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BORDER STATES
Oregon farms face land crisis (The Oregonian)
Some Oregon schools defy odds to succeed, some persist in failure (The Oregonian)
Democrats and Republicans wage expensive fight to pick up seats in Oregon House (The Oregonian)
BUSINESS, LABOR & ECONOMY
Boeing wins $3.2 billion order from China Southern for 787s (The Everett Business Herald)
Amazon adding 120,000 workers to meet holiday demand (AP/The Seattle Times)
BLOG: Redfin releases workforce diversity data, CEO calls current levels 'unacceptable' (Ashley Stewart/Puget Sound Business Journal)
BLOG: Washington Council on International Trade president resigns to join Port of Seattle (Andrew McIntosh/Puget Sound Business Journal)
COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES
Council bans vaping in bars, restaurants throughout Whatcom County (The Bellingham Herald)
COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police failed to notify Yakima Valley College of nearby shooter (Yakima Herald)
Council considers unilateral action to diversify police force (Crosscut)
EDITORIAL: City wisely revisits inmate housing plan (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY
Centralia schools to hold active lethal threat forums for students, staff, parents (The Chronicle)
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES
Stormy forecast: Thursday could be bad, but Saturday could be worse (The Seattle Times)
Here are the odds Saturday’s storm makes history in Western Washington (The Seattle Times)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
Hearing on proposed Kittitas solar farm set for next Thursday (Yakima Herald)
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES
Fish and Wildlife to downlist Columbian white-tailed deer (The Daily News)
HANFORD
Federal judge considers more Hanford worker protections (Tri-City Herald)
HEALTH CARE
BLOG: Premera and Providence sign a less expansive three-year contract (Coral Garnick/Puget Sound Business Journal)
HIGHER EDUCATION
WSU still at odds with Pullman airport over expansion that threatens research facilities (The Spokesman-Review)
Final CWU enrollment numbers set records (Daily Record)
HOMELESSNESS
Pierce County offers Puyallup homeless center money – with a catch (The News Tribune)
‘Just Housing’ movement seeks housing justice for Thurston County’s homeless (The Olympian)
LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS
East Wenatchee to hold off on Loop Trail regulations (The Wenatchee World)
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health facility coming to McCleary (The Vidette)
OSO LANDSLIDE
EDITORIAL: Oso families deserved more from Attorney General Bob Ferguson (The Seattle Times)
POLITICS
BALLOT MEASURES
Inside Washington state’s campaign to pass the nation’s first carbon tax (Puget Sound Business Journal)
OPINION: Washington’s low minimum wage is bad for business (Barry Faught, owner of Broadcast Coffee, and Charles Mayer, family physician/Crosscut)
LEGISLATURE
Shar Lichty attempts to unseat Jeff Holy in Washington Legislature (The Spokesman-Review)
Purcell, Walsh tackle big issues in latest debate (The Daily News)
STATE
Negative ad spending unleashed in Washington as election nears (NW News Network)
STATEWIDE OFFICE
COLUMN: Bryant’s race against Inslee lacks GOP energy, money, support (The Everett Herald)
NATIONAL
Women say Trump touched them inappropriately (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)
Former Miss Washington among Trump's accusers (Seattle PI)
Local Democrat may refuse to cast electoral vote for Clinton (The News Tribune)
BLOG: Unhappy with presidential choices? Here are some more (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)
TRANSPORTATION
BLOG: Seattle may be first to accept driverless cars — but many residents don't want to own one (Ashley Stewart/Puget Sound Business Journal)
TRIBES
Coeur d’Alene Tribe opens Northwest’s first tribal eagle aviary (The Spokesman-Review)
Noonsack Indian Tribe creates Supreme Court, gets restraining order against appeals court (The Bellingham Herald)
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