Thursday, July 29, 2010 - Page updated at 03:04 a.m.

Jon Talton
Jon Talton comments on economic trends and turning points, putting them into context with people, place and the environment in the Pacific Northwest. His column runs every other Sunday. He also makes frequent posts in his Sound Economy blog.
Saturday, July 24
Community banks are a troubled but vital part of economy | Sound Economy
Thursday, July 15
Boeing's broken assurances keep lowering expectations | Sound Economy
Saturday, July 10
Jury still out on WTO's value as trade cop | Sound Economy
Saturday, June 26
Wednesday, June 23
Gov. Chris Gregoire lays out export-building agenda | Sound Economy
Saturday, June 19
Don't look for high CEO compensation to change any time soon | Sound Economy
Saturday, June 12
Puget Sound region fared well during Recession, but let's not be smug | Sound Economy
Saturday, May 29
That Great Reset? Not so fast | Sound Economy

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