Monday, November 3

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Aberdeen Daily World
Citizens say no oil by rail during Olympia public hearing

Associated Press
UW report on Spokane’s teacher hiring could help districts across the country
Jail wait lists for mentally ill draw fines from judges

Columbian
Region’s oil disaster preparedness mired in controversy
Thousands flock to free clinic

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mental health grant aids ‘whole child’
Numbers don’t lie — traffic is terrible and getting worse
1st focus of job fair in Marysville: Jobs for veterans
Editorial: It’s time to back solutions to climate change

Issaquah Reporter
Speak up to stop domestic violence | Attorney General Bob Ferguson
600+ jobs fall in latest Microsoft cuts

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry staffing challenges system

News Tribune (subscription required)
Sound Transit floats $15B plan to expand mostly rail service

Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula tsunami sirens to sound in system test today

Redmond Reporter
Bottle bomb explodes at Dickinson, Explorer elementary schools

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Judge denies temporary restraining order against pot store
New tunnel-machine bearing arrives from Japan
Good writing takes practice, not grammar drills, studies say
As Marysville students return to school, leaders step up plans for mental-health grant
It’s open season for Medicare scams
Jerry Large: The brains behind Seattle Center’s smashing health-care event
Sarah Stuteville: Islander communities left out of food-assistance loop
Blog: Save women’s health, maternity support services in South King County
After Marysville-Pilchuck shooting, the dark side of social media exposed | Editorial notebook
Editorial: Find the money to keep Public Health — Seattle & King County’s Auburn site open
Guest Opinion: We can do more to support Washington biotechnology

Seattle Weekly
Oil Train Meetings Lacked an Important Voice
Department of Ecology Meeting on Oil Trains Bombarded by Dissenting Crowd of 700

Spokesman Review
Spokane restoring agency that will assist Native Americans

Yakima Herald Republic
Year two of ACA brings more insurance plans for Washington residents

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hundreds show up to decorate Marysville-Pilchuck (Inslee)

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Governor declares “Red and White Day” as Marysville students return to school

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Expert advises Marysville as students return to school

KUOW FM
Marysville Shooting Adds Tension To Washington Gun Vote
Northwest States Shaping Up Ebola Policies As More Travelers Arrive Home
Who Will Control The Internet Of The Future?

NW Public Radio
Fourth Marysville Student Dies

WEB

Crosscut
A chat with filmmaker and mental health advocate Dr. Delaney Ruston
Oil train safety: A whole lot of worry among Washingtonians

HDC Advance
We’re #12!

Slog
Giant Banks Don’t Want Drug Cash Because They Are Terrified of the Federal Risks—So What Are New Pot Businesses Doing with Their Dough?
Is Vaping Really Safer Than Smoking?
What Smoking Weed Does to Teen Brains: A Look at the Scientific Research

Friday, October 31

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Aberdeen Daily World
Citizens say no oil by rail during Olympia public hearing
Three schools recognized as “schools of distinction”

Associated Press
State lawmaker sponsoring gun storage bill (Kagi)
Economic growth remains vigorous
Washington justices shift burden in rape cases
Studded tires legal Nov. 1 in Oregon, Washington

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hundreds tell Ecology: tougher steps needed to ensure safety of oil-by-rail shipping (Hunt)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislator to reintroduce firearms-safety bill in Olympia (Kagi)
Slim chance to stop higher rx co-pays, smaller ‘bah’ hikes
Editorial: Mentally ill defendants: Shortage of psychiatric beds leaves judges with a sorry choice

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap County leaders hear passenger-ferry pitch

News Tribune (subscription required)
700 show up to tell Ecology: tougher steps needed to ensure safety of oil-by-rail shipping

Olympian (subscription required)
Monitoring, but no quarantines, for JBLM airmen returning from short Liberia missions
Editorial: Pack a lighter free lunch for lawmakers (lobbyists)
Curious Olympia citizen catches error in statewide voter guide (I-1351)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sound Transit floats $15B plan to expand mostly rail service
Washington Supreme Court shifts burden in rape cases
After probe, Ferguson seeks limits on former AG staff lobbying
Heavy rains bring increased risk of landslides, SPU warns
NYU research: Don’t punish students for their temperaments
Editorial: Find the money to keep Public Health — Seattle & King County’s Auburn site open
Guest Opinion: How the Seattle City Council could help underwater homeowners

Tri-City Herald
Conservation groups sue state agency over Columbia Generating Station discharge permit

Yakima Herald Republic
State justice notes progress for Hispanics, others

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lower gas prices a factor in Washington’s traffic gridlock
Confusing toll bills cost drivers, end in fines
More protests, concern over growth of oil trains in Washington
Expert panel recommends safety fixes at Hanford

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
520 tolls: Not so good to go
Schools locked into higher price despite fuel prices plummeting

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
‘Raging Grannies’ take on oil trains in protest

KPLU FM
3-D Mammograms Improve Cancer Detection, UW Study Finds

KUOW FM
Are Lobbyists Influencing Washington’s Attorney General?
4 Things To Know About The Columbia Generating Station Lawsuit

Q13 TV (FOX)
‘Raging Grannies’ protest oil trains moving through area

WEB

Schmudget
Addressing Hunger in Washington State

Slog
Interviews with Four Black-Market Marijuana Growers

Thursday, October 30

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Associated Press
Study: Teacher hiring should be more scientific
Health insurance subsidies again come before high court
Oregon, Alaska now ground zero in legal marijuana fight
Spokane marijuana lounge plans children’s party
Environmental groups sue over impact of reactor on Columbia
For-profit programs face ‘gainful employment’ rule
Seahawks host team from school scarred by shooting
Marysville teacher releases statement on shooting
Judge strikes ban on guests in farmworker housing
Judges hold state in contempt for jail waitlists
Shells in Seattle tunnel pit likely from settlers
China to buy Washington apples again
Washington state Rep. Roger Freeman dies at age 48 (Chopp, Pettigrew)
Washington launches health exchange for businesses

Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell is fastest growing college in Washington state

Columbian
State traffic forecast predicts steady decline in miles traveled
Judge strikes ban on guests in farmworker housing

The Daily News
State Ecology staff at odds with Gov. Inslee on ocean acidification effects

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Northwest has record crop of sweet cherries
NLRB dismisses last complaints from Machinists’ contract vote

Federal Way Mirror
Rep. Roger Freeman dies at Federal Way hospital | Update (Freeman, Eide, Chopp)

News Tribune (subscription required)
State Ecology expects full house for open meeting on oil-by-rail safety Thursday evening in Olympia
Inslee consultant: clean-fuel standard might raise gas prices 2 cents by 2020

Olympian (subscription required)
Federal Way Rep. Roger Freeman dies at 48 (Freeman, Stonier)
State Ecology expects full house for meeting on oil-by-rail safety Thursday evening in Olympia
Editorial: Nowhere immune to gun violence

Puget Sound Business Journal
Microsoft cuts 3,000 jobs, including 638 in the Puget Sound region
When it comes to setting the cost of workers’ comp, it’s no romp

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Voters’ top issues: schools, gun laws
Seattle weighs ‘game changer’: millions more to help homeless
Shells near Bertha from settlers, not tribes, official says
Sawant revised tax package for Seattle transit
Small businesses can enroll in Obamacare statewide
Federal Way State Rep. Roger Freeman dies at 48 (Freeman)
Officials honor Federal Way House member who died Wednesday (Freeman, Eide)
Pre-K and K-12 leaders gather to talk consistency, collaboration
Jerry Large: Research aids the discussion over guns
Guest Opinion: Compassion needed to tackle youth justice in King County
Guest Opinion: Debate climate policies without undue influence from people like Tom Steyer

Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council prohibits immigration status inquiries by employees, including police
Spokane marijuana lounge to host kids’ Halloween party
Editorial: FBI sting erodes trust in freedom of the press

Yakima Herald Republic
Washington apple exports to China to resume soon
Northwest cherry growers score sizzlin’ crop

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington launches health exchange for businesses
North Cascades future: more rain, less snow, more fires
Study: Teacher hiring should be more scientific
Washington state Rep. Roger Freeman dies at age 48

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
‘Copycat crimes’ expected after mass shooting incidents
Shells in Seattle tunnel pit likely from settlers

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
New threat triggers alert at Kent Meridian High School

KPLU FM
Huge Costs, Hundreds Of Pregnancies Will Follow Cuts To Family Planning, Workers Say
With McCleary Mandate Looming, Will Wash. Class Size Initiative Help Or Hurt?
Microsoft Cuts 3,000 Jobs Worldwide, About 600 In The Puget Sound Region
Wash. State’s Current And Former AGs Exposed In NYTimes Influence Investigation
Big Crowds Commenting On Wash. State Marine And Rail Oil Transportation Study

KUOW FM
Transportation Officials Say 3,000 Rail Crossings In Washington Go Un-Inspected
Washington Apples Are Heading To China Again

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Why no laws about guns and kids in Washington?

NW Public Radio
Northwest Tribes Take Steps To Corral Growing Wild Horse Population

Q13 TV (FOX)
Kent-Meridian High School security to be increased today after report of a potential threat

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Capitol Record (TVW)
State Rep. Roger Freeman dies after battle with cancer (Eide)
On ‘The Impact’ this week: Millennial voters and charter school lawsuit

Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Alibaba moves into Amazon’s ‘hood. State Rep. Freeman dies. Putting fun into Rainier Beach’s Halloween.

Publicola
Afternoon Jolt: New York Times Gets AG Ferguson Story Wrong

Seattle P.I.
State Rep. Roger Freeman, D-Federal Way, dies of colon cancer

Slog
State Representative Roger Freeman, 48, Has Died

Wednesday, October 29

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Associated Press
Lawyers, high court justices debate school funding
Oil train traffic concerns Spokane firefighters
Taylor Shellfish Farms signs climate change declaration
Archaeologists begin looking at shell deposit

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Travel Transformed
Column: Camden: State’s ‘politically engaged’ voters might break it off

The Daily News
Longview School District enrollment back on the decline

Everett Herald (subscription required)
2015 budget for Everett ‘significantly higher’
Davis: Spend. Yes, spend to rebuild transportation
Op-ed: Look for changes to Medicare enrollment
Editorial: Parks key to good communities

New York Times
McKenna, other ex-AGs lobby attorneys general around country

Olympian
State holding open house on design plans newest addition proposed for the Capitol Campus

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County planners develop zoning plan for marijuana businesses

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle is No. 8 in U.S. for job growth, Washington state is ninth
Washington Health Alliance: Insurers should be required to release cost data

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Study reveals unexpected findings on class size
Archaeologists start shell study at Highway 99 tunnel site
UW rates 14th in new ranking among world’s universities
Washington colleges take aim at preventing sexual assaults
Yakima drops portion of redistricting proposal
Danny Westneat: Adults should be charged if kid gets gun, like they do in Texas
Blanca Torres: Renters love rent control, but Seattle doesn’t need it | Times editorial columnist

Seattle Weekly
Following Rehab Center Closures, an Uncertain Future for Drug Addicts with Kids

Skagit Valley Herald
Judge rules for Familias Unidas in latest Sakuma labor complaint

Spokesman Review
Oil train wreck would be challenge, Spokane deputy fire chief testifies (Billig)
Teachers’ attorney says investigative records should stay sealed

Tri-City Herald
Future Latino leaders honored for strengthening community

Yakima Herald Republic
Researchers turning wood waste into energy, agricultural resource
‘Open Mike’: Tobacco, taxes and treaty rights

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
North Kitsap student threatens to shoot up high school, claims to have hit list

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Kitsap Co. teen arrested after threatening to ‘shoot up’ school
Archaeologists search Bertha pit for artifacts

KPLU FM
How School Security Has Changed Since Columbine And Sandy Hook — And How It’s Stayed The Same
Ebola Calls Northwest Volunteers To Action, Medical Centers To Prepare

KUOW FM
Same As Common Schools? High Court Ponders Charter Schools
Beavers Enjoy A West Coast Renaissance

NW Public Radio
Washington DSHS Gives Progress Report On Psychiatric Boarding

Q13 TV (FOX)
Police Chief: Teen arrested after saying he had hit list and was going to shoot up school had guns
Social media lesson? 2 boys who say they were joking charged with felonies for alleged threats

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
Washington’s charter school law debated in front of the state Supreme Court

Crosscut
State will conduct own check on Belltown bar

HDC Advance
A nickel here, a dollar there; it all adds up

Schmudget
Investing in Two Generations for a Poverty-Free Future

Slog
Fast-Food Workers Make $20 an Hour in Denmark

Tuesday, October 28th

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Associated Press
Washington businesses push climate change action
State: 10.6 percent of ballots returned so far

Aberdeen Daily World
County kills Wishkah Road flood project over eminent domain

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Coal trains continue to move through Acme after BNSF extends agreement

Columbian
Column: Harrop: Dignity laws bring death debate to light

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Ballots trickling in, but officials expect a surge
Briefs: EvCC named ‘Military Friendly School’
Mudslide lawsuit blames governments, timber company
Editorial: Forest road’s reopening welcome news for Darrington

Islands’ Sounder
Modern message in a bottle: ‘this could be oil’

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Public disregards school bus safety laws, state data show

News Tribune (subscription required)
Nearly half of the middle-manager class in state government got raises last year
Editorial: Find a way to de-immunize the sex trade

Olympian (subscription required)
Nearly half of the middle-manager class in state government got raises last year

Puget Sound Business Journal
More than 100 Washington businesses call for strong action on climate change
Could Seattle find an Ebola vaccine?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle home-price gains stall
Prized Cascade forestland about size of Tacoma to be preserved by conservancy
Medical helicopters were turned away: ‘Why didn’t they use us?’
10 families of Oso slide victims sue state, county, forest owner
City attorney seeks suspension of bar’s license after fatal shooting
Former Seattle board member offers controversial school fixes
Revamping doctors’ orders: quality care at lower cost
Guest Opinion: When speaking to infants, aim for quality over quantity
Editorial: Don’t blame development for the high cost of housing

Skagit Valley Herald
Sakuma Bros., Familias spar in court over worker rules

Spokesman Review
Spokane County wastewater plant needs new PCB permit
Editorial: Shootings emphasize Spokane schools’ need for officers

Tri-City Herald
Northwest agricultural officials, growers head to Southeast Asia

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Umatilla County leaders set path for pot tax

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Experts: Workers in danger at Hanford
UW software to help agencies track epidemics like Ebola

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Student arrested, another expelled for making threats against administrators

KPLU FM
More Than 100 Wash. Businesses Urge State Action On Climate Change
Seattle Scientists’ Fresh Look At Vaccine Could Be Big Break For HIV Prevention
Wash. State: 10.6 Percent Of Ballots Returned So Far

NW Public Radio
Group Makes Largest Private Land Purchase in Washington History

Q13 TV (FOX)
Green River Community College placed on lockdown following threat
Seattle high school evacuated, student arrested after police find Molotov cocktail on school grounds
High school says 2 students investigated for making threats; more police to be on hand

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Capitol Record
Charter school law before the Washington Supreme Court on Tuesday
On TVW this week: Charter school lawsuit, carbon emissions task force

Crosscut
The future of trails in Washington – and beyond

Horsesass.org
The Right Time (high school shootings)

Seattle P.I.
Unlike U.S. Chamber of Commerce, our chamber wants climate change action
City Attorney seeks to revoke liquor license from Belltown bar after recent homicide