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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Highline College trustee [Elizabeth Chen] appointed to state board
The Highline Times, March 11, 2010
http://www.highlinetimes.com/2010/03/11/news/highline-college-trustee-appointed-state-board
[Olympic College] Takes a Run at Cross Country
Kitsap Sun, March 11, 2010
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/11/oc-takes-a-run-at-cross-country/
Hedges named [Centralia College] Distinguished Alumnus Award winner
Honolulu Advertiser, March 11, 2010
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100311/GETPUBLISHED/3110372
Olympic College's Poulsbo campus is looking local
North Kitsap Herald, March 12, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/87480187.html
For now, Cascadia Community College to stay put at its Bothell location
Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, March 12, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/news/87477867.html
[Wenatchee Valley] College asks faculty to accept furloughs
Wenatchee World, March 12, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/12/college-asks-faculty-to-accept-furloughs/
Uncovering the hidden music / Centralia’s Charlie Albright: Pianist to perform with symphony
The Olympian, March 12, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/12/1169866/uncovering-the-hidden-music.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gov. Chris Gregoire calls special session
… called for a 7-day special session starting on Monday so that lawmakers can finish their work on patching a $2.8 billion budget hole.
Seattle Times, March 12, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011324434_apwaxgrspecialsession6thldwritethru.html
MY TURN: 'All-Cut' Budget Is a Bad Idea | By Rep. Fred Finn, 35th Legislative District
As people lose their jobs or find their hours reduced, some are seeking to enroll in our state community and technical colleges in order to retrain for new careers, putting pressure on those institutions to serve even more students. Our own Olympic College had 314 more students enroll in 2008-2009 than funding had been allocated for.
Kitsap Sun, March 11, 2010
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/11/my-turn-all-cut-budget-is-a-bad-idea/
Discontent bubbles up on the left
Richard Curtis, the candidate, is a 45-year-old philosopher whose current job is teaching at Seattle Central Community College
Seattle Times, March 12, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrylarge/2011311999_jdl11.html
FRIDAY LITE
Recent budget hearings … with music, choreography added
Subtitled so you can understand the complex amendments.
Prisencolinensinainciusol, youtube.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S00Br2SSrY8
Man On Internet Almost Falls Into World Of DIY Mustard Enthusiasts
The Onion, March 11, 2010
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/man_on_internet_almost_falls_into
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