’s legacy | DON BRUNELL
At a time when too many politicians are obsessed with their poll numbers and their legacy, Pew Research…
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Boeing and Travel Service finalize order for 737 MAX 8s
This week's announcement brings the total number of orders to date for the 737 MAX to 1,498 airplanes.
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Piling on BP, but who’s next? | DON BRUNELL
In football, players who jump on the ball carrier after he’s been tackled get a 15-yard penalty for…
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Weighing Washington’s high cost of doing business | DON BRUNELL
SGL would like to expand its Moses Lake facility, but the tax incentive that helped convince the company…
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Renton home to Lone Shark Game Design Studio
Seattle may be well known as a creative incubator for the game industry, but Renton is also on…
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Boeing completes design of new 737 MAX 8
Final assembly of the 737 MAX 8 is scheduled to begin in 2015 with first delivery scheduled for…
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Toughtimes for the military | DON BRUNELL
According to Defense News, sequestration will cut $15.8 billion from the Pentagon’s 2013 budget and another $37 billion…
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‘Obamacare’ in need of remake | DON BRUNELL
In our nation’s capital, the political version of a blockbuster, “The Affordable Care Act: Obamacare,” is now making…
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Valley Medical Center among nation’s ‘most wired’
Valley Medical Center has been named among the nation's "Most Wired" hospitals, according to Health Care's "Most Wired"…
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Military News a Mixed Bag For Washington’s Economy | DON BRUNELL
Military installations and defense contractors are taking the brunt of the automatic budgets cuts mandated by sequestration. Why…
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Science can help feed starving people | DON BRUNELL
We have no choice: We must grow more food on fewer acres. Fortunately, scientists have been working on…
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What about the rest of us? | DON BRUNELL
We appreciate their concern for federal employees — but what about the rest of us?
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Boeing has received more than 300 orders for new 737s at the Paris Air Show
In total, Boeing has received orders or commitments for a total of 317 of the 737-series airplanes.
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Torero’s opening next week at new location at the Landing
A Renton institution in family dining is getting a new look in a new location. Torero’s, formerly on…
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Preserve and expand Washington’s traditional manufacturing jobs | DON BRUNELL
We shouldn't overlook — or take for granted — the considerable economic contributions of Washington's traditional industries.
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Kenworth’s Renton plant celebrates 20 years
Nearly half of the plant's current employees have been working for Kenworth since the plant opened in 1993
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Higher taxes and costs will send jobs out of state | DON BRUNELL
Critics say that, in these tough economic times, we can't afford tax incentives. The real question is, can…