Regional News

Multnomah County has no power to abolish trans fats
Oregonlive.com – 1/18/07
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portland_news/116909076291170.xml&coll=7

King County health board considers ban on trans fats
Seattlepi.com – 1/19/07
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/300401_transfats19.html

Burgerville to use eggs from cage-free chickens
Seattle.bizjournals.com – 1/15/07
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/01/15/daily6.html?surround=lfn

Spokane's airport arrives
Spokanereview.com – 1/14/07
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=169129

It's truffle season in Oregon; get out your wallet
Seattletimes.com/AP – 1/14/07
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003525183_webtruffle14.html

Feds say public will see Cowlitz casino study, after all
Columbian.com – 1/12/07
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/01122007news92325.cfm

 

National/International News

Businesses seek tax breaks to offset wage hike
Portland.bizjournals.com – 1/15/07
http://portland.bizjournals.com/extraedge/washingtonbureau/archive/2007/01/15/bureau1.html?
market=portland

California lettuce linked to 2 E. coli outbreaks
Seattletimes.com/LA Times – 1/13/07
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003524364_lettuce14.html

Group proposes symbol reflecting workplace conditions to join kosher labels
Seattletimes.com/San Jose Mercury News – 1/14/07
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003524383_kosher14.html

Wineries add $162 billion to U. S. economy
Registerguard.com/McClatchy Newspapers – 1/18/07
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/01/18/c5.bz.wine.0118.p1.php?section=business

Don't keep wine past its prime
Registerguard.com – 1/17/07
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2007/01/17/fd.simplywine.0117.p1.php?section=entree

Conde Nast 'Gold List' names 700 top hotels
Spokesmanreview.com/AP – 1/14/07
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/features/story.asp?ID=168215

New U.S. passport rules worry Canadians
Seattletimes.com/AP – 1/17/07
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traveloutdoors/2003529445_webpassports17.html

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