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Oct. 14, 2009

	ABORTION EDITORIAL: The Ugly Signs of the Abortion Argument (Kitsap Sun) BUDGET & TAXES State: Park donations working, for now (Seattle P-I) Parks commission says donation program on track (AP/Everett Herald) BLOG: As car tab 'donations' roll in, threat of state park closures wanes (Jerry Cornfield/Everett Herald) EDITORIAL: Rewarding those with money-saving ideas is wise even for government (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY As Clark County jobless rate falls, many hope for extension of unemployment benefits (Oregonian) Cowlitz County unemployment rate dips, but it's state's highest (Longview Daily News) Economy slow to catch up to tourism (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Peninsula bucks trend: Jobless rate decreases while state, national rates go up (Peninsula Daily News) Lewis County's unemployment rate falls slightly to 12.1 percent (The Chronicle) Wash. jobless rate up slightly; Spokane County steady (Spokesman-Review) Recession has cost state one of every 20 jobs (Seattle Times) Boeing to move defense strategies to 'smart' energy (Seattle Times) Pierce County jobless rate shows small decline (The News Tribune) County jobless rate hits 10.1 percent (Everett Herald) Couch’s Appliance customers left baffled over abrupt closing (The News Tribune) BLOG: Playing catch-up: Boeing hears from business leaders, statewide jobless rate rises and R-71 in court and in Lynnwood (Jerry Cornfield/Everett Herald) BLOG: Unemployment: Up in September (Niki Reading/TVW) BLOG: Sonicsgate: A sad story well-told (Greg Johns/Seattle P-I) BLOG: State jobless rate hits 9.3 percent (Brad Shannon/Olympian) COLUMN: Coming to grips with a changed old friend: McBoeing (Matt Fikse/Crosscut.com) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT New sex offender program at Airway Heights prison (Olympian) New sex offender program launched at Airway Heights prison (Everett Herald) DEA makes major bust (Spokesman-Review) Professor nominated for U.S. District Court (Spokesman-Review) Judges reconsider decision tossed after racial comments (Spokesman-Review) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY In class size, Oregon ranks No. 49 (Oregonian) Parents see split siblings, longer commute in new school plan (Seattle P-I) Seattle study focuses on teacher quality (Seattle Times) Richland plans to run 2-year levy (Tri-City Herald) School district attempts tax savings (Wenatchee World) $4.4 million grant for reading programs (AP/The News Tribune) Math tests: Wash. eighth-graders improve (AP/The News Tribune) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES Help is on the way to Nile Valley (Yakima Herald-Republic) Governor declares site of landslide a disaster area (The News Tribune) Hills along Naches River prone to slides (Seattle Times) ENERGY & UTILITIES Tacoma helps light Sacramento (The News Tribune) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES More rain for Washington after deadly winds (AP/Olympian) Battelle, Boise to study carbon capture at Wallula (Tri-City Herald) National forest users to be counted, surveyed (Wenatchee World) COLUMN: Big Oil still the big dog (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I) HANFORD Full power expected at vit plant today (Tri-City Herald) HEALTH CARE Health care issues: The 'trigger' public plan (AP/Bellingham Herald) Vaccine will be dispersed through schools (The Chronicle) Kittitas County commissioners to declare state of emergency in response to swine flu outbreak (The Daily Record) Vancouver medical center establishes new flu policy (The Columbian) OPINION: Ten solutions for a healthier Washington (Rep. Dan Kristiansen/Arlington Times) EDITORIAL: Include a public option in health-insurance reform (Seattle Times) HIGHER EDUCATION Fall enrollment up at Wash. public universities (AP/Spokesman-Review) Grants aim to increase community-college graduation rates (Seattle Times) CWU sets enrollment record (The Daily Record) HOUSING Home sellers wary of new MLS rules (Seattle P-I) LEGISLATURE How do they get the job done? (The News Tribune) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Port of Bremerton Scales Back on Proposed Capital Projects (Kitsap Sun) Jon Stewart declines key to Bellingham (Bellingham Herald) Kitsap County Permit Fees Likely to Increase in 2010 (Kitsap Sun) County to slash budget by $12.7M (The Columbian) MILITARY Bremerton Navy Base to Get New $4.2M Child-Care Center (Kitsap Sun) OPINION: Deep-Six the Women on Subs Plan (Pam Dzama/Kitsap Sun) OPEN GOVERNMENT EDITORIAL: Despite promises, federal government hasn't done much to improve transparency (Longview Daily News)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Kelso School Board formally opposes I-1033 (Longview Daily News) County, College Place pass resolutions opposing I-1033 (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Health providers, disabled decry potential impact of I-1033 (Yakima Herald-Republic) Last-minute donations in Wash. R-71 campaign (AP/Olympian) Two men lead the push to undo gay benefits (Seattle Times) Ref. 71 opponents get $200,000 campaign boost (Seattle Times) Second lawsuit filed over voter petitions (AP/Everett Herald) BLOG: Suit filed to keep Eyman initiative signers' names secret (Jerry Cornfield/Everett Herald) BLOG: Health reform draws Sen. Keiser, Rep. Williams to D.C. (Brad Shannon/Olympian) COLUMN: Initiative 1033 will extend this recession (John Burbank/Everett Herald) COLUMN: I-1033 a windfall for the rich (Danny Westneat/Seattle Times) COLUMN: Vote ‘No’ on Referendum 71 (Julie McDonald/The Chronicle) EDITORIAL: ‘No' on I-1033 (The Columbian) ELECTIONS COLUMN: Ranked-choice voting has appeal, but it's too complicated (Bruce Ramsey/Seattle Times) LOCAL Melink, Wallin vie for Longview council seat (Longview Daily News) BLOG: Poll: Hutchison taking independent voters from Constantine (Chris Grygiel/Seattle P-I) BLOG: There's no denying global warming, center says (Chris Grygiel/Seattle P-I) OPINION: Breaking Mallahan out of the 'business guy' box (Anthony B. Robinson/Crosscut.com) ENDORSEMENT: Munson’s best choice for Valley and growth (Spokesman-Review) STATE State’s congressional delegation wants NOAA move re-examined (AP/Everett Herald) BLOG: Biden will attend Murray fund-raiser in Seattle (Jerry Cornfield/Everett Herald) NATIONAL Senate Finance Committee OKs a health bill (Puget Sound Business Journal) Wyden votes for health care bill but vows to keep pushing to change it (Oregonian) Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul (AP/Seattle P-I) Obama: Senate panel OK 'critical milestone' (AP/Seattle P-I) Cantwell, panel say yes to health bill (Olympian) Cantwell says health care bill ‘a good start’ (Tri-City Herald) BLOG: Cantwell votes with party on health care bill (John Henrikson/The News Tribune)
	SALMON Fall chinook season closing early at Hanford Reach (AP/Olympian) Salmon returning home at last (Everett Herald) Salmon returning home at last (Wenatchee World) Tribes demand quicker culvert fixes for salmon (AP/Everett Herald) BLOG: House votes to protect salmon stream (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I) STATE GOVERNMENT Fearing for their jobs, state workers seek advice (Olympian) Off-road park ex-director sues over firing (Olympian) TRANSPORTATION Port Townsend-Keystone route to have two ferries again (Peninsula Daily News) Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce antes seed money for Seattle ferry (Peninsula Daily News) Todd Shipyards to build additional ferry for Washington (Puget Sound Business Journal) Seattle company gets contract to build ferries (The News Tribune) State awards ferry contract to Todd Shipyards (Everett Herald) Ferry on a costly fast track - UPDATED (The News Tribune) BLOG: Corrections and clarifications to Sunday’s story about ferry construction (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) BLOG: State hires Todd to build two more 64-car ferries for $114 million (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) COLUMN: There is a method (and madness) to license plates (Julie Muhlstein/Everett Herald) OPINION: I-5 lid would make Vancouver whole (Tom Koenninger/The Columbian) WAR AGAINST TERROR Homeland security work wins national award for PNNL scientist (Tri-City Herald)

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