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Sept. 29, 2009

	AGRICULTURE Aid sought for farmers hurt by little rainfall (Olympian) Governor requests disaster assistance (Wenatchee World) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Gregoire pitches state's advantages to Boeing (Olympian/The News Tribune) State won't sweeten deal for 787 with more tax breaks (Everett Herald) Gregoire touts state to Boeing (The News Tribune) State offers no goodies for new Boeing 787 line (Seattle Times) Gregoire makes case for new Boeing assembly line (AP/Spokesman-Review) PenPly plans to employ 60 people by year's end (Peninsula Daily News) Gregoire sees new Bellingham center creating jobs (Bellingham Herald) FDIC warns Arlington bank about excessive loan losses (Everett Herald) BLOG: Boeing, Republican react to gov's case for second 787 line (Aubrey Cohen/Seattle P-I) BLOG: Senate Minority Leader: Does Boeing’s Chicago HQ care about Washington’s rankings? (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) BLOG: Gregoire: State business climate plenty good enough to lure Boeing (Brad Shannon/Olympian) BLOG: Washington is best place to build airplanes, but will it keep Boeing from moving to S.C.? (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) OPINION: Turbulence watch on the state's economy (Austin Jenkins/ Crosscut.com) OPINION: Pierce County should develop our own innovative work force (Sen. Jim Kastama/The News Tribune) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT For inmates and canines, program spells second chances (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) OPINION: Washington's justice system needs more verdict options for criminals with mental illness (Rep. Christopher Hurst/Seattle Times) OPINION: Homes, not handcuffs (Judy Lightfoot/ Crosscut.com) EDITORIAL: Stopping crime-- New tactics welcome, but be cautious (Yakima Herald-Republic) EDITORIAL: Fair escape is no reason to change longtime law (Spokesman-Review) DAMS Leaky dam threatens residents near Green River (AP/Everett Herald) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY Kelso schools preparing to adopt rules for concussions (Longview Daily News) Bellingham High instructor named state teacher of the year (Bellingham Herald) Legislators meet in Marysville for education forum (Marysville Globe) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES Green River flooding insurance limited (AP/Olympian) ENERGY & UTILITIES Clatskanie ethanol plant will be sold (Longview Daily News) Tour shines on local solar efforts (Olympian) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES OPINION: Al Gore was right: We can't put climate-change policy on the back burner (Paul Krugman/Seattle Times) FAMILY ISSUES EDITORIAL: State's graduated license laws could be even stricter (Longview Daily News) GUN RIGHTS BLOG: Gun crack down (Knute Berger/ Crosscut.com) HEALTH CARE OPINION: Free market has failed us on health care; here’s a Plan B (Tom LaBelle/Everett Herald) HIGHER EDUCATION Students sue Clark College, allege violations (Columbian) Tuition Checks Slow to Reach GI Bill Students at Olympic College (Kitsap Sun) LEGISLATURE State representative speaks to Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce on Mystery Bay shellfish (Peninsula Daily News) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Draft King County budget would cut 367 jobs (Puget Sound Business Journal) Park closures part of money-saving plan in Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News) 'Radical dismantling' of public safety, health programs (Seattle P-I) Homeless sleep outside Seattle mayor's home (AP/Seattle P-I) Judge denies Yakima recall petition (AP/Olympian) Judge rejects Ensey recall (Yakima Herald-Republic) County fleet to burn cleaner fuel (Everett Herald)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Tax votes likely as foes submit signatures aplenty (Oregonian) BLOG: Public forum on state, local ballot measures Wednesday night (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Judges need to uphold public records in Ref. 71 petitions (Olympian) LOCAL County-exec proposal cuts into jobs, parks (Seattle Times) NATIONAL Health-care battle to heat up today in the Senate (Seattle Times) Public plan debate could pit Democrat vs. Democrat (AP/Seattle P-I) People playing the odds on health care over costs (AP/Seattle P-I) Fact check: Flaws in Obama's health care anecdotes (AP/Seattle P-I) COLUMN: How quickly conservative pundits forgot their Sunday School lessons (Leonard Pitts/Olympian) COLUMN: Obama at war with his general (Ruben Navarrette Jr.) EDITORIAL: Read the Bills (Columbian)
	SALMON OPINION: Facing the facts on the future of Northwest salmon (Robert Lackey, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University/Oregonian) EDITORIAL: Fed’s salmon plan as good as it will get (The News Tribune) STATE GOVERNMENT DSHS settles suit over 2 abused foster kids (Seattle Times) DSHS settles suit over 2 abused foster kids for $2.5 million (Seattle Times/Longview Daily News) EDITORIAL: Reform needed at Washington state's mental hospitals (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) TRANSPORTATION Construction moving full speed ahead on future Port Townsend ferry (Peninsula Daily News) In 2013, you'll love Nalley Valley Viaduct (The News Tribune)

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