April 7, 2017, 6:03am Business
We are a nation deeply divided on how best to address poverty. Read story
April 5, 2017, 6:01am Business
When people talk about the poor, especially people who haven’t experienced poverty, it’s often without context or compassion. Read story
April 4, 2017, 6:00am Business
Driving east along state Highway 14 these days, you see water pouring out of Columbia River dams. It is already a high water year with much of the runoff from our heavy mountain snowpack yet to come. Read story
April 3, 2017, 6:02am Business
When is your “credit score” irrelevant in buying a house or refinancing a mortgage? A new federal legal settlement with a major credit bureau has the answer: The only score that matters is the one your lender uses to evaluate you, not some random score you got on a website. Read story
April 2, 2017, 6:00am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: Our 27-year-old son graduated college with a degree in sociology. He is our only child, lives with three other guys and owes $112,000 on student loans. He has asked us to pay if off and said he will give us $200 a month. We’ve enclosed our financials… Read story
April 1, 2017, 6:01am Business
Dear Mr. Berko: I’m writing for our 18-member investment club, which has been active since 1994. In 2008, we discovered Yahoo Finance. It was great, and we used it to help us research stocks for our $677,000 portfolio. It was first-rate and superbly laid out, with volumes of useful information… Read story
March 31, 2017, 6:01am Business
As I watch the young men hustle on the basketball court during March Madness, and make what seem like impossible three-point shots, part of me is thinking, “Ka-ching!” Read story
March 29, 2017, 6:01am Business
I spoke candidly about the need for Medicaid. And the haters attacked. Read story
March 28, 2017, 6:02am Business
A major hurdle for lawmakers in Olympia working to finish the next two-year state budget is the so-called “carbon tax.” Read story
March 27, 2017, 6:01am Business
Are you getting fleeced on appraisal charges when you buy a house or refinance? Could you be paying as much as double what the appraiser is receiving for actually doing the work, with the excess going to an undisclosed third party? Read story
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