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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Transportation Stimulus Money Will Pay People To Stand Around
Flaggers are literally one step from death. That's what Sue Smith tells her class at Green River Community College in Auburn.
Oregon Public Broadcasting, March 19, 2009 (Green River CC)
Article http://news.opb.org/article/4538-transportation-stimulus-money-will-pay-people-stand-around/
MP3 http://stream1.opb.org/media/news/2009/03/0318RM_FlaggerClass.mp3
Author Sherman Alexie visits county this week
Whatcom Community College and Whatcom County Library System won federal grants to make it happen, with extra help from other local libraries, businesses and community groups.
Bellingham Herald, March 15, 2009
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/localnews/story/826779.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Boeing handing out another 900 layoff notices
The Olympian, March 20, 2009
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/793496.html
Proposed university surcharge won't affect GET
Seattle Times, March 20, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008891995_get20m.html
New Approach to Community College Transfers
Inside Higher Ed, March 20, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/20/dickinson
Turning a Profit on Undocumented Students
Inside Higher Ed, March 20, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/20/qt#194424
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
10,000 state layoffs possible as budget hole grows
The Herald, March 20, 2009
Do not panic. It's just about the worst economic forecast since the Great Depression.
The Olympian, Adam Wilson video, March 19, 2009
http://videos.theolympian.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=3484702&item_index=&genre_id=00000560
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Equinox: The first day of spring (or fall)
CBC News Canada, March 20, 2009
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/20/f-tech-equinox.html
Art in the Eye of a Needle – Video
ABC News, undated file
http://www.maniacworld.com/art-in-the-eye-of-a-needle.html
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