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Oct. 7, 2009

	AGRICULTURE Skagit Co. business gets federal dollars to build digester in Lynden (Bellingham Herald) Latah County rejects bid for farming school (Spokesman-Review) Bumper crop of wine grapes in; bottles of Peninsula-grown wine won't be far behind (Peninsula Daily News) BUDGET & TAXES OPINION: Extending sales tax to candy and gum could help close the budget gap (Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles/Olympian) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY 747 delays costly to Boeing (AP/ Everett Herald) Vancouver 2010 organizer pledges to balance budget (AP/Bellingham Herald) 747-8 delay causes doubts about Boeing (Seattle Times) nLight Photonics lands $4 million defense deal (The Columbian) Renewable energy could be future of county manufacturing (The Columbian) Yacht builder sails into renewable energy (The Columbian) $2 million state grant will let Port Townsend Paper create jobs (Peninsula Daily News) Weyco says it's close to some kind of deal with Bassett (The Daily World) BLOG: Locke supports patent reform, higher fees (Nick Eaton/Seattle P-I) BLOG: Sonicsgate: The real reason Seattle lost the Sonics (Seattle P-I) COLUMN: Does President Obama understand the gravity of the unemployment crisis? (Bob Herbert/Seattle Times) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Washington injection procedure also in court (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Elusive teen frustrates police (AP/Olympian) Judge says part of suit against WaMu 'to survive' (Seattle Times) Port Townsend officers commended for saving lives (Peninsula Daily News) Discovery crew filming at jail (Spokesman-Review) No break yet in Lindsey Baum case (The Daily World) DAMS Dam's lock closure hurts Northwest shippers but could have been far worse (Oregonian) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY New school assignment plan cuts parents' choice (Seattle P-I) Proposed school boundaries would return Seattle to a neighborhood-based system (Seattle Times) WASL results prompt change of scenery for some Longview students (Daily News) EDITORIAL: Obama's appeal to keep schools open longer is unrealistic (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Fish recovery plan out (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Clean bill of health for shellfish area (Olympian) Olympic National Park to close Hurricane Ridge's Sunrise snowplay area for good (Peninsula Daily News) It could be a really cool trail (The Daily World) Toxic aquifer contamination, 10 years later (The Chronicle) FAMILY ISSUES Crowd voices outrage over bikini barista, but some come out in support (Everett Herald) GAY RIGHTS EDITORIAL: Obama should use Pentagon study to end policy on gays (Spokesman-Review) HEALTH CARE Swine flu vaccine's here; who will get it? (Yakima Herald-Republic) State checks on why few medical errors being reported (Seattle P-I) AP Poll: Health care overhaul has a pulse (AP/Seattle P-I) Health care issues: Coverage by employers (AP/Bellingham Herald) Officials urge those sick with flu to stay home (Tri-City Herald) School districts vary on H1N1 vaccine (Spokesman-Review) Owner of Deaconess sued (Spokesman-Review) Centralia pharmacy feels statewide pinch (The Chronicle) OPINION: More than 6 million addicted to prescription meds (Jill Wellock/Olympian) HIGHER EDUCATION Meet the new YV-Tech (Yakima Herald-Republic) Public-policy group elects dean (Seattle Times) HOUSING Past overbuilding in Bonney Lake leads to foreclosures and empty homes (The News Tribune) ‘Big Turn-Around’ as housing sales jump (The Chronicle) IMMIGRATION OPINION: Don't use health-reform debate as anti-immigrant vehicle (Rogelio Riojas, Sea Mar Community Health Centers; Estela Ortega, El Centro de la Raza; Jesus Hernandez, Choice Health Care Network) LEGISLATURE BLOG: Ethics board rejects complaint against Rep. Dan Roach (Brad Shannon/Olympian) OPINION: Creativity in Olympia can lead to meaningful education and lower health care costs for you (Rep. Mike Hope/ Marysville Globe) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Tri-Cities starts tourism partnership (Tri-City Herald) OPINION: Governments fall into the gap (Gary Crooks/Spokesman-Review) MILITARY Spokane Navy veteran buried at sea by son (Spokesman-Review)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Richland concerned about possible effects of I-1033 on revenues (Tri-City Herald) Nonprofits oppose I-1033 (Spokesman-Review) BLOG: Ads slamming I-1033 going on television (Brad Shannon/Olympian) BLOG: Microsoft gives $100,000 to uphold gay rights (Nick Eaton/Seattle P-I) OPINION: Proposed ‘bill of rights’ straight out of Wonderland (Richard Davis/ Everett Herald) ENDORSEMENT: I-1033 goes too far and could hurt cities to spite state (Olympian) LOCAL State to investigate Constantine campaign (Seattle Times) BLOG: State Dems just want to remind you: Hutchison's a Republican (Laura Onstot/Seattle Weekly) NATIONAL OPINION: We need a bigger House of Representatives (Jonah Goldberg/Bellingham Herald)
	STATE GOVERNMENT State moving ahead with WWII Memorial repairs (Olympian) State Veterans Affairs Director Says He'll Clarify Hiring Process (Kitsap Sun) TOBACCO Group cites study in push to ban smoking (Spokesman-Review) TRANSPORTATION Complaints against Sound Transit's berm flood Tacoma council (The News Tribune) Olympia City Council backs 'hybrid' option (Olympian) New ferry may get S'Klallam chief's name (Seattle Times)

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