The Bellingham Herald

• Windsurfing a breeze
  A lifetime on the water, 55-year-old Jeff Davis has a favorite sailing pastime and it doesn't even seem close: Windsurfing.
  The windsurfing hey-day of the 1980s and 90s is long gone, making lessons hard to come by, especially for those living north of Seattle. WWU's Lakewood facility, Davis said, is the only place in the area he knows of that offers lessons
  At the WWU classes, which are also offered to college students as well as faculty, alumni and alumni friends in the fall, spring and summer months, riders are up and on top of water on the first day.
  

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• Women's soccer: Vikings open with 7-game homestand
  The Western Washington University women's soccer team, which reached the Far West Regional final of the NCAA Division II National Tournament last season, opens its 2009 campaign with seven home matches.
  In all, the defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion Vikings will play 10 regular-season contests at Whatcom Community College's Orca Field.

The Seattle Times

• Opinion: Washington still a great place to build airplanes
  Boeing's decision to buy a plant in South Carolina that manufactures portions of its 787 has fueled speculation the company may establish a second assembly line there.
  The announcement also unleashed the expected torrent of misleading or flatly false anti-Washington talking points, with critics accusing Washington of not supporting Boeing, the aerospace industry and business in general.
  Not so. The fact is, every year the nation's most respected business publications and research institutions place Washington in the top ranks of business-friendly states. For example:
  -- Allocated $1.2 million in 2007 to establish the Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Center at Western Washington University. This center integrates chemistry, physics and engineering into the production of materials used in industries such as aerospace, microelectronics and biotechnology.