Good News, Bad News

First, the Good News:

• The State Senate's proposed tax on beer will exempt our beloved microbrews. Whew!
• Do you own a home? If so, it is probably worth more! If you don't own a home, take heart--someone else's home being worth more is probably still good for you. Don't ask us why - economics is complicated!
• Bellingham's Western Washington University is one of just two schools left in the running to win $10 million by building a car that gets 100 miles to the gallon. And if it comes down to a swimsuit competition tiebreaker between WWU and Cornell--well, we like the Evergreen State's odds.
• And hey, looks like we're getting a brand new BMW plant and the 180 or so jobs that go with it! Every little bit helps, right?

• Breaking into a car for beer money? Stupid. Breaking into a cop car for beer money? Really, really stupid.
• When one car drives into your drug store, that's a freak accident. When two cars do it, in the space of a couple weeks? You might be doing something wrong.