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* Nisqually Land Trust’s carbon-credit project, 1st in the NW,
* Video message from Gov. Jay & Trudi Inslee on holidays, omicron,
* Tri-Cities astronaut chats from space with WA Gov. Inslee!

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Our Mount Rainier Gateway Reserve, near Ashford, site of the first carbon-credit project in the Pacific Northwest. Credit: *** REGIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

+ KING-5 TV (Video): Yelm strip mall fire reduces three businesses, including a gym, to charred rubble

+ Thurston County Auditor: Auditor’s Office to Host Swearing-In Ceremony for Elected Officials 

+ Office of Gov. Jay Inslee: Video message from Gov. Jay Inslee and Trudi Inslee on holidays, omicron variant and boosters

+ The Olympian: ‘You would be amazed.’ Tri-Cities astronaut chats from space with WA Gov. Inslee

+ The Seattle Times: Seattle Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for Assaulting Police in Jan. 6 Insurrection

+ Reuters: Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment, saying it could harm aviation safety.

+ CNBC: Seattle-based Amazon revives mask mandate for warehouse workers due to rise in Covid cases

*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

Rolling Stone: Biden Authorizes Capitol Police to Call on National Guard ‘Unilaterally’ in Emergencies

Official Airline Guides: Delta Airlines is top of U.S. mega carriers in on-time performance Jan.-Nov. 2021.

The Times (UK): Amazon agreed to allow only five-star reviews for Xi’s book in China

*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

CNBC: WHO says vaccine booster programs will prolong Covid crisis: ‘No country can boost its way out of the pandemic’

University of Florida Health: Two Common Over-the-Counter Compounds Reduce COVID-19 Virus Replication by 99% in Early Testing

*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY ***

MSNBC’s Maddow Blog: Trump says more than he intended while slamming voting rights bill – Donald Trump believes Republicans will lose if Democrats make it easier for Americans to vote. Perhaps he hasn’t thought this argument through.

Reuters Special Report: Trump campaign official set up meeting where Georgia election worker was pressured

Newsweek: ‘Had We Won the Election’: Trump Seems to Acknowledge 2020 Defeat in Recent Interview

NBC News: Judge denies Michael Flynn’s request for restraining order against Jan. 6 committee

MSNBC’s The Beat: 45 ‘deeply unnerved’ as MAGA loyalist Jim Jordan called by riot investigators

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