More cuts are expected. Boeing announced plans to cut 30-thousand jobs by the end of next year because of the decline in the airline industry after September eleventh. Boeing's commercial airplanes division employs roughly 93-thousand people. Maria Cantwell says the anti-terrorism bill that passed the Senate today would triple the number of agents along the Canadian border. Cantwell says the legislation also would require the government to develop a technology standard for visas.
Northwest wheat has a role in the Afghanistan campaign.
A shipment of 72- thousand tons is already on its way to refugees. The Northwest is the top producer of the soft white wheat used to make Afghan bread called nan. The call-up of military reserves is tapping some police and fire departments. The King County sheriff's office had five officers told to report to active duty. The department has 23 other active reservists and 45 inactive reservists who could be called up.