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Kitsap Literacy Council Marks 30th Anniversary
Kitsap Sun, September 29, 2009 (Olympic College partner)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/sep/29/kitsap-literacy-council-marks-30th-anniversary/
Governor's report names Moses Lake as potential Boeing site
Columbia Basin Herald, September 30, 2009 (Big Bend CC)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/09/30/news/doc4ac3dd726a6cb179767246.txt
Surge in students: Fall enrollment up at area colleges
Yakima Herald-Republic, October 1, 2009
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/09/30/10-01-09-enrollment#
Olympic College Recognized as Being Military-Friendly
Olympic College was named recently as a Top Military Friendly School by GI Jobs Magazine for the third straight year. The list honors the top 15 percent of ...
Kitsap Sun, October 1, 2009
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/01/olympic-college-recognized-as-being-military
Egyptian professors tour Port Angeles facilities
Peninsula Daily, October 1, 2009 (Highline CC)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091001/news/310019982
College financial aid programs run dry
KING 5 TV News, September 30, 2009 (Everett CC, Skagit Valley College)
http://www.king5.com/education/stories/NW_093009WAB-everett-work-study-KS.1d0802d78.html
Blue Mountain boom
East Oregonian, October 2, 2009 (Walla Walla CC)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=98569&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Curling Up With Hybrid Books, Videos Included
Publishers are looking to "vooks," which intersperse videos in electronic text that can be read - and viewed - online.
New York Times, October 1, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/books/01book.html?emc=eta1
State's first wave of unemployed running out of benefits
Seattle Times, October 2, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009984890_unemployed02m.html
No joke: College removes zombie plan from site
MSNBC, October 2, 2009
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33130861/ns/us_news-weird_news/?GT1=43001
Thoughts on Hiring Outside Academe
Inside Higher Ed, October 2, 2009
Veterans waiting on tuition help can apply for emergency payments
Longview Daily News, October 2, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/02/area_news/doc4ac5933a88f2e680902824.txt
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Bat Loose in Congress
A little morsel to whet your palate for Leg Session 2010.
The Onion, October 2, 2009
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_bat_loose_in?utm_source=b-section
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