Settlement in Seattle

Musicians of the Seattle Symphony, who had been preparing to go on strike, have accepted cuts in pay and benefits in a new contract with the financially stressed orchestra, Janet I. Tu reports in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010910337_symphony28m.html

More money woes a few miles north of Seattle, as the Everett Symphony calls off the rest of its season:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010896821_everettsymphony27m.html