Today's hits from the big national dailies:

New York Times
In Search of Profitability, JetBlue Increases Prices
JetBlue made its name in the airline business with low fares. But in the bruising battle for passengers and profitability, it is trying a new tack: raising prices.

Washington Post
"Rapid Warming" Spreads Havoc in Canada's Forests
Millions of acres of Canada's lush green forests are turning red in spasms of death. A voracious beetle, whose population has exploded with the warming climate, is killing more trees than wildfires or logging.

Los Angeles Times

Seattle Times
Surprise move may bury tunnel option for viaduct
An unexpected move to prevent Seattle from replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel emerged in the Legislature Tuesday and apparently has a good chance of passing the state House.

...and from the Northwest's regional papers.

The Oregonian
Open a lane for Stoudamire's drive to own Trail Blazers
The longest shot of Damon Stoudamire's career went up on Tuesday, when the entrepreneur point guard met with a petroleum tycoon and talked about what it would take to buy the Trail Blazers.

OGI to leave Hillsboro for Portland site
The Oregon Graduate Institute, a science and engineering school founded in Hillsboro's high-tech corridor, will move to Portland by 2012, continuing its evolution into a medical engineering unit of Oregon Health & Science University.

Cuts may cost Oregon millions
Medicaid - Sen. Gordon Smith, R-OR., holds out little hope for easing cutbacks that will affect poor patients

Salem Statesman Journal
School district contract negotiations open to all
Salem-Keizer teachers begin negotiating a new contract today, and perhaps for the first time ever, bargaining won't take place behind closed doors.

Bend Bulletin

Eugene Register Guard-posted at noon

Eugene Weekly

LaGrande Observer

Lake County Examiner (weekly)

East Oregonian (subscription only)

Hermiston Herald

Tri City Herald

Sisters Nugget

the Source (Bend's alternative weekly)

Central Oregonian (Prineville)

Madras Pioneer

Baker City Herald

Wallowa County Chieftain

Blue Mountain Eagle

Argus Observer (Ontario)

Corvallis Gazette Times

Albany Democrat-Herald
Albany School Board OKs bond measure for May ballot
The Albany School Board has finalized its bond request, which will go before voters on May 16.

Lebanon Express updated late morning

The Columbian (Vancouver) updated late morning

The Dalles Chronicle

Hood River News
Citizens decry plan to annex 38 westside acres
The City of Hood River was accused of "irresponsibly" moving ahead with a controversial annexation on Monday just to offset its $1.17 million budget deficit.

The Daily Astorian (most stories subscription only)

Tillamook Headlight Herald
Close pleads guilty in theft of feds' funds
(Tuesday) Susan Close pleaded guilty Monday to stealing federal funds from the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District. Close is a former office manager for the conservation agency.

theworldlink (South Coast)

Klamath Falls Herald & News

Ashland Daily Tidings
Ashland man removed from Peace Corps assignment after making remarks about U.S. policy
(Tuesday) The Peace Corps pulled Derek Volkart from a two-year volunteer position in Morocco on Feb. 15 after officials read an article in the Daily Tidings about Volkart's impending departure.

Roseburg News Review

Medford Mail Tribune

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