EDITORIAL: Shuffling money to wall threatens future abuses
The diversion of $3.6 billion from military construction projects across the nation and globe to fund some 175 miles of wall along the U.S. border with Mexico won’t affect military bases in Snohomish or Island counties, in particular the U.S. Navy stations in Everett and Oak Harbor. This time around. Read more in the Everett Herald
WATCH: UW, Gonzaga expanding medical partnership with new $60 million center
The University of Washington and Gonzaga University announced on Monday that they are expanding their medical partnership with the creation of an 80,000-square-foot building on Spokane Falls Boulevard. Gonzaga leaders say the building will serve as the new home for the University of Washington School of Medicine-Gonzaga Regional Health Partnership. Read and watch more on KING5 News
WATCH: Orca task force to write blueprint to save dying species
The endangered southern resident orcas are still in critical condition despite statewide efforts to save them. In Port Angeles, the governor’s orca task force met for one of the last times to finalize its final recommendations to the state. Watch and read more on Q13 News
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Columbian
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Everett Herald (subscription required)
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Editorial: Shuffling money to wall threatens future abuses
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The Inlander
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Islands’ Weekly
Western bluebird reintroduction has a successful year
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Journal of the San Juan Islands
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News Tribune (subscription required)
Military aviators from across the world in Washington for joint training exercise this month
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New York Times
Share of Americans With Health Insurance Declined in 2018
Trump Fires John Bolton as National Security Adviser
Olympian (subscription required)
No evidence to support allegations of ‘hate, sexism, racism’ in Senate Dem caucus, inquiry finds (Billig, Das)
Peninsula Daily News
OlyCAP housing project gains momentum
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Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon’s workforce has 30,000-job hole
Mnuchin dismisses data showing trade war pain
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Seattle Times (subscription required)
Even in cooler market, Seattle home prices still too hot for many first-time buyers; see what’s happening near you
Seattle to cancel $52M deal to buy streetcars but says First Avenue project still on track
Seattle vows to address crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
Editorial: Child sex abuse victims deserve time to sue
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Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit activists join protest against Trump policies
Burn ban to be lifted due to changes in weather
Spokesman Review
UW, Gonzaga announce plans to expand health sciences with new $60 million building (Billig)
As winter approaches, city pledges to take action on homeless shelter
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Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton
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Tri-City Herald
Retailers ask customers not to openly carry guns. Tri-City cops report few problems
USA Today
Median household income stagnates in ’18 as poverty dips, more go without health insurance
Donald Trump fires top national security aide John Bolton, citing ‘disagreements’
Washington Post
Trump fires John Bolton as national security adviser, saying he ‘disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions’
Senate Democrats to force one more vote against Trump’s border emergency declaration
Judge reimposes nationwide injunction against Trump’s asylum rules
White House weighs controversial plan on mental illness and mass shootings
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Six in 10 Americans expect a recession and higher prices as Trump’s approval rating slips, Washington Post-ABC news poll finds
How does an autonomous car work? Not so great.
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Guatemalan mother, child take sanctuary at Olympia temple
UW, Gonzaga expanding medical partnership with new $60 million center
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Deputies now have live access to school surveillance
Teachers, students leave King’s Schools over anti-gay religious beliefs
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle named No. 1 city in nation with best public transportation
Seattle to address missing, murdered indigenous women crisis
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New count on opioid crisis shows gains and setbacks in Snohomish County
Broken Bonneville Dam lock brings Columbia River commerce to standstill
KNKX FM
Most kids in King County do not get enough exercise, according to a new UW study
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KREM2
Verify: Will Washington state observe year-round Daylight Saving Time? (Riccelli)
KUOW FM
Bonneville Dam Lock Closure Stops Inland Northwest Grain Exports To Global Markets
Contempt orders, fines as developmentally disabled patients languish in local hospitals
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U.S. Sows Confusion Over How Bahamas Residents May Enter After Hurricane Dorian
NW Public Radio
Washington State racks up contempt orders, fines as developmentally disabled patients languish
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Orca task force to write blueprint to save dying species
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