Monitor NewsLocal news for Monitor, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Fruit growers fear major crop damage- April 24, 2008 "The cherry crop in Wenatchee seems to be hit pretty hard. Some pockets might be OK, but overall there's potential for a pretty high percentage of damage" The state's cherry, apple and pear crops could be significantly damaged from freezing temperatures that growers have been fighting since Friday and will be battling throughout this week, says the general ... via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/04/fruit-growers-fear-major-crop-damage?fromrss=... Downturn to slash economic growth in Europe: IMF- April 22, 2008 "The test of Europe's financial systems is not over. A range of estimates suggest that loss recognition in many financial institutions still needs to catch up with reality" Daily Times Monitor WASHINGTON: A US downturn and trouble in financial markets will sharply reduce economic growth in Europe and push it below potential in mature Western European economies for some time, the ... via Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/04/downturn-to-slash-economic-growth-in-europe-i... Staff Gallery: Monitor Bridge- April 17, 2008 A crew from the Chelan County Public Works department put up a metal bar on either side of the West Monitor Bridge Monday morning to ensure large trucks don't cross the bridge. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/04/staff-gallery-monitor-bridge?fromrss=1 State wants Monitor bridge closed immediately- April 15, 2008 "We don't want to leave this hanging out there without a response." Dave Willett of Chelan County Public Works hands the new West Monitor Bridge sign up to Jerry Gosvener, right, to be welded to a new metal bar. via Wenatchee Worldhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/04/state-wants-monitor-bridge-closed-immediately... Dissing Alice Waters and Other Food News- April 10, 2008 Posted today at 8:00 am by Jonathan Kauffman China to Monitor Olympic Food Plant 24 Hours a Day : Stories like this make your heart swell, don't they China takes the Western world's safety concerns in mind and ... via Seattle Weeklyhttp://www.topix.net/city/monitor-wa/2008/04/dissing-alice-waters-and-other-food-news?from... |