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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
TRAC's solar power plans a potential win for county
A great partnership could be formed by using either project as a lab for students in the new solar certification program at Columbia Basin College. We've read about these students in action and, once again, CBC impresses us by continuing to provide diverse educational opportunities in tough economic times.
TriCity Herald, May 18, 2011
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/05/18/1494082/tracs-solar-power-plans-a-potential.html
SSCC Automotive program honored
South Seattle Community College was chosen by the judges at Tomorrow’s Technician magazine as one of the top four automotive schools in the country in their annual School of the Year contest.
West Seattle Herald, May 19, 2011
http://www.westseattleherald.com/2011/05/19/news/sscc-automotive-program-honored
Bellingham Technical College hosts Welding Rodeo May 20-21
Bellingham Herald, May 12, 2011
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/05/19/2017127/bellingham-technical-college-hosts.html
Editorial | Budget cuts affect little learners, too
We published a story last week that focused on the Kirkland Co-Op Preschool and the Lake Washington Toddler Group. …But state level budget cuts have threatened the parenting program, which encompasses seven area preschool cooperatives. The proposal to cut the parenting program would save Lake Washington Technical College about $300,000. Doug Emory, dean of academic core, called it a "massive" cut. We agree.
Kirkland Reporter, May 19, 2011
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/kir/opinion/122249324.html
YVCC Opens Multicultural Center
KNDO TV, May 20, 2011
http://www.kndo.com/story/14681705/yvcc-opens-multicultural-center
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Budget agreement may be days away
The Olympian, May 20, 2011
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/05/20/1657520/budget-agreement-may-be-days-away.html
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
http://www.theonion.com/articles/budget-mixup-provides-nations-schools-with-enough,20350/
1,000 (Or So) Things to Do Before the End of the World
TIME, May 20, 2011
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2072767,00.html
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