The Weekend Wrap: Boeing's Southern Comfort, a Flu Shot Shortage, and the Sounders Tie One On

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The big business story of the week was Boeing's selection of North Charleston, S.C., over Everett , for its second 787 Dreamliner assembly line. The Everett Herald supports the union's account that Boeing was dumbfounded when they agreed to the no-strike provision , and that North Charleston had really won the Boeing sweepstakes back in February.

The H1N1 virus vaccine is still in short supply , but the government is releasing extra Tamiflu for children who are infected. Tamiflu's (rare) side effects mean it's not for sniffles. Mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan has come down with the flu and is taking Tamiflu. CHS has the October King County H1N1 statistics : so far 135 people have been hospitalized and two have died. And speaking of health news, I chatted with Michael McCarthy of the online Seattle Health Guide .

The only campaign news worth repeating is that I have voted and don't need to pay attention to any of the last-minute mud-slinging and elbow-throwing. Alea jacta est, Seattle . Those political mailers are going right into the recycling. For the sake of fair and balanced reporting, though, here's Stephen Colbert on R-71 .

In sports news, the Sounders are the only professional Seattle team to make the playoffs (Playoffs? Playoffs?!) in 2009. Their Thursday night game with Houston was gladiatorial and ended in a 0-0 draw. The next Sounders v. Dynamo match-up is November 8. The good news is that the Sounders are 5-1-1 for the last seven road games. On The Sunbreak, Seth cast a cold eye on Jake Locker's immediate NFL future , and filed a dispiriting report on the NBA's opening night in an NBA-less Seattle.

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