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Thursday, Aug. 24
Associated Press
Federal judge again tosses out Texas voter ID law
US officials allow Canadian company’s exploratory mining
Disassembly of Seattle tunnel machine Bertha completed
US court rejects appeal from praying football coach
Prosecutor vows 3rd trial for 2 in Bundy ranch standoff case
Interior Secretary won’t eliminate any national monuments
Violence in Charlottesville leads to soul-searching at ACLU
Aberdeen Daily World
Olympic Wilderness Area renamed to honor longtime legislator, three-term governor
City Council hones in on public safety issues
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Some students in Bellingham will have to get up earlier, while others get to sleep in a bit
It’s another big jump in home values for Whatcom County
Are they safe to eat? Debate continues over escaped Atlantic salmon
Everett Herald (subscription required)
WaPo: Trump, Congress conflict escalates; difficult agenda looms
No state capital budget, no Arlington splash pad
Paul Ryan tours Boeing in Everett and pitches tax reform
Cornfield: Trump’s plans, not his tweets, should be an issue this fall
Rampell: Attitudes toward ‘immigrant hordes’ actually improving
Editorial: Keep working to fix culverts, restore fish habitat
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Appeals court panel rules against coach Kennedy in postgame prayer case
News Tribune (subscription required)
Here’s what Jeff Sessions got wrong on marijuana, according to Washington state officials (Sawyer, Keiser)
New York Times
Trump warns of shutdown if border wall isn’t funded
Top colleges don’t represent America’s diversity. How bad is it?
Spanish thrives in the U.S. despite an English-only drive
Exxon misled the public on climate change, study says
Military transgender ban to begin within 6 months, memo says
Olympian (subscription required)
Op-Ed: Hidden messages revealed in false equivalency
Puget Sound Business Journal
Best and worst states for women
Why CEOs can’t stay silent in the wake of events like Charlottesville
Exxon misled the public on climate change, study says
Fearing Trump effect, US governors seek to reassure foreign investors
It’s official: Bertha’s no more (Video)
Here’s how much Seattle agreed to pay lawyers to defend the income tax on high earners
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle to pay up to $250,000 for legal help in defending new city income tax
Seattle to close Spokane Street corridor homeless camps
House Speaker Paul Ryan to tour Boeing in Everett; will hold town hall with workers
Spill of farmed Atlantic salmon near San Juan Islands much bigger than first estimates
Editorial: Keep a sharper eye on farmed-fish industry
Opinion: In symbolic attempts to rewrite history, we fail to learn from it
Seattle Weekly
Herbold Asks Bezos to Lead a ‘National Conversation’ On Labor Rights
Spokesman Review
Spokane schools’ budget to grow 7.2 percent, majority of money earmarked for teachers
Seeking to meet demand, city expands tax exemption for multifamily housing
Spokane City Council to consider jumping into Washington state construction budget fight (Riccelli)Vestal: In the silo of the true believers, where a fact is whatever you say it is
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Stop hate speech by debate, not force
USA Today
ICE detains young Kentucky mother who has legal status
Black lawmakers push to get Confederate statues out of the U.S. Capitol
Amazon has cleared a hurdle in its acquisition of Whole Foods
Stalled on health care, President Trump quietly scores wins on energy agenda
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State sales tax equity remains unsolved issue
Washington Post
Escalating feud, Trump blames McConnell, Ryan for upcoming ‘mess’ on debt ceiling
Fewer antibiotic prescriptions are being filled, a new analysis finds
Why our schools can’t get kids to eat healthy
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Mount Rainier cellphones? Sensible if used sensibly
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
More fish than first thought escaped from island farm: Report
WATCH: Seattle tunnel machine Bertha disassembly completed
Bus driver shortage impacts school start times
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
House Speaker Ryan speaks with Boeing employees in Everett
KNKX FM
Tacoma Finds It’s Easy To Move People Into A Sanctioned Camp, Hard To Find Them Housing
Your Future Commute? Airbus Flying Robo-Taxi Readied For Testing In Oregon
Federal Court Rejects Appeal From Praying Football Coach
Midnight Evacuation At WSU Comes After Possible Bomb Threat, Racist Graffiti
U.N. Panel Urges U.S. Government To Reject Racial Hatred And Violence
KUOW FM
Amazon Takeover Of Whole Foods Gets Key Federal Approval
Trump’s Transgender Ban In Military Will Focus On New Enlistments
Skagit’s small ferry system ready to lead U.S. on fuel efficiency
NW Public Radio
911 Operators In Southwest Washington First To Get Improved Locator Software
Domestic Violence Survivors Say Courts Should Do More To Keep Guns Away From Abusers
Fish Contamination Levels In Columbia River’s Hanford Reach Prompts Advisory
Midnight Evacuation At WSU Comes After Possible Bomb Threat, Racist Graffiti
New Report on Maternal Deaths In Washington Finds About Half Were Preventable
Q13 TV (FOX)
Vets helping vets by training service dogs behind bars
Web
Seattle P.I.
Seattle Police release new plan to help solve Donnie Chin murder (Santos)
Connelly: Trump likes Confederate memorials but not national monuments
State encourages fishing for escaped Atlantic salmon
Wednesday, Aug 23
Associated Press
Jury refuses to convict 4 in Nevada ranch standoff retrial
Swastikas and bomb threat prompt WSU dorm evacuation
Sons of Confederate Veterans clean up defaced monuments
Fire that burned 6 structures in Grand Mound contained
Oregon’s governor, state police chief stand up for marijuana
Updated: Richland nuclear plant shut down over valve problem
2 Seattle officers sue councilwoman over shooting comments
Trump talks unity but detours into angry words for media
AP-NORC poll: Hispanics see barriers to nursing care
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Fish farm fiasco: Why officials want you to catch as many salmon as you can
Columbian
Group starts cleanup on Confederate markers, says it’s not going away
Fort Vancouver proposes fee increase
In Our View: Primary’s date not problem
The Daily News
Millennium gets permit after appeals deadline passes unchallenged
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Maritime industry is growing, but the workforce is aging
Did the eclipse really cause that big release of fish?
Burbank: Ryan’s tax-break offer will get a warm Boeing welcome
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap Transit exploring fast ferry backup
News Tribune (subscription required)
Beside Breitbart content isn’t place for our recruiting ads, Washington State Patrol says
Is the claim the eclipse caused Puget Sound’s Atlantic salmon jailbreak just a fish story?
New York Times
Unbridled and defensive, Trump takes aim at press
Phoenix protests end in gas and smoke as police step in
Trump threatens shutdown if border wall isn’t funded
Chief of naval fleet is relieved of duty after collisions
Alaska’s permafrost is thawing
Trump a ‘moral dilemma’ for black republicans after Charlottesville
Olympian (subscription required)
Friday is a free admission day at Washington’s state parks
Peninsula Daily News
Elwha River mouth work funding in state capital budget (Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Identity thieves hijack cellphone accounts to go after virtual currency
Small business owners struggling to find qualified employees, report says
Renton Reporter
Advocates call for PSE to close Montana coal plant |
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Westneat: ‘Greatest generation’ is fading, but it’s still got choice words for our own
Thanks to Amazon, Seattle is now America’s biggest company town
What back-to-school news could you use?
Colorectal cancers are killing more young people; experts want to know why
Editorial: Speaker Ryan, don’t hurt Boeing workers
Opinion: North Korea is nuclear: Live with it, and help it feel less cornered
Seattle Weekly
Why the New Bike Shares Could Actually Make Seattle Streets Safer
Don’t Abandon Visions for a Denser City
Spokesman Review
Central Valley School District closes in on ambitious building blitz
Swastikas, bomb threat etched into WSU dorm walls trigger evacuation
Spokane will plow neighborhood streets sooner under new snow removal plan in the works
Spokane County to hire three new corrections officers, house more federal prisoners
Editorial: Eclipse briefly overshadows divisions
USA Today
Trump unloads on enemies at Phoenix rally
Judge may let first deported DREAMer make case in U.S.
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Opinion: Work to fix Triangle Route will take time, do what you can to expedite ticketing (Nelson)
Washington Post
Trump threatens shutdown, hints at pardon for embattled former sheriff
Trump’s demand on border wall could upend sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill
Military leaders consolidate power in Trump administration
Yakima Herald Republic
Jobless rate in Yakima matches all-time low
Rep. Newhouse says no room for bigotry, hatred but freedom of speech must be upheld
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
City plans ‘gradual closure’ of Spokane Street homeless camp
Environmentalists question eclipse explanation for huge salmon dump
Former state GOP chair aims to grow ‘Centrist Project’ in WA
Businesses, nonprofits work to keep Tacoma affordable
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Tacoma’s homeless response helping many, concerning others
Sons of Confederate Veterans clean up defaced monuments in Wash. state
KNKX FM
Domestic Violence Survivors Say Courts Should Do More To Keep Guns Away From Abusers
Eclipse’s High Tides Blamed For Spill Of Farmed Atlantic Salmon Into Salish Sea
Fast Ferry Could Add Pressure To Kitsap County’s Housing Market
Los Angeles Sues Justice Department, Joining Other ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Trump Administration Unveils Sanctions To Curb North Korea’s Weapons Program
In Reckoning With Confederate Monuments, Other Countries Could Provide Examples
KUOW FM
Garfield High School is still segregated
Officials try to blame eclipse, tides for Atlantic salmon spill in Puget Sound
Your Future Commute? Airbus Flying Robo-Taxi Readied For Testing In Oregon
Seattle candidates say gun tax isn’t enough. For gun dealers, it’s enough to move
Superintendent: ‘Rich Getting Richer’ Under Washington School Funding Plan
Does ‘Sustainability’ Help The Environment Or Just Agriculture’s Public Image?
NW Public Radio
Biennial Count Shows 6 Percent Increase In Oregon’s Homeless Population
Eclipse Gives Oregon Firefighters A Helpful Break
Longview Voices Concern Over Education Funding
Thousands of Atlantic Salmon Escape Puget Sound Fish Farm
Tulalip Tribe’s Huckleberry Harvest Brings Fire (Or Something Like It) Back To The Forest
Q13 TV (FOX)
Swastikas and bomb threat prompt WSU dorm evacuation
‘Gradual closure’ coming to Seattle homeless encampment following murder
State urges anglers to go catch thousands of escaped Atlantic salmon near San Juans
Wife of fallen police officer says health insurance stripped away due to mix-up
Study: new safety systems are preventing crashes
Web
Crosscut
A fishy excuse? Tribes say eclipse didn’t cause Atlantic salmon escape
Tuesday, Aug 22
Associated Press
Trump vows continued fight in Afghanistan, reversing stance
Jury ends day deliberating in Bundy standoff case in Vegas
Solar eclipse thrills viewers, darkens sun in South Sound
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Ferndale became 2017 eclipse viewing central in Whatcom County. And what a show it was
Bothell Reporter
Teamsters Local 174 reach deal with sand, gravel companies
The Daily News
At Johnston Ridge, the view of Mount St. Helens was eclipsed for a morning
Sheriff Mark Nelson’s plans to address drug trafficking, addiction
OPINION: Speed up EFSEC
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Speaker Ryan to visit Boeing in Everett to talk tax reform
Boeing, Northrop get contracts for nuclear missile work
Robinson: Too dangerous to avoid Trump’s mental stability
Harrop: Looking past surface for cause of maternity deaths
Editorial: Honor the best of past without denying the worst
New York Times
How generals talked Trump into a buildup in Afghanistan
Trump outlines new Afghan strategy with few details
Peninsula Daily News
Ceremony marks designation of Daniel J. Evans Wilderness
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle business owners scramble to comply with secure scheduling law
Companies scramble to combat ‘fake news’
Government agencies should treat taxpayers the way leading companies treat their customers
Sally Jewell blasts Trump administration, says their actions don’t match their words
House Speaker Paul Ryan plans stop at Boeing’s Everett complex to talk tax reform
Ethics talk: Lessons from Google’s diversity fracas
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Some want Seattle to tax foreign homebuyers, vacant properties; others say that’s illegal, discriminatory
Northwest, like the rest of the nation, thrilled by coast-to-coast celestial show
Researchers: Ask ‘what’s right?’ — not ‘what’s wrong?’ — with kids from poor, stressful backgrounds
Backers of safe drug-injection sites sue to block a public vote in King County
Editorial: Help students who can’t afford $100 calculators and other back-to-school essentials
Opinion: Removing Confederate memorial will not erase Seattle’s history of white supremacy
Spokesman Review
Spokane seeks long-term solution at Manito’s murky Mirror Pond
Hanford becomes comical punching bag for HBO’s John Oliver
Shawn Vestal: Eclipse anticipation was intense in Weiser, Idaho. Then reality hit.
Critters, fish seemed to respond to peak of solar eclipse
Lawmakers’ expenses for Washington’s special sessions topped $445,000
August brings more news than usual in Washington capital
USA Today
USS John S. McCain: remains of missing sailors found
Washington Post
U.S. sanctions Chinese and Russian firms, individuals for ties to North Korea
Remains of ‘some’ sailors found on U.S. Navy destroyer damaged in collision
The Daily 202: A dozen key lines from Trump’s Afghanistan speech
Yakima Herald Republic
When did you first experience racism?
With principals in ‘crisis mode,’ new Washington state law taps into thousands of potential teacher recruits
Broadcast
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
KOMO News town hall will focus on the minimum wage
KNKX FM
Trump Address on Afghanistan, Annotated
Locals And Tourists Viewed Eclipse Under The Space Needle
Northwest Confederate Monuments Targeted For Removal And Vandalism
KUOW FM
How One Man Convinced 200 Ku Klux Klan Members To Give Up Their Robes
How To Tell If Watching The Eclipse Damaged Your Eyes
At A Breaking Point: Stretched Secret Service Says It Needs Help To Protect Trumps
NW Public Radio
Eclipse Revelers In Oregon Whoop And Holler As Sun Fades Away
High Altitude Balloons Have Mixed Success Giving View Of Eclipse From Near Space
Northwest Confederate Monuments Targeted For Removal And Vandalism
Whether In Its Path Or Not, Eclipse Brings A Memorable Experience
Web
Crosscut
Sailing soon: an Orca-friendly, all-electric car ferry
Democrat, Republican and something in between?
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Lawsuit seeks to block King County vote on safe injection sites
Slog
A Quarter of Seattle Drivers Are Searching for Parking
Lawsuit Challenges Initiative That Would Ban Safe Consumption Sites
Bellingham Removes Name of Confederate General from a Bridge
Monday, Aug. 21
Associated Press
Trump won places drowning in despair. Can he save them?
Blue skies with chance of dark: US West readies for eclipse
Most American Indian tribes opt out of federal death penalty
Hundreds march against racism at Washington State Univ
Olympic Wilderness named for former Gov. Dan Evans
State seeks Supreme Court review of culvert ruling
Most of president’s arts council quits, including Chuck Close
At Grays Harbor, they look to Trump while battling demons
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham removes signs on bridge named for Confederate general
Columbian
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (WSU medical school)
The Daily News
Sheriff Mark Nelson’s visit to the Mexico border, in his words
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report Cowlitz River is less likely to flood
Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘Rally Against Hate’ speakers tout tolerance, peace in Everett
Transgender military left on ledge weeks after Trump tweets
Burke: Those still with Trump an increasingly hateful lot
Milbank: The shameful silence of Jews in Trump’s White House
Editorial: SnoPUD seeking balance for its solar incentive
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Housing Kitsap plans from-scratch self-help housing
Video games revolutionize rehab at Martha & Mary
Electrical engineering program gets new home at Olympic College
News Tribune (subscription required)
Would moving state’s August primary date get more people to vote? (Hudgins, Carlyle)
State officials think they fixed school funding. Tacoma, Olympia area districts say it’s not true (Rolfes)
New York Times
Trump settles on Afghan strategy expected to raise troop levels
Rescuers seek 10 missing sailors after U.S. Navy ship and tanker collide
Talk of ‘preventative war’ rises in White House over North Korea
Trump administration moves to expand deportation dragnet to jails
Olympian (subscription required)
High school football participation is down nationally. Is that happening here?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Pierce County votes against Chris Gregoire’s economic development merger plan
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Do cars blocking bike lanes in Seattle ever get ticketed?
With principals in ‘crisis mode,’ new Washington state law taps into thousands of potential teacher recruits
It is too early to pronounce Sodo-arena project dead
Large: Our world is better because people kept pushing, even when the light seemed to fade
Does divided Olympia remind you of a certain other gridlocked capital? (Nelson, Carlyle)
Rate of suicide among teen girls reaches 40-year high
Editorial: Washington should rethink its approach to college remedial classes
Opinion: Silence in the face of torches and swastikas is unacceptable
Tri-City Herald
Letter: Conduct state business in the open
USA Today
Exclusive: Secret Service unable to pay agents due to huge Trump travel
Washington Post
U.S. destroyer, tanker collide near Singapore; 10 sailors missing
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Navy chief orders probe into Pacific fleet after collisions
Paul Allen-backed vessel finds USS Indianapolis
KNKX FM
How To Build Bridges Between The Public And The Police
One Final Hearing On Nation’s Largest Proposed Oil Terminal In Vancouver
Transgender People And Their Families Come Together At Gender Odyssey Seattle
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Marks 100 Years
How Will Animals React To The Solar Eclipse?
Why Does For-Profit Hockey In Washington Not Have To Pay Players Minimum Wage?
KUOW FM
Eclipse in Seattle: Expect big dip in temperature
Duke University Removes Robert E. Lee Statue From Chapel Entrance
Taking the bikini out of ‘bikini barista’ in Everett
He took on Trump. Now he’s taking on tribes over salmon
Why more Native Americans are homeless in Seattle
NW Public Radio
Eclipse’s Heavy Cell Phone Loads Could Parch East Oregon Crops
Hundreds Flock To Eastern Oregon Ranch For Eclipse
Northwest Confederate Monuments Targeted For Removal And Vandalism
Web
Crosscut
Op-Ed: Democrat, Republican, and something in between?
Coming soon to Seattle: Ugly produce
Hey hey, ho ho, has that Lenin statue got to go?
Friday, Aug. 18
Associated Press
Seattle Mayor: Take down Confederate memorial, Lenin statue
Everett outlaws bikini-clad employees at certain businesses
Eclipse traffic already heavy in central Oregon
Washington apple farmers may see higher returns this season
County prosecutor warned about delayed campaign disclosures
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Is there enough protection for foreign farmworkers in the U.S., including in Whatcom?
The Pacific Northwest faces an impossible choice: Salmon or dams?
Bothell Reporter
Teamsters at CalPortland in Kenmore go on labor strike Friday morning
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Seattle mayor: Remove Confederate monument and Lenin statue (Carlyle)
Boeing, Lockheed Martin stuck by Trump as others defected
Editorial: Finding our voice to oppose bigotry, hatred
Letter: County NAACP urges all to stand against bigotry, hate
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Newest ferry coming together
News Tribune (subscription required)
Michael Bennett’s protest disrespects our country, military? These elite JBLM soldiers support him
New York Times
Contradictory U.S. statements muddle North Korea strategy
Opinion: A simple move to save thousands of lives from overdose
The real opioid emergency
Puget Sound Business Journal
The solution to the Seattle area’s worker shortage is right in front of us
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray calls for removal of Confederate monument, Lenin statue
Million-dollar homes on the rise in Seattle and the Eastside: how many in your neighborhood?
Rate of suicide among teen girls reaches 40-year high
The most dangerous intersections in Seattle for bicyclists and pedestrians
Opinion: Gov. Dan Evans: How a real leader squashed hate and extremists
Editorial: Jeff Sessions, pot prohibition is so 2011
Seattle Weekly
Seattle Moves to End Minimum Wage Exemption for Disabled Workers
USA Today
Many confederate memorials aren’t going anywhere
Neo-Nazis can rally because ‘hate speech’ is not illegal
In courts, Trump reversing Obama legacy
Congress’ inaction on debt limit costs taxpayers
Washington Post
Romney calls on Trump to address nation, apologize for Charlottesville comments
One American is confirmed among the fatalities in Spain
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Back-to-school routine must include immunizations
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
One-third of Seattle drivers ‘cruising’ for parking, rides, study finds
Initiative to ban safe injection sites qualifies for ballot
Seattle police investigating democracy voucher allegation
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Legislature may try to impose control on high school sports
KNKX FM
Eye In Sky To Spy On Wildfires Awaits Green Light From Feds
Thiel: More Athletes Should Take A Stand By Sitting Down During National Anthem
KUOW FM
Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation At Fish And Wildlife Leads To Firings
Seattle’s LGBTQ history that isn’t all white, all middle class, all male
That song on your smartphone could be a spy (and not just about your musical tastes)
Spotify Removes Racist Music In Response To Charlottesville
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
It’s official: I-27 to ban safe injection sites is on the ballot
Q13 TV (FOX)
‘It’s going to be a disaster’: WSP bracing for weekend eclipse traffic
Trump won Aberdeen and other rural coastal towns. Can he save them?
Web
Seattle P.I.
Cards from white supremacists worry Lakewood
Connelly: West Coast governors tell Trump: No oil, gas leases off our coast
Slog
Mayor Murray calls for removal of Fremont Lenin statue and Capitol Hill confederate monument