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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Walla Walla teens get taste of state politics
Wa-Hi Latino Club members spent a day in Olympia that included giving legislators their two cents on a pending bill
The 12 students, all members of the school's Latino Club, are also part of the TRiO/Educational Talent Search program run out of Walla Walla Community College.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin, March 31, 2010
http://union-bulletin.com/stories/2010/03/31/walla-walla-teens-get-taste-of-state-politics
Murray lauds Harbor efforts
Grays Harbor College President Ed Brewster talked about the college’s own recent training efforts. He noted the college has been dealing with record enrollment, even as the Legislature cut its budget by about 12 percent last year. The college faces about a 6 percent budget cut this year, he said.
The Daily World, April 1, 2010
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/04/01/local_news/doc4bb4dceca33f3688673735.txt
Shoreline restaurateurs pay back past help
Choi runs the restaurant most of the week while he works as the associate director of facilities at Edmonds Community College. “Growing up we were immigrants and really poor so we lived off of food-bank food,” Saeturn said. “Living off of food bank food, as demeaning as some people might think it is, really did help us to get where we are today in life.”
The Herald, April 1, 2010
http://heraldnet.com/article/20100401/NEWS01/704019891
Early spring farmers market opens at Everett Community College
The Herald, April 1, 2010
http://heraldnet.com/article/20100401/NEWS01/704019893
Closing the 'loop': New art for Clark College branch campus
The Columbian, April 1, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/01/the-30-million-clark-college-at-columbia-tech-cent/
Gregoire signs compensation package in wake of fatal police shootings
… if a police officer or firefighter dies or becomes totally disabled on duty, their children and spouses will be guaranteed a free college education in the state. Under previous law, colleges were given the option of waiving tuition and fees.
Seattle Times, April 1, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011494363_officersshot01.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
As Colleges Make Courses Available Free Online, Others Cash In
The New York Times, March 31, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/education/31iht-riedopen.html?pagewanted=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Prepaid Bailouts Present Dilemma
Inside Higher Ed, April 1, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/04/01/tuition
How Students Fare at For-Profits
Inside Higher Ed, April 1, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/04/01/corinthian
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Gig Harbor realtor to challenge Kilmer for Senate seat
Port Orchard Independent, April 1, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/poi/news/89639802.html
House reportedly will resume work Friday
The News Tribune, April 1, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/01/1131270/house-reportedly-will-resume-work.html
SEASONAL NEWS
Universities to offer CC degrees
The Daily Limpian, April 1, 2010
Microsoft, in a bold stroke, solves 520 and Seattle Center problems
http://crosscut.com/2010/04/01/520-bridge/19715/
The "S" is out: We're "John Hopkins" now
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/featured/naming_announcement_april01/
Starbucks Listens to Customer Request for More Sizes
Customers to order the Plenta™ and Micra™ in stores in the U.S. and Canada this Fall
http://www.starbucks.com/blog/10113/starbucks-listens-to-customer-request-for-more-sizes.aspx
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