Friday, June 28, 2013

Energy News Digest for June 28, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns (Associated Press)

Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software (NY Times)

BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power
  • UPDATE – Mason County PUD 3: Electricity Restored at 12:05 PM to Downtown Shelton Customers
  • Regional Approach, Not ‘Top-Down’ Approach, Works Better for Power Marketing Administrations, Lawmakers & Witnesses Tell House Hearing
  • Idaho - Underground Power Line Could Cost $14.2 Million
  • Northern Wasco PUD Buys New Land Near Rodeo Grounds
  • Fitch Revises Outlook on Cowlitz PUD Bonds to Stable; Affirms Ratings
  • Mason County PUD 3 Selects Realtor
  • Obama Nominates Ron Binz to Head Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • California PUC Shuffles Its Staff amid Furor over Its Handling of Pacific Gas & Electric Punishment for San Bruno Explosion
  • Enron’s Money Trail: Skilling Assets Shift to Victims’ Fund
  • Nevada PUC Denies Valley Electric Move to Dismiss NV Energy Encroachment Complaint
  • Quarrels Continue Over Repository for Nuclear Waste
  • Will Minneapolis’ Next Mayor Seek a Municipal Energy Utility?
  • Return of the Kings
  • Sockeye Season to Open July 1 on Upper Columbia
  • Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns
  • Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case
  • Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software
  • Whitworth University Tapping into Sun’s Power
  • Solar Project South of Silicon Valley Wins a Major Victory in Appeals Court
  • Seventh Circuit Ruling Supports Transmission of Renewable Energy and Questions State Renewable Portfolio Standards that Discriminate Against Out-of-State Renewables
  • Clean Energy Will Be World’s No. 2 Source of Power by 2016, IEA Says
  • Renewable Energy is Growing, But ...
  • LIFX Smart Bulb is Simple, Programmable, Color-Changeable, & Awesome
  • Energy Secretary Optimistic on Obama’s Plan to Reduce Emissions
  • Warming Climate May Help Pacific Northwest Winemakers
  • The U-S Needs a Federal-Aid Highway Act for Affordable Broadband – Now
  • FCC to Take Over National Broadband Map
  • Google Rather Quietly Funding More Wi-Fi Network Builds
  • Facebook’s Road to Clean Power Will Be a Long One
  • How Data Center Admins Can Add Computing Capacity While Maintaining Energy Efficiency
  • The Most Annoying Part of Facebook Newsfeed Ads? They Work
  • Texas & Turkey Show Why Twitter is Often the Only Media Outlet That Matters
  • To Draw in Younger Buyers, GE Turns to Postwar Designs
  • Rural Electric Cooperatives Honor Congressman Hastings
  • U-S Senate Finance Leaders’ “Blank Slate” Proposal for Tax Reform Would Eliminate Exclusion for Municipal Bond Interest
  • Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State
  • Hot, Hot, Hot - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
  • Washington State Budget Deal Reached: $1 Billion More for K-12, No General Tax Hike
  • Elfendalh Pass Road to Close
  • Propane to Blame for Idaho House Explosion – Had Been Converting Appliances from Electric to Gas
  • Providence St. Peter Makes “Final Offer” to Union Employees
  • Man Accused of Stealing Four Miles of Light Rail Copper Faces Judge
  • Alleged Metal Theft Family Arrested in Oakville
  • Olympic National Park Turns 75
  • “B-C Bud” Judged at Vancouver’s Kush Cup

WORD OF THE DAY

Risorgimento • \ree-zore-jih-MENT-toe\ • Noun - 1: the 19th century movement for Italian political unity 2: a time of renewal or renaissance: revival

After a major setback at the hands of “Tiny Tim” (Herbert Khaury), the diminutive ukulele is experiencing a sort of “risorgimento” due to the likes of uke impresario Jake Shimabukuro.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

UPDATE – Mason County PUD 3: Electricity Restored at 12:05 PM to Downtown Shelton Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Regional Approach, Not ‘Top-Down’ Approach, Works Better for Power Marketing Administrations, Lawmakers & Witnesses Tell House Hearing (American Public Power Association)

Idaho - Underground Power Line Could Cost $14.2 Million: Ketchum leaders question Idaho Power Co. plan (Mountain Express & Guide, Sun Valley, ID)

Northern Wasco PUD Buys New Land Near Rodeo Grounds (Dalles Chronicle, OR)

Fitch Revises Outlook on Cowlitz PUD Bonds to Stable; Affirms Ratings (Fort Mill Times, SC)

Mason County PUD 3 Selects Realtor (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Obama Nominates Ron Binz to Head Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington Post)

California PUC Shuffles Its Staff amid Furor over Its Handling of Pacific Gas & Electric Punishment for San Bruno Explosion (Oakland Tribune, CA)

Enron’s Money Trail: Skilling Assets Shift to Victims’ Fund (Houston Business Journal, TX)

Nevada PUC Denies Valley Electric Move to Dismiss NV Energy Encroachment Complaint (SNL Financial)

Quarrels Continue Over Repository for Nuclear Waste (NY Times)

Will Minneapolis’ Next Mayor Seek a Municipal Energy Utility? (Midwest Energy News)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Return of the Kings (Wenatchee World, WA)

Sockeye Season to Open July 1 on Upper Columbia (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software (NY Times)

Whitworth University Tapping into Sun’s Power (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Solar Project South of Silicon Valley Wins a Major Victory in Appeals Court (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Seventh Circuit Ruling Supports Transmission of Renewable Energy and Questions State Renewable Portfolio Standards that Discriminate Against Out-of-State Renewables (Perkins Coie)

Clean Energy Will Be World’s No. 2 Source of Power by 2016, IEA Says (Christian Science Monitor)

Renewable Energy is Growing, But ... (Christian Science Monitor)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LIFX Smart Bulb is Simple, Programmable, Color-Changeable, & Awesome (Reviewed.Com)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Energy Secretary Optimistic on Obama’s Plan to Reduce Emissions (NY Times)

Warming Climate May Help Pacific Northwest Winemakers (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The U-S Needs a Federal-Aid Highway Act for Affordable Broadband - Now (Forbes Magazine)

FCC to Take Over National Broadband Map (Broadcasting & Cable)

Google Rather Quietly Funding More Wi-Fi Network Builds (Broadband Reports)

Facebook’s Road to Clean Power Will Be a Long One (GigaOM)

How Data Center Admins Can Add Computing Capacity While Maintaining Energy Efficiency (GigaOM)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

The Most Annoying Part of Facebook Newsfeed Ads? They Work (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Texas & Turkey Show Why Twitter is Often the Only Media Outlet That Matters (Gigaom)

To Draw in Younger Buyers, GE Turns to Postwar Designs (Refrigerator Info)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Rural Electric Cooperatives Honor Congressman Hastings (Electric Co-op Today)

U-S Senate Finance Leaders’ “Blank Slate” Proposal for Tax Reform Would Eliminate Exclusion for Municipal Bond Interest (American Public Power Association)

GENERAL NEWS

Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Hot, Hot, Hot - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

Washington State Budget Deal Reached: $1 Billion More for K-12, No General Tax Hike (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Elfendalh Pass Road to Close (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Propane to Blame for Idaho House Explosion – Had Been Converting Appliances from Electric to Gas (Associated Press)

Providence St. Peter Makes “Final Offer” to Union Employees (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Man Accused of Stealing Four Miles of Light Rail Copper Faces Judge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Alleged Metal Theft Family Arrested in Oakville (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Olympic National Park Turns 75 (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

“B-C Bud” Judged at Vancouver’s Kush Cup - Medical marijuana festival at the PNE until Sunday (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

DIVERSIONS

Family Wallops Beer-Toting Intruder Found Using Basement as a Toilet

City Claims 80-Year-Old Couple Used 440,000 Gallons of Water in a Month

Bible Signed by Einstein Sells for $68,500 in NYC

Real Estate Agents Used Dead Animals to Sabotage Sale of Neighbor’s House, Police Say

SONG OF THE DAY

Jackson Browne - Rock Me on the Water

Kathy Mattea - Rock Me on the Water

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Energy News Digest for June 27, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission
  • Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue
  • Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward
  • Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State
  • Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings
  • Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director
  • Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting
  • Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity
  • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations
  • Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio
  • Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years
  • Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir
  • Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir
  • California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon
  • Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It
  • Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits
  • Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables
  • Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge
  • Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions
  • Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley
  • Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding
  • Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement
  • Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign
  • Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel
  • Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming
  • Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
  • 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington
  • Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop
  • Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State
  • Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses

WORD OF THE DAY

Perfervid • \per-FER-vid\ • Adjective - Marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion: excessively fervent.

Perfervid: see Shatner, William.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward (Sequim Gazette, WA)

Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State (News Release - Public News Service)

Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations (Electric Light & Power)

Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/06/27/unregulated-suppliers-rate-poorly-in-ohio.html

Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir (Longview Daily News, WA)

Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir (Baker City Herald, OR)

California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables (American Public Power Association)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge (Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald, WA)

Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions (Forbes Magazine)

Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley (The Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement (Courthouse News Service)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel (Inside Facebook)

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington (Northwest Cable News)

Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Video - Cap’n Crunch Holds Press News Conference to Defend His Rank (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

How a Fridge Full of Beer That Only Unlocks for Canadians Gets Made

One in Every 12 Workers Fear the Copy Machine

Michigan Man Recognizes Mom as Bank Robbery Suspect

SONG OF THE DAY

Marilyn Monroe - ‘Heat Wave’

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.


Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Energy News Digest for June 26, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for June 25, 2013

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Special Weather Statement - Downpours & Threat of Thunderstorms Expected Today (National Weather Service, Seattle)

Rate Hikes Approved for Puget Sound Energy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

FERC Criticized on Pacific Northwest Planning Order (Electric Co-op Today)

Boeing Meeting Its Goals in Cutting Energy Use (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

FCC Finalizes Effort to Make Available $485M for Rural Broadband in USF Reform Effort (Bloomberg News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Rate Hikes Approved for Puget Sound Energy
  • FERC Criticized on Pacific Northwest Planning Order
  • Mason County PUD 3 Clears another Audit
  • Snohomish PUD Electrical System Improvements Aid Reliability & Growth Coming to Lake Stevens
  • Scam Targets Pacific Power Customers
  • California - San Bruno Demands Documents & Emails amid Rising Furor over PUC Oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric Gas Blast
  • Op/Ed - Justice Long Delayed in Feds’ Energy Cheating
  • Underground Electrical Vault Explodes In Downtown St. Louis
  • APPA Supports Some Parts of Obama’s Climate Change Plan; Has Concerns about Other Aspects
  • Presidential Climate Change Memorandum Includes Hydroelectric Power
  • U-S Moves to Abandon Costly South Carolina Reactor Fuel Plant
  • Coal is Again Our Major Source of Electricity
  • Kitsap PUD, Silverdale District Sign Water-Sharing Agreement
  • Will Ethiopia's 'Grand' New Dam Steal Nile Waters from Egypt?
  • Why Obama's Plan to Accelerate Permitting for Renewable Energy is a Big Deal
  • Can Wind Power Keep Energy Prices in Check?
  • Dong Sells Off Danish Onshore Wind Projects
  • Boeing Meeting Its Goals in Cutting Energy Use
  • Nuclear Energy Innovation Big and Small Important to Climate Change
  • Port Angeles to Get Donated Electric Car Charger
  • FCC Finalizes Effort to Make Available $485M for Rural Broadband in USF Reform Effort
  • Congressman Kilmer Speaks in Belfair
  • Special Weather Statement - Downpours & Threat of Thunderstorms Expected Today
  • Two Injured When SUV Goes over Embankment on Highway 3 Near Shelton
  • Washington Same-Sex Marriages Gain Full Benefits as Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA
  • Mason County Unemployment Rate Up in May
  • Early Count Shows Residents Voting to Recall Pacific Mayor
  • Auburn Woman Arrested in Fake Cancer Scheme

WORD OF THE DAY

Jerkwater • \JERK-wat-err\ • Adjective - 1: remote and unimportant 2: trivial.

“Jerkwater? That’s really what the New York Times called our town?” mused the mayor to his hound-dog as they lazed on the front porch, reveling in the afternoon summer sunshine; the hypnotic droning of bees thrumming from the nearby honeysuckle. “Well, that is most excellent.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Rate Hikes Approved for Puget Sound Energy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

FERC Criticized on Pacific Northwest Planning Order (Electric Co-op Today)

Mason County PUD 3 Clears another Audit (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Snohomish PUD Electrical System Improvements Aid Reliability & Growth Coming to Lake Stevens (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)

Scam Targets Pacific Power Customers (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

California - San Bruno Demands Documents & Emails amid Rising Furor over PUC Oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric Gas Blast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Op/Ed - Justice Long Delayed in Feds’ Energy Cheating (San Diego Daily Transcript, CA)

Underground Electrical Vault Explodes In Downtown St. Louis (KTVI-TV, St Louis, MO)

APPA Supports Some Parts of Obama’s Climate Change Plan; Has Concerns about Other Aspects (American Public Power Association)

Presidential Climate Change Memorandum Includes Hydroelectric Power (Pennenergy)

U-S Moves to Abandon Costly South Carolina Reactor Fuel Plant (NY Times)

Coal is Again Our Major Source of Electricity (Real Clear Energy)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Kitsap PUD, Silverdale District Sign Water-Sharing Agreement (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Will Ethiopia's 'Grand' New Dam Steal Nile Waters from Egypt? (Christian Science Monitor)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Why Obama's Plan to Accelerate Permitting for Renewable Energy is a Big Deal (Forbes Magazine)

Can Wind Power Keep Energy Prices in Check? (Renewable Energy World)

Dong Sells Off Danish Onshore Wind Projects (WindPower Monthly)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Boeing Meeting Its Goals in Cutting Energy Use (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Nuclear Energy Innovation Big and Small Important to Climate Change (The Energy Collective)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Port Angeles to Get Donated Electric Car Charger (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Finalizes Effort to Make Available $485M for Rural Broadband in USF Reform Effort (Bloomberg News)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Congressman Kilmer Speaks in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Special Weather Statement - Downpours & Threat of Thunderstorms Expected Today (National Weather Service, Seattle)

Two Injured When SUV Goes over Embankment on Highway 3 Near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Washington Same-Sex Marriages Gain Full Benefits as Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Mason County Unemployment Rate Up in May (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Early Count Shows Residents Voting to Recall Pacific Mayor (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Auburn Woman Arrested in Fake Cancer Scheme (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

The 10 Most Musical Cities

Jesus Ski Resort Statue Can Stay, Says Judge

Just What You Needed: Emergency Flatware Pen Caps for the Office

Mason County Crash Leaves Man & Dog Covered in Paint

SONG OF THE DAY

Steve Miller Band - Threshold/Jet Airliner

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.


Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.