Originally printed in the Chinook Observer on December 20, 2018 . My husband and I own four seaside hotels on the coast of Washington and Oregon as well as two restaurants and a distillery in the small town of Long Beach, where we grew up. As small business owners, we’ve always wanted to offer jobs that pay a living wage with generous benefits for our employees. We know that people in our town and communities all across Washington sometimes struggle to make ends meet and rely on tourism to make their businesses succeed. Like most small businesses, we want to give back by helping our community...