Thursday, June 30, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 30, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 30, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group Sues to Force Pollution Disclosure at Grand Coulee Dam (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Wind Energy Project Proposed for Thurston, Lewis Counties (Olympian - Paywall Advisory – Greens say “build it. We dare you…”)

Washington State’s Watershed Conditions Continue to Decline (Northwest Public Radio)

Google Has Turned on Its US-Japan Undersea Cable (Gizmodo – Note: Page may have PG-13 content)

Two Seal Pups Die after Being Picked Up from Beach (Northwest Cable News Network)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Obama’s Clean Energy Goal Fails without Nuclear, Industry Says
  • Despite Flawed Records, Pacific Gas & Electric Raised Pressure on Pipe That Exploded
  • After Diablo Canyon: Pacific Gas & Electric CEO Tony Earley on Renewables & California’s Energy Future
  • Centralia Council Approves City Light Rate Increase with 5-2 Vote
  • Alaska: U-S Forest Service Releases Draft Decision on Kake Electrical Line
  • Scotland: Gilkes Begins Construction of Three Small Hydroelectric Plants in Scotland
  • Two Seal Pups Die after Being Picked Up from Beach
  • Grand Canyon Visitors May Face Citation for Picking Up Deer
  • Boyer Park Hot Spot for Pikeminnow Angling Rewards
  • Group Sues to Force Pollution Disclosure at Grand Coulee Dam
  • Washington State’s Watershed Conditions Continue to Decline
  • California: Shasta Water Release Plan Has No Cutbacks to Farmers – For Now
  • Climate Change, Lack of Water Monitoring Leave Oregon Vulnerable to Harmful Algae Blooms
  • Wind Energy Project Proposed for Thurston, Lewis Counties
  • Study: California Investor Owned Utilities Lead Nation in Renewable Energy Retail Sales
  • Colorado: Public Utilities Commission Agrees to Billing & Credit Change for Solar Gardens
  • Utilities, Including the Bonneville Power Administration, Put Incentive Money on the Table
  • Idaho Falls Slowly Replacing Old Street Lights with New LED’s
  • Here’s a Rare $50 Discount on Nest’s Newest Thermostat
  • Washington State Readies for Bumpy Ride as State’s Medical, Rec Markets Merge
  • ‘Mason County Leaders OK Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Cooperatives
  • Canada’s Marijuana Task Force to Be Led by Former Deputy PM Anne McLellan
  • Editorial: Oregon – The Intoxicating Smell of Pot Tax Money
  • Three Questions for the Oregon Department of Transportation about the West Coast Electric Highway
  • Google Has Turned on Its US-Japan Undersea Cable
  • Google Calendar Outage Leaves Users Frustrated
  • How One Email Set Off a Six-Year Legal Battle with No End in Sight
  • What Would You Do without Your Yahoo? Avid Users Fret as Decision Looms
  • As Publisher Reach on Facebook Goes Down, Video Is Going Way Up
  • How Social Media Has Changed the Camera—and Photography—Forever
  • Facebook Users Are Rebelling Against Clickbait with One of the Only Tools They Have
  • Tribal Sovereignty Is Hot Topic at Gathering of Native American Leaders in Spokane
  • Judge Orders Tim Eyman to Surrender Tax Records
  • Franklin Graham Rallies the Evangelical Vote in Olympia
  • Why Office Dress Codes Keep Getting More Casual
  • Crackdown Aims to Keep Long Beach Trash Free This July Fourth
  • Car Crashes near Victor; Troopers Looking for Second Vehicle
  • Danette Brannin Named Mason Transit’s General Manager
  • Hundreds of Spokane Homeowners Still Await Repair after Last November’s Wind Storm
  • Suicide Rates Highest In Farmers, Lumberjacks, Fishermen
  • Washington Ranked Among Most Patriotic States
  • ‘Earthquake?’ Google Promises Faster Information – And a Map
WORD OF THE DAY

Deuteragonist • \doo-tuh-RAG-uh-nist\ • Noun - 1: the actor taking the part of second importance in a classical Greek drama *2: a person who serves as a foil to another

Some fanboys think that all the attention given to Frodo in the “Lord of the Rings” is misplaced, especially when as a deuteragonist, Gollum is a more interesting character.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Obama’s Clean Energy Goal Fails without Nuclear, Industry Says (Washington Examiner)

Despite Flawed Records, Pacific Gas & Electric Raised Pressure on Pipe That Exploded (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

After Diablo Canyon: Pacific Gas & Electric CEO Tony Earley on Renewables & California’s Energy Future (Utility Dive)

Centralia Council Approves City Light Rate Increase with 5-2 Vote (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Alaska: U-S Forest Service Releases Draft Decision on Kake Electrical Line (KFSK Radio, Petersburg, AK)

Scotland: Gilkes Begins Construction of Three Small Hydroelectric Plants in Scotland (Renewable Energy World)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Two Seal Pups Die after Being Picked Up from Beach (Northwest Cable News Network)

Grand Canyon Visitors May Face Citation for Picking Up Deer (Associated Press)

Boyer Park Hot Spot for Pikeminnow Angling Rewards (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Group Sues to Force Pollution Disclosure at Grand Coulee Dam (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Washington State’s Watershed Conditions Continue to Decline (Northwest Public Radio)

California: Shasta Water Release Plan Has No Cutbacks to Farmers – For Now (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Climate Change, Lack of Water Monitoring Leave Oregon Vulnerable to Harmful Algae Blooms (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind Energy Project Proposed for Thurston, Lewis Counties (Olympian - Paywall Advisory – Greens say “build it. We dare you…”)

Study: California Investor Owned Utilities Lead Nation in Renewable Energy Retail Sales (Utility Dive)

Colorado: Public Utilities Commission Agrees to Billing & Credit Change for Solar Gardens (Denver Post, CO)

Utilities, Including the Bonneville Power Administration, Put Incentive Money on the Table (Hydrocarbons 21)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Idaho Falls Slowly Replacing Old Street Lights with New LED’s (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

Here’s a Rare $50 Discount on Nest’s Newest Thermostat (Gizmodo)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State Readies for Bumpy Ride as State’s Medical, Rec Markets Merge (Marijuana Business Daily)

‘Mason County Leaders OK Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Cooperatives (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Canada’s Marijuana Task Force to Be Led by Former Deputy PM Anne Mclellan (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Editorial: Oregon – The Intoxicating Smell of Pot Tax Money (Oregonian, Portland)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Three Questions for the Oregon Department of Transportation about the West Coast Electric Highway (Portland Business Journal, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Has Turned on Its US-Japan Undersea Cable (Gizmodo – Note: Page may have PG-13 content)

Google Calendar Outage Leaves Users Frustrated (Associated Press)

How One Email Set Off a Six-Year Legal Battle with No End in Sight (Consumerist)

MARKETING & MEDIA

What Would You Do without Your Yahoo? Avid Users Fret as Decision Looms (USA Today)

As Publisher Reach on Facebook Goes Down, Video Is Going Way Up (AdWeek)

How Social Media Has Changed the Camera—and Photography—Forever (AdWeek)

Facebook Users Are Rebelling Against Clickbait with One of the Only Tools They Have (Washington Post)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Tribal Sovereignty Is Hot Topic at Gathering of Native American Leaders in Spokane (Northwest Public Radio)

Judge Orders Tim Eyman to Surrender Tax Records (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Franklin Graham Rallies the Evangelical Vote in Olympia (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Why Office Dress Codes Keep Getting More Casual (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

Crackdown Aims to Keep Long Beach Trash Free This July Fourth (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Car Crashes near Victor; Troopers Looking for Second Vehicle (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Danette Brannin Named Mason Transit’s General Manager (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Hundreds of Spokane Homeowners Still Await Repair after Last November’s Wind Storm (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Suicide Rates Highest In Farmers, Lumberjacks, Fishermen (Associated Press)

Washington Ranked Among Most Patriotic States (Northwest Cable News Network)

‘Earthquake?’ Google Promises Faster Information – And a Map (Los Angeles Times, CA)

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Cricket Chips, Dehydrated Organs: ‘Healthy’ Snack Foods That May Be Hard to Swallow

Flexible Squirrel Is the Star of a Stunt-Filled Photoshop Battle

Calling Michael Scott – Kellogg’s Opening an All-Day Premium Cereal Cafe in Times Square

They Stole Michael Scott’s Cereal Shack Idea

5,000-Year-Old Pay Stub Shows That Ancient Workers Were Paid in Beer

SONG OF THE DAY

Leo Sayer – Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 29, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 29, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Canada: Close Fisheries to Save West Coast Killer Whales, Says Federal Report (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Get the Facts: LED Street Lighting (U-S Department of Energy)

Hundreds of Jobs from Clean Energy Manufacturer Expected on Former Hanford Land (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Apple, Facebook Data Center Construction Exhausts Prineville Housing Supply (Oregonian, Portland)

Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends & Family (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • California Land Officials Sign Off on Closing Nuclear Plant
  • New Hydro Unit at 10.2-MW Black Canyon Dam in Idaho One Step Closer to Reality
  • Jefferson PUD on the Move, Across the Street
  • Generators Ask FERC to Block New England Pipelines over Energy Price Suppression Fears
  • Editorial: Does California Now Have a Utilities Regulator It Can Trust?
  • Canada: Close Fisheries to Save West Coast Killer Whales, Says Federal Report
  • Why Are Puget Sound Steelhead Dying?
  • GOP Senators Slam ‘One Size Fits None’ Administration Plans for Rebuilding Sage Grouse Population
  • Can You Hear Them Now? New Buoy Listens for Singing Whales
  • Hundreds of Jobs from Clean Energy Manufacturer Expected on Former Hanford Land
  • Wind Industry Looks to Influence 2016 Election
  • ‘Something’s Got to Give’: Why Wall Street Is Uneasy with the Renewable Energy Boom
  • China’s Idled Wind Farms May Spell Trouble for Renewable Energy
  • Get the Facts: LED Street Lighting
  • California Marijuana Legalization Measure on November Ballot
  • Apple, Facebook Data Center Construction Exhausts Prineville Housing Supply
  • Clinton Wants High-Speed Internet in Every U-S Home by 2020
  • Media Use in America Up a Full Hour over Just Last Year
  • Yahoo Shareholders Eager to See Company Sold
  • Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends & Family
  • Facebook’s Political Influence under a Microscope as Elections Rage
  • These States Take the Most #drivingselfies & They Need to Stop
  • Text Messages – Cleaning Up Your Conversations (Unless you are required to keep them as a public record!)
  • Judge Sets Hearing to Decide Whether to Dismiss Six Charges against Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley
  • Retiring Washington State Lieutenant Governor Owen Blasts State Senator Seeking His Seat
  • Summit in Canada is a Farewell for Obama & a Debut for Justin Trudeau
  • High Lead Levels Trigger Water Shutdown of Congressional Office Building in D-C
  • Man Arrested for Suspected Involvement in Triple Homicide near Lacey
  • Report Ranks Shelton School District as Best Place for Teachers in Washington State, 26th in the Nation
  • The KPLU Triumph
WORD OF THE DAY

Hoary • \HORR-ree\ • adjective – 1. Overused: old & stale from overuse 2. White with age 3. Covered with pale hairs

The Japanese Minister of Parliament slowly rose to give his rebuttal to his opponent’s charges of frivolous government spending. Deep in his soul, the minister knew that his state-sponsored stand-up comedy classes would pay off. If he could just banish from his mind the hoary old joke about “Hello Kitty,” a Shinto Priest, and the Emperor who walked into a bar each with a ducks on their head….

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Land Officials Sign Off on Closing Nuclear Plant (Associated Press)

New Hydro Unit at 10.2-MW Black Canyon Dam in Idaho One Step Closer to Reality (HydroWorld)

Jefferson PUD on the Move, Across the Street (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Generators Ask FERC to Block New England Pipelines over Energy Price Suppression Fears (Utility Dive)

Editorial: Does California Now Have a Utilities Regulator It Can Trust? (Los Angeles Times, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada: Close Fisheries to Save West Coast Killer Whales, Says Federal Report (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Why Are Puget Sound Steelhead Dying? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

GOP Senators Slam ‘One Size Fits None’ Administration Plans for Rebuilding Sage Grouse Population (Washington Examiner)

Can You Hear Them Now? New Buoy Listens for Singing Whales (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Hundreds of Jobs from Clean Energy Manufacturer Expected on Former Hanford Land (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Wind Industry Looks to Influence 2016 Election (Washington Examiner)

‘Something’s Got To Give’: Why Wall Street Is Uneasy with the Renewable Energy Boom (Utility Dive)

China’s Idled Wind Farms May Spell Trouble for Renewable Energy “...installing lower-quality machines using less reliable breezes & doing so more quickly than the distribution grid can take in the flows….” (Bloomberg News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Get the Facts: LED Street Lighting (U-S Department of Energy)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

California Marijuana Legalization Measure on November Ballot (Sacramento Bee, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple, Facebook Data Center Construction Exhausts Prineville Housing Supply (Oregonian, Portland)

Clinton Wants High-Speed Internet in Every U-S Home by 2020 (USA Today)

Media Use in America Up a Full Hour over Just Last Year (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Yahoo Shareholders Eager to See Company Sold (SF Chronicle)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook to Change News Feed to Focus on Friends & Family (NY Times)

Facebook’s Political Influence under a Microscope as Elections Rage (Reuters)

These States Take the Most #drivingselfies & They Need to Stop (Washington Post)

Text Messages – Cleaning Up Your Conversations (NY Times – Unless you are required to keep them as a public record!)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Judge Sets Hearing to Decide Whether to Dismiss Six Charges against Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Retiring Washington State Lieutenant Governor Owen Blasts State Senator Seeking His Seat (Publicola)

Summit in Canada is a Farewell for Obama & a Debut for Justin Trudeau (NY Times)

High Lead Levels Trigger Water Shutdown of Congressional Office Building in D-C (Washington Examiner)

GENERAL NEWS

Man Arrested for Suspected Involvement in Triple Homicide near Lacey (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Report Ranks Shelton School District as Best Place for Teachers in Washington State, 26th in the Nation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

The KPLU Triumph (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Farmer Uses Turban to Save Drowning Teenage Girl in Kamloops

Powerball Winner Builds Fire Station for Town

Man Marries His Cellphone in Small Las Vegas Ceremony

Hundreds Attend Funeral of Music Legend Ralph Stanley

SONG OF THE DAY

Ralph Stanley – Man of Constant Sorrow

Ralph Stanley – O Death

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 28, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 28, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Gas Tax, Fees on Electric Cars Set to Increase July 1 (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Federal Appeals Court: Washington State Must Fix Salmon-Blocking Culverts (Associated Press)

Oregon Lawmakers Grill State Energy Department’s Leader (Northwest Cable News Network)

British Columbia: Drought Alert Issued – Vancouver Islanders Asked to Conserve Water (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion-Kilowatt Hours a Year to Run the Internet (Forbes Magazine)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Federal Appeals Court: Washington State Must Fix Salmon-Blocking Culverts
  • Culvert Dilemma: Top Court Ruling to Protect Salmon Could Cost Washington State $2.4 Billion
  • Section of Columbia River in Hanford Reach Area Opens for Sockeye Fishing
  • Sea-Tac Becomes First “Salmon Safe” Airport in the Nation
  • British Columbia: Drought Alert Issued – Vancouver Islanders Asked to Conserve Water
  • The Prospect of Turning Human Waste into Drinking Water
  • California Regulators Update Interconnection Rules for Renewables
  • In New York, Solar Companies & Utilities Form an Unlikely Alliance
  • U-S Senators Put Pressure on the Feds to Reschedule Marijuana
  • Chart of the Week: Monthly Recreational Marijuana Sales in U-S Averaging $124 Million
  • Why the Marijuana Business Is Appealing to Female Entrepreneurs
  • Electric Motorcycles Creep into California’s Legendary Biker Culture
  • Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion-Kilowatt Hours a Year to Run the Internet
  • Google’s Satellite Map Gets a 700-Trillion-Pixel Makeover
  • How Much Fiber Internet Could Make Your Rent Increase
  • Olympics: The Cable Empire Strikes Back
  • At Cannes, the Ad Industry Confronts the Rise of Facebook
  • Microsoft Broke an Age-Old Rule with Windows 10 Updates & Paid the Price
  • Three Tools to Create Social Media Visuals
  • How to Save Old Film Photos with Your Phone
  • U-S Supreme Court Rejects Washington Pharmacists’ Religious Rights Appeal
  • Public Lands Commissioner Candidates Face Off in Belfair
  • Infographic: From Town Halls to Targeting, Political Advertising Has Come a Long Way
  • Washington State Gas Tax, Fees on Electric Cars Set to Increase July 1
  • Nation’s Interstate Highways Celebrate 60th Birthday with Growing Congestion, Repair Backlogs
  • Mason Transit Opens Public Parking Lot in Belfair
  • Volkswagen to Pay Washington State $26 Million
  • City of Shelton Reaches Employment Agreement with New Administrator
  • Thurston County Commissioners Vote to Ban Fireworks during Burn Bans
  • Baby Boomers’ Retirement: The Country’s Biggest & Most Predictable Train Wreck?
  • Panama Canal Expansion Could Spell Doom for Seattle, Tacoma Ports
WORD OF THE DAY

Licit ● /LISS-it/ ● Adjective – Conforming to the requirements of the law: not forbidden by law: permissible.

Rose Petals drift by
‘Neath the bower, licit kiss
Sigh of summer love

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Oregon Lawmakers Grill State Energy Department’s Leader (Northwest Cable News Network)

Oregon Department of Energy Director Calls Tax Credits an Economic Development Success (Oregonian, Portland)

U-S, Mexico, Canada Pledge 50% Renewables & Nuclear by 2025 in New Climate Pact (Utility Dive)

City of Centralia Warns of Suspicious Activity at City Light Dropbox (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

California PUC Approves Gas Rate Hike for California Utilities & SoCalGas (Utility Dive)

Think We Can Abandon Nuclear Energy? Don’t Look at This Chart. (The Motley Fool)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Federal Appeals Court: Washington State Must Fix Salmon-Blocking Culverts (Associated Press)

Culvert Dilemma: Top Court Ruling to Protect Salmon Could Cost Washington State $2.4 Billion (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Section of Columbia River in Hanford Reach Area Opens for Sockeye Fishing (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Sea-Tac Becomes First “Salmon Safe” Airport in the Nation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA – Except at Anthony’s Restaurant)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

British Columbia: Drought Alert Issued – Vancouver Islanders Asked to Conserve Water (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

The Prospect of Turning Human Waste into Drinking Water (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California Regulators Update Interconnection Rules for Renewables (Utility Dive)

In New York, Solar Companies & Utilities Form an Unlikely Alliance (Buffalo News, NY)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

U-S Senators Put Pressure on the Feds to Reschedule Marijuana (Marijuana Business Daily)

Chart of the Week: Monthly Recreational Marijuana Sales in U-S Averaging $124 Million (Marijuana Business Daily)

Why the Marijuana Business Is Appealing to Female Entrepreneurs (The Atlantic Magazine)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Motorcycles Creep into California’s Legendary Biker Culture (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion-Kilowatt Hours a Year to Run the Internet (Forbes Magazine)

Google’s Satellite Map Gets a 700-Trillion-Pixel Makeover (The Atlantic Magazine)

How Much Fiber Internet Could Make Your Rent Increase (Louisville Business First, KY)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Olympics: The Cable Empire Strikes Back – The 2016 Olympics will be a test of how well Comcast & NBC can deliver live programming in the digital, on-demand era (The Atlantic Magazine)

At Cannes, the Ad Industry Confronts the Rise of Facebook (NY Times)

Microsoft Broke an Age-Old Rule with Windows 10 Updates & Paid the Price (Mashable)

Three Tools to Create Social Media Visuals (Social Media Examiner)

How to Save Old Film Photos with Your Phone (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Supreme Court Rejects Washington Pharmacists’ Religious Rights Appeal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Public Lands Commissioner Candidates Face Off in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Infographic: From Town Halls to Targeting, Political Advertising Has Come a Long Way – A Look at the Programmatic Trail to the Presidency (AdWeek)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Gas Tax, Fees on Electric Cars Set to Increase July 1 (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Nation’s Interstate Highways Celebrate 60th Birthday with Growing Congestion, Repair Backlogs (Consumerist)

Mason Transit Opens Public Parking Lot in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Volkswagen to Pay Washington State $26 Million (Northwest Cable News Network)

City of Shelton Reaches Employment Agreement with New Administrator (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Thurston County Commissioners Vote to Ban Fireworks during Burn Bans (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Baby Boomers’ Retirement: The Country’s Biggest & Most Predictable Train Wreck? (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Panama Canal Expansion Could Spell Doom for Seattle, Tacoma Ports (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Ohio Becomes One of the First States to Legally Protect Paramedics Who Save Pets’ Lives

Dad Pulls Out Daughter’s Loose Tooth with a Wild Squirrel

Skeletons & Coins Found at Pompeii Dig

Puppy Presumed Dead at Sea Reunited with Family, Thanks to Facebook Post

SONG OF THE DAY

Henry Gross – Shannon

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