*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

+ Associated Press via The Olympian: ‘Scary’: Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft

+ City of Yelm: Immediate openings for a Lateral Police Officer, continuous openings for Reserve Police Officers

+ The Chronicle (Centralia): Michael Wagar Commentary: Critical Race Theory Is a Red Herring Pushed by the Right [Ed. note: This is another commentary by Michael Wagar on which I agree!]

+ The Olympian via MSN: 3 things Tye Menser asked of the Port of Olympia commission before it expands [Ed. note: I totally agree with Commissioner Menser & Port Commissioner Zita!]

+ The Chronicle: Former Thurston County Commissioner Hutchings Steps Back Into Role as [Interim] Tenino Police Chief

+ NVN: Yelm Rotary Fills 600 Food Bags For Summer Meal Program

+ South Sound Business: State Urges Building Owners to Become Familiar with New Clean Buildings Performance Standard

+ The Daily Kos: Oregon and Washington implement emergency farmworker protections amid extreme heat wave

+ The Seattle Times: People struggled to tap resources during Northwest heat wave

+ South Sound Business: The area’s lumber industry has dealt with large-scale changes over the decades, but still stands as a mighty economic player in the South Sound and beyond.

+ CNBC: Boeing cuts 787 Dreamliner production, delivery target after new flaw found

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

The New York Times: The Christian Right is in decline and it’s taking America with it

The Washington Post: I can’t quit you, Facebook, but I should. We all should.

Airliner Watch: United Airlines to order 100, 19-seat electric aircraft from Heart Aerospace

Truthout: Right-Wingers Are Taking Over Library Boards to Remove Books on Racism

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

The Daily Kos: Former CFO Allen Weisselberg might want to have a conversation with former attorney Michael Cohen

The Daily Kos: From The Hill: “Trump Getting Tougher For Senate GOP To Ignore.”

The Daily Kos: Constitutional scholar reveals how Trump can face criminal charges for starting Jan. 6 insurrection

MSNBC Opinions: The power of white, Trump-loving evangelical Christian leaders is waning

MSNBC’s Morning Joe: Trump was willing to do whatever necessary to stay in WH, says author

NBC News: [Manafort’s] Banker convicted of bribery for plot to land Trump administration job

The Washington Post via MSN: William Barr clashes with former Trump appointee from Pa. over handling of election-fraud claims