BORDER STATES
Former Gov..Vic Atiyeh, who guided Oregon through economic upheaval, dies at 91 (Oregonian)
BUDGET & TAXES
EDITORIAL: Fast-growing U.S. debt can’t be ignored (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
EDITORIAL: Shine light on negotiations (The Columbian)
BUSINESS, LABOR & ECONOMY
Seattle home values bucking national trend (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Cantwell, DelBene lecture tech giants on gender equality (The Seattle Times)
Contracts take spike out of rising hop prices (Yakima Herald-Republic)
BLOG: Some help for laid-off Microsoft workers, just in time (Rob Smith/Puget Sound Business Journal)
OPINION: Jobs abound in the Dakotas (Don Burnell/Columbia Basin Herald)
CONGRESS & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
EDITORIAL: A net neutrality meltdown in the Federal Communications Commission (The Seattle Times)
EDITORIAL: In the end, Congress likely to settle food label dispute (Oregonian)
COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT
Pierce Transit adding new electronic system for security, crime issues (The News Tribune)
Suspect killed in shootout with Kent police (AP/The Bellingham Herald)
Former local judge C.C. Bridgewater dies at 70 (The Daily News)
Costs climb as investigation at juvenile justice center widens (Everett Herald)
EDITORIAL: Two legal acts should not lead to an illegal one (Yakima Herald-Republic)
EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY
School near Mount Rainier saves itself with STEM (The News Tribune)
STEM is buzzword for student opportunity, from Tacoma to Washington, D.C. (The News Tribune)
7 groups file proposals for Washington charters (AP/The Columbian)
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES
NCW fires nation’s top priority (The Wenatchee World)
Firefighters go on the offensive, winning small victories (The Wenatchee World)
Weather helps crews fighting Saddle Mountain Fire (Daily Record)
Restoring power in Okanogan County could take weeks (NWCN/Crosscut)
Better weather to aid in Central Wash. wildfire fight (KOMO News/Crosscut)
How you can help the wildfire victims (The Spokesman-Review)
Winds test fire crews (The Spokesman-Review)
Inslee surveys Washington blazes: ‘This is a firestorm’ (The Spokesman-Review)
Forecast of cooler, damp weather fuels optimism in fire fight (The Seattle Times)
Wildfires cause eastern Wash. emergency declaration (Columbia Basin Herald)
Wildfire duty calls for Washington National Guard crews from the South Sound (The Olympian)
Better weather to aid in Wash. wildfire fight (AP/The Bellingham Herald)
Crews gain ground on 25,000-acre Saddle Mountain Fire (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Cooler weather aids crews fighting statewide blazes (The Seattle Times/Yakima Herald-Republic)
Kittitas County fire destroys several homes (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Fire burns more than 1,000 acres at Yakima Training Center (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Northwest Wildfires: More than 940,000 acres burn in Oregon and Washington (Oregonian)
BLOG: Cooler weather, lower winds helping to contain wildfires (Jay Greene/The Seattle Times)
EDITORIAL: Patience, gratitude are in order now (The Wenatchee World)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
Could BP turn Bellingham into a Northwest oil export capital? (Crosscut)
Coal railroad sees further delay (The Spokesman-Review)
Gorge panel raises oil, coal concerns (The Columbian)
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES
Scientists plan explosions under Mount St. Helens (The Columbian)
YVCC drone to be used in forest restoration (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Wildfire smoke lowers E. Washington air quality (AP/The Bellingham Herald)
Fire danger prompts forest public use restrictions (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
Stormwater solutions key in fight for Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun)
Mount St. Helens wired to rumble on command (The Chronicle)
OPINION: As climate shifts, local government must change, too (Paul Roberts, Everett City Council/Everett Herald)
EDITORIAL: Don’t let timber firms call shots on hoof rot (The Daily News)
FISH CONSUMPTION
New proposal could have people plating more fish (The Daily News)
HEALTH CARE
Health alliance picks Group Health as top health plan, but has some suggestions (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Payment slip-ups still plague state health-insurance exchange (The Seattle Times)
Samaritan may lose some Medicaid funding (Columbia Basin Herald)
HIGHER EDUCATION
EDITORIAL: Expand, don’t dilute, UW medical school (The Olympian)
MARIJUANA
Fired up: Marijuana businessman sues Washington Liquor Control Board (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Marijuana and pain contracts: Tough choices (The Columbian)
Seattle company proposes warehouse-size pot operation in Lacey (The Olympian)
Licensed pot grow sites pass halfway mark (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
Were there more than 12,000 marijuana arrests in Oregon in one year? (Oregonian)
Mason County puts moratorium on new pot growers, processors (Kitsap Sun)
ACLU Assists Plaintiff in Centralia Marijuana Lawsuit (The Chronicle)
BLOG: 10 days of pot sales earn state more than $318,000 in excise taxes (Evan Bush/The Seattle Times)
MEDIA
Essay: Hey, Publishers: Stop fooling us, and yourselves (Poynter/Crosscut)
COLUMN: A new day, a new set of journalism ethics (Karen Peterson/The News Tribune)
MILITARY
BLOG: Injured loggers rescued by NAS Whidbey helicopter (Lisa Cowan/The Seattle Times)
OPINION: How to get veterans psychiatric care they need (Dr. Peter Roy-Byrne, president of the Washington State Psychiatric Society/The Seattle Times)
OPINION: VA has been doing our vets a favor (Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler/The Daily News)
OPEN GOVERNMENT
EDITORIAL: A four-minute primer on open government (The News Tribune)
OSO LANDSLIDE
Oso mudslide fails to deter true-blue music fans in Darrington (Everett Herald)
Joint county-state panel to probe mudslide events (Everett Herald)
POLITICS
BALLOT MEASURES
EDITORIAL: No simple answer on firearm initiatives (The Daily News)
ELECTIONS
OPINION: Citizens, time to participate with your vote (Snohomish County Auditor Carolyn Weikel/Everett Herald)
LEGISLATURE
Three moderates compete in quieter House race (The News Tribune)
Scorched-earth politics, ‘odd characters’ in 31st District Senate race (The News Tribune)
14th District race could see non-candidate advance to general election (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Goldendale business owner Gina McCabe gains momentum in 14th Legislative District race (Yakima Herald-Republic)
14th Legislative District candidate Ben Shoval: In his own words (Yakima Herald-Republic)
14th Legislative District candidate Gina McCabe: In her own words (Yakima Herald-Republic)
14th Legislative District candidate Adam Yoest: In his own words (Yakima Herald-Republic)
14th Legislative District candidate Paul George: In his own words (Yakima Herald-Republic)
In 35th District, Rep. Haigh favors new revenue for schools; challengers claim schools-first funding solves the problem (The Olympian)
35th District: Maverick incumbent faces challenge from both sides (Kitsap Sun)
Facing re-election, veteran Sen. Tim Sheldon drawing criticism he is part of the problem (The Olympian)
Five vie for state House seat in 21st District (Everett Herald)
STATE
Big crowd vying for open House seat in Central Washington (The Seattle Times)
Republican, Democrat run against incumbent Herrera Beutler (The Columbian)
Debate attracts two of three congressional candidates (The Chronicle)
BLOG: Obama coming next week. Will WA still be burning? (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)
BLOG: Some advice for Obama on this trip to Seattle (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)
COLUMN: Fourth Congressional District: Is there anybody who isn’t running? (John Stang/Crosscut)
NATIONAL
President Obama will fundraise in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood Tuesday, amidst weeklong traffic snarls for bridge repairs (Puget Sound Business Journal)
STATE GOVERNMENT
EDITORIAL: State shouldn’t ditch hard-won foster care improvements (The Seattle Times)
TRANSPORTATION
Ferry Wenatchee repairs pushed back a week (Kitsap Sun)
State expands search for new ferries leader (Everett Herald)
BLOG: Could the state give a little help to beleaguered drivers facing ‘Carmageddon’ on I-90? (Patti Payne/Puget Sound Business Journal)
COLUMN: On Alaskan Way Viaduct, a view even Darth Vader could love (Danny Westneat/The Seattle Times)
EDITORIAL: Come out and say it: Good roads need taxes (The News Tribune)
EDITORIAL: The warning sign for state DOT in Skagit bridge collapse (The Seattle Times)
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