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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Editorial: In tough times, a step forward
The Herald, April 3, 2009 (Everett CC)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090403/OPINION01/704039996#In.tough.times.a.step.forward
Green River CC to usher in new state-of-the-art facility
Auburn Reporter, April 3, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/news/42299592.html
Tacoma Rainiers Release new Video Board Renderings / Unique Partnership with Bates Technical College
OurSports Central, April 2, 2009
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3798860
Columbia Basin College farm gets room to grow
Tri-City Herald, April 2, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/530291.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
BUDGET-RELATED
Capital budget plans include money for Columbia Theatre restoration
The Daily News, April 3, 2009 (Lower Columbia College)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/04/03/area_news/doc49d458dc1020d413352938.txt
In Our View: Build It And … New structures at WSUV, Clark College loom as part of solution to economic crisis
The Columbian, April 3, 2009
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090403/OPINION/704039967
Budget provides no money for Skills Center’s second phase
Yakima Herald, April 3, 2009 (Yakima Valley CC)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/04/02/04-03-09-capital-budget
State shrinks construction budget
The Olympian, April 2, 2009 (South Puget Sound CC)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/806662.html
Local projects make the list
The Daily World, April 2, 2009 (Grays Harbor College)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/04/02/local_news/03news.txt
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
An Opening for Community Colleges
Two-year institutions gear up to tap into federal stimulus legislation's innovative mechanism for distributing Workforce Investment Act funds, which allows for contracts for entire courses.
Inside Higher Ed, April 3, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/03/workforce
What's really on the green-job horizon? A view from the job fair
The Oregonian, April 3, 2009
http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2009/04/whats_really_on_the_greenjob_h.html#more
Broward College cuts back to 4-day workweek
In a lean financial year, Broward College has decided to go to a four-day schedule in the summer in an effort to save money.
Miami Herald, April 3, 2009
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/981877.html
A ($1) Win for Ward Churchill
Inside Higher Ed, April 3, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/03/churchill
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Kilmer finds silver lining in cloudy legislative session
Port Orchard Independent, April 2, 2009 (Olympic College)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/poi/news/42352642.html
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