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ELECTION DAY - Nov. 3, 2009

	BUDGET & TAXES Puyallup- Tea Party Express rocks the fairgrounds with 5,000 people (The News Tribune) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Tapping into growing market for virtual goods (Seattle P-I/San Francisco Chronicle) Oregon bans misleading financial and insurance titles (Oregonian) U.S. manufacturing hits growth spurt (Puget Sound Business Journal) Port Townsend Library receives $47,500 to improve services for the unemployed (Peninsula Daily News) BLOG: Costco will accept food stamps as soon as Thanksgiving (Niki Reading/ TVW) COLUMN: With the economy on the mend, now's the time to stimulate jobs (Paul Krugman/Seattle Times) COLUMN: Boeing has made its decision – now it’s time to react (Richard S. Davis/The News Tribune) OPINION: SPEEA: Boeing's decision to add second line in S.C. bad for everyone (Ray Goforth/Seattle Times) OPINION: Workers' comp reform? Don't forget the workers (Dave Van Curen/The Daily News) EDITORIAL: Time to wake up and look ahead (Wenatchee World) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Hecht: No choice but to resign seat (The News Tribune) Taking a look at the local judicial system (The Daily Record) Legislative action could be sought after LaFrance ruling (Kitsap Sun) Trial re-examines cause of death (Olympian/The Chronicle) Trial kicks off questioning coroner’s suicide ruling in ex-state trooper’s death (The Chronicle) Police flooded with tips in officer's shooting (KIRO TV) Slaying of officer reminds police of dangers of service (Everett Herald) COLUMN: New hate crimes law is a mistake (Star Parker, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education/Kitsap Sun) COLUMN: Malicious prosecution suit grounds for another look (Doug Clark/Spokesman-Review) COLUMN: For Hecht, blame system that makes attorneys afraid to run against sitting judge (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: A loss that grieves us all (Everett Herald) EDITORIAL: A murderous attack that will not stand (Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Death penalty cases costly; instead, seek life sentences (Spokesman-Review) DAMS OPINION: How taking out dams splits environmental groups (Daniel Jack Chasan/ Crosscut.com) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY For some, late starts paying off in North Kitsap high schools (Kitsap Sun) Yakima school firing teacher in student sex case (AP/The News Tribune) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES Weather Service beefing up Washington flood forecasting (Olympian) Green River gets beefed-up gauges (Seattle Times) ENERGY & UTILITIES Sewer rates may go up (Spokesman-Review) Clallam PUD's share of two wind energy projects to be paid with $55.6 million (Peninsula Daily News) EDITORIAL: Business energy tax credits: Sun, wind and your tax dollars (Oregonian) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES E. Idaho wolf zone closed as hunters reach limit (AP/Bellingham Herald) Mystery Bay diesel spill averted thanks to residents' quick response (Peninsula Daily News) Controlled burn sparks notice of air-quality violation in Yakima County (Yakima Herald-Republic) Volunteers plant trees along Icicle to help fish (Wenatchee World) Trail opening to celebrate Nisqually Refuge restoration (The News Tribune) FAMILY ISSUES Diocese hit with 21 new claims (Spokesman-Review) Volunteers help victims of abuse to fill their new homes (Peninsula Daily News) GUN CONTROL Will a cold-blooded cop-killing convince legislators to ban assault weapons? (Seattle Weekly) HANFORD Work on largest vit plant building continues (Tri-City Herald) HEALTH CARE Two tough health care issues remain in the House (AP/Seattle P-I) Health plan cost No. 1 barrier for young adults (Seattle P-I/San Francisco Chronicle) Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases (AP/Seattle P-I) Spokane woman’s death believed due to swine flu (Spokesman-Review) Regular flu is here now, too (Spokesman-Review) County uses its H1N1 vaccine systematically (The Columbian) COLUMN: The ghost of HillaryCare, via Obama (Pam Dzama/Kitsap Sun) EDITORIAL: Double health plans for $148,000 judges? (The News Tribune) HIGHER EDUCATION Delayed financial aid forcing college students into tight spot (Everett Herald) LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS More dissent arises over shoreline rules (Kitsap Sun) LEGISLATURE Religious displays barred from state Capitol buildings (AP/Everett Herald) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Two county staffers get raises as others’ pay is cut (Everett Herald) Vancouver election could lead to a new name for city (AP/Everett Herald) MILITARY Congress extends benefits to military spouses (AP/Spokesman-Review) OPEN GOVERNMENT New state agency suggested to handle records disputes (The Olympian/The News Tribune)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Ballot measures top ticket in election (KIRO TV) BLOG: Voting on Eyman and gay men (David Horsey/Seattle P-I) ELECTIONS Auditor’s office surprised by low voter turnout (The Chronicle) Warm welcome for voters dropping off ballots (The News Tribune) Ballots slow to return to Clallam County in final day of election (Peninsula Daily News) Ballots trickle in; King County's target: 56 percent (Seattle Times) Today’s postmark a must on mail-ins (Spokesman-Review) Don't complain, do something about it - Vote! (Yakima Herald-Republic) It’s Election Day; get your ballot in (Everett Herald) COLUMN: Ballot-counting day: a sad imitation of real voting (Bruce Ramsey/Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Local impact of Tuesday’s election begs participation (Spokesman-Review) EDITORIAL: This election cycle is a celebration of disclosure (Olympian) EDITORIAL: Some ballot choices more crucial than others (The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Nov. 3: Vote today (The Columbian) LOCAL Election Day: Seattle mayor, gay rights measure top ballot (Seattle P-I) BLOG: New King County exec poll: Constantine up by 10 (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I) BLOG: Poll: McGinn, Mallahan tied (Chris Grygiel/Seattle P-I) NATIONAL COLUMN: Defining health-care reform: Passage of bill is just the beginning (E.J. Dionne/Seattle Times) COLUMN: Americans, in need of a third party, are saddled with the status quo (Leonard Pitts/Olympian)
	STATE GOVERNMENT New agency for open records? (Olympian) COLUMN: Oregonians ask, 'Where's my subsidy?' (Steve Duin/Oregonian) EDITORIAL: Data embedded in electronic documents should be released as public records (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) TRANSPORTATION Washington state seeks bidders for I-90 project (Puget Sound Business Journal) New Washington license plate plan revised (The News Tribune) Buffett's Berkshire buying Burlington Northern RR (AP/KIRO TV) Lawmakers seek ban on laptops in airliner cockpits (AP/KIRO TV) State celebrates end of Highway 395 project (Tri-City Herald/The News Tribune)

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