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Oct. 29, 2009

	TOP STORY: BOEING PICKS CHARLESTON FOR NEW 787 LINE Re-creating local plants in S.C. (Seattle Times) Boeing snubs state for second 787 line (Olympian/The News Tribune) Machinists disappointed, call union 'a handy scapegoat' (Seattle Times) 'We did all we could' to keep 787 work, Gregoire says, but GOP disagrees (Seattle Times) Hutchison faults Gregoire, Constantine on 787 decision (Seattle Times) What they’re saying about Boeing's 787 decision (Everett Herald) Politicians trade blame over Boeing's choice of Charleston (Everett Herald) Why Everett lost out on Boeing's second 787 line (Everett Herald) Boeing's decision raises doubts about long-term future (Everett Herald) Key dates of 2009 in the 787 decision (Everett Herald) What now? Boeing move sends state scrambling (Seattle P-I) Machinists: We offered Boeing 10-year, no-strike deal (Seattle P-I) Delegation disappointed, will still fight for tanker contract (Seattle P-I) Sanford expects boost in SC with Boeing decision (AP/Bellingham Herald) BLOG: Boeing Gone; Who's to Blame? (Sound Politics) BLOG: Machinists: We offered Boeing long-term 'no strike' deal to no avail (Michelle Dunlop/Everett Herald) BLOG: Boeing, Going, Gone: It’s all in the eye of the beholder for Gregoire, Hewitt, Brown (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) BLOG: Boeing taking 787 second line to South Carolina (John Gillie/The News Tribune) BLOG: Gregoire: state did what it could for Boeing 787 (Brad Shannon/Olympian) BLOG: Reactions pour in to Boeing-going-to-Carolina reports (Brad Shannon/Olympian) BLOG: Gregoire: 'I'm angry'...Boeing 'made the wrong decision' (Chris Grygiel/Seattle P-I) BLOG: Watch Gov. Gregoire, read Sen. Lisa Brown, Rep. Cary Condotta on Boeing 787 line here (Niki Reading/ TVW) BLOG: Boeing blues: Will state lawmakers push to cut wages? (Chris Grygiel/Seattle P-I) BLOG: The political fallout from Boeing's bombshell (David Brewster/ Crosscut.com) EDITORIAL: A wake-up call (Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Keep focus on future flight (Everett Herald) EDITORIAL: Boeing, going, gone – now let’s get to work (The News Tribune) AGRICULTURE Seed processing facility opens in Pasco (Tri-City Herald) BUDGET & TAXES Legislators need to cap oversight costs on new fund (Yakima Herald-Republic) EDITORIAL: Now is not the time to raise taxes (The Chronicle) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Economy grows in 3Q, signals end of recession (AP/Seattle Times) Costco to accept food stamps (Seattle Times/Spokesman-Review) Boeing rival cries foul over tanker bidding (Everett Herald) Cornelius bucks NIMBY trend, embraces Wal-Mart (Oregonian) BLOG: Google invests in Kirkland with new campus (Nick Eaton/Seattle P-I) EDITORIAL: Give states the power to regulate lending by national banks (Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Extend federal aid quickly to the jobless (Oregonian) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Pierce County Judge Hecht found guilty (AP/Seattle P-I) Judge Hecht found guilty as charged (The News Tribune) BLOG: Statute, constitution conflict over when a judge can be removed from office (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Hecht’s goodbye is 10 months overdue (The News Tribune) DAMS WSUV gathering to focus on dams (The Columbian) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY Study: Washington state math test is tough (AP/Spokesman-Review) Joke about killing teacher lands Mead student in jail (Spokesman-Review) Okanogan teacher charged with rape (Wenatchee World) Health and grades related, report on state’s young says (AP/Everett Herald) Cyber-ed keeps Yakima students in school (Yakima Herald-Republic) Peninsula schools hit early, often by flu (The News Tribune) Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close (AP/Seattle P-I) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES Lewis County flood watch is dropped (The Chronicle) Flood pros set strategy for Green, White rivers (The News Tribune) Fire District 8 sues U.S. Forest Service (The Daily Record) ENERGY & UTILITIES Neighbors abuzz over power lines (The Columbian) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DNR reports increase in wildfires this year (The Chronicle) Deadly foam kills seabirds, puzzles scientists (AP/Seattle P-I) How green is that product? Seattle startup lets you know (Seattle P-I) GAY RIGHTS Durkan represents progress for gays (Seattle Times) OPINION: Divorce for gay rights (Ann Bauer/ Crosscut.com) HANFORD More Hanford workers could be compensated (Tri-City Herald) HEALTH CARE Pelosi: New health care bill is 'historic moment' (Seattle Times) Pelosi hopes new health plan is poised to pass (AP/Seattle P-I) More people can get next round of swine flu shots (Everett Herald) Hospital limits visitors under 18 as H1N1 flu fears keep spreading (Wenatchee World) Pierce County still waiting for more H1N1 vaccine (The News Tribune) HIGHER EDUCATION WSU will reopen learning center at YVCC (Yakima Herald-Republic) WSU resuming classes at Yakima Valley College (AP/The News Tribune) HOUSING OPINION: Ending homelessness: How are we doing? (Judy Lightfoot/ Crosscut.com) IMMIGRATION EDITORIAL: Issuing tickets for not speaking English is wrong (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS Port of Port Angeles plan would cut almost all Lincoln Park trees (Peninsula Daily News) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Port Angeles council puts hybrid idea on hold (Peninsula Daily News) MEDIA Fox News Channel, Obama administration talking (AP/Bellingham Herald) BLOG: The fine print in the Times' good-news numbers (Bill Richards/ Crosscut.com) MILITARY 8 soldiers killed in Afghanistan from Fort Lewis (Olympian) Man from Vancouver one of eight Fort Lewis soldiers killed in Afghanistan (AP/Daily News) President honors fallen Fort Lewis soldiers (KIRO TV)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Impact of I-1033 anything but certain (The News Tribune) ELECTIONS BLOG: Auditor: Pierce County ballots with insufficient postage will be counted (David Wickert/The News Tribune) LEGISLATURE Nealey fighting off-base claims (Tri-City Herald) LOCAL Mallahan, McGinn sound familiar themes in final forum (Seattle Times) Constantine all wrong on ad, group says (Seattle Times) Port Angeles council candidates raise more than $22,000 (Peninsula Daily News) Centralia defense attorney to run for county prosecutor (The Chronicle) Puyallup council candidate owes state for jobless pay he wrongly received (The News Tribune) BLOG: PDC fines Pierce County auditor candidate Will Baker $300 (Dvid Wickert/The News Tribune) NATIONAL Distance no deterrent for Senate candidate (Spokesman-Review) Olympia parents watch Obama sign federal hate-crimes bill (Olympian) The census is much more than counting heads (Olympian)
	SALMON Amid record salmon runs, role of hatcheries debated (The Chronicle) STATE GOVERNMENT EDITORIAL: Sam Reed wins again -- top national honor (Tri-City Herald) TRIBES Sharp to testify before Senate (The Daily World) EDITORIAL: Tribal recognition process too cumbersome (Spokesman-Review) WATER Western Washington Could Become Destination for Water Refugees, Experts Say (Kitsap Sun)

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