Energy News Digest for July 2, 2012

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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Summer Storms Leave 2 Million People without Electricity (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0702/Summer-storms-leave-2-million-people-without-power

Mason County PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 1,400 Harstine Island Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1052

Bonneville Power Administration Delays Release of Southwest Washington Transmission Line Analysis (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/29/bpa-delays-release-of-transmission-line-analysis/

Pacific Northwest's Top Federal Fisheries Cop Removed from Office (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018571362_noaacop01m.html

North Central Washington’s Public Utility Districts Balk at Backing NoaNet Expansion (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jun/30/ncws-puds-balk-at-backing-noanet-expansion/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Summer Storms Leave 2 Million People without Electricity
• Pepco, Dominion & Baltimore Gas & Electric Cite Severity of Storm in Explaining Long Recovery
• Mason County PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 1,400 Harstine Island Customers
• Power Restored to Harstine Island
• Bonneville Power Administration Delays Release of Southwest Washington Transmission Line Analysis
• Op/Ed – Montana Power Line Upgrade Would Boost State's Energy Economy
• Coal Power Taking Back Seat to Hydroelectric & Wind Generators
• Centralia City Light Switches to New Substation
• Scammers Target Pacific Power's Spanish-Speaking Customers
• Editorial - Good Audit: Asotin County PUD "Pitches Perfect Game"
• Op/Ed – British Columbia: Electricity Needed to Fill Demand Gap
• New York City - Con Ed Curtails Services After Talks Break Down
• In Japan, First Reactor Is Restarted Since Quake
• Editorial - The Dam Boom in the Amazon
• U-S Energy Department Awards nLight $1 Million Grant
• Pacific Northwest's Top Federal Fisheries Cop Removed from Office
• Western Washington State Tribes Say Tribal Fishing Rights at Risk
• Dividing the Catch: Controversial Quota System Results in Fewer Fish Being Discarded at Sea
• Summer Raises Risk for Bacteria in Oysters
• California - Environmentalists Fight Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s Bid to Extend Its National Park Service Lease at Point Reyes National Seashore
• Groups Fight Development in Columbia Gorge
• Hawaii’s Hoku Corporation Running Out of Cash, Considering Bankruptcy
• Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Solar Developer at Odds
• New York State Encouraging Big Renewables
• Vestas 'No Comment' on Sale Speculation
• Global Trial Shows LED Street Lighting Delivers Up To 85% Energy Savings
• Climate Shift Creates Conditions for 'Super Fire' in Northern California
• EPA Official Who Resigned Over ‘Crucify’ Comment Joins Sierra Club
• Bag O’ Bacteria - You Could be Holding More than Groceries in that Reusable Shopping Bag
• North Central Washington’s Public Utility Districts Balk at Backing NoaNet Expansion
• Violent Storm Disrupts Amazon Data Center, Life in Internet Cloud
• Leap Second Causes Internet Glitches
• Cloud Leaves Some Tech Giants Seeking a Silver Lining
• Copier Overcharges - Deal Will Return $4 Million to Washington State Agencies
• Washington’s Secretary of State Hopefuls Have Different Visions for Post
• Pacific Northwest Braces for 1.5 Million-Ton Onslaught of Tsunami Debris
• Metal Thieves Black Out Regional Traffic Network
• Mason County Being Sued over Garbage Contracts
• City of Shelton to Hire Flooding Consultant
• UPDATE: Car Crash at Mason County PUD 3 Building in Downtown Shelton
• More Cities Scaling Back or Eliminating Fireworks Displays
• AAA: Average Price of Gasoline in Washington $3.64

WORD OF THE DAY

Poltroon • \pawl-TROON\ • Noun - A spiritless coward: craven

Paltroon or maroon

Don’t get on Bugs Bunny’s list

There’s no way you’ll win

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Summer Storms Leave 2 Million People without Electricity (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0702/Summer-storms-leave-2-million-people-without-power

Pepco, Dominion & Baltimore Gas & Electric Cite Severity of Storm in Explaining Long Recovery (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/pepco-dominion-and-bge-cite-severity-of-storm-in-explaining-long-recovery/2012/07/01/gJQAs3SxGW_story.html?wprss=rss_local

Mason County PUD 3 Restores Electricity to 1,400 Harstine Island Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1052

Power Restored to Harstine Island (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6141

Bonneville Power Administration Delays Release of Southwest Washington Transmission Line Analysis (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/29/bpa-delays-release-of-transmission-line-analysis/

Op/Ed – Montana Power Line Upgrade Would Boost State's Energy Economy (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/guest-opinion-power-line-upgrade-would-boost-state-s-energy/article_0f51bfa5-d799-5242-8168-2fb5a8131a45.html

Coal Power Taking Back Seat to Hydroelectric & Wind Generators (Helena Independent Record, MT)

http://helenair.com/business/local/coal-power-taking-back-seat-to-hydroelectric-and-wind-generators/article_3e699856-c340-11e1-bb42-001a4bcf887a.html

Centralia City Light Switches to New Substation (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/07/centralia-city-light-switches-to-new.html

Scammers Target Pacific Power's Spanish-Speaking Customers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/index.ssf/2012/06/scammers_target_pacific_powers.html

Editorial - Good Audit: Asotin County PUD "Pitches Perfect Game" (Lewistown Tribune, ID)

http://lmtribune.com/blogs/tribune_tattler/article_1d3f1a58-c218-11e1-a07b-0019bb30f31a.html

Op/Ed – British Columbia: Electricity Needed to Fill Demand Gap (Nanaimo Bulletin)

http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/opinion/letters/160900805.html

New York City - Con Ed Curtails Services After Talks Break Down (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/nyregion/con-ed-curtails-services-after-talks-break-down.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In Japan, First Reactor Is Restarted Since Quake (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/world/asia/japan-restarts-a-nuclear-reactor.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Editorial - The Dam Boom in the Amazon (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/opinion/sunday/the-dam-boom-in-the-amazon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

U-S Energy Department Awards nLight $1 Million Grant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/29/us-energy-department-awards-nlight-1m-grant/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest's Top Federal Fisheries Cop Removed from Office (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018571362_noaacop01m.html

Western Washington State Tribes Say Tribal Fishing Rights at Risk (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018575368_apwatribaltreatyrights2ndldwritethru.html

Dividing the Catch: Controversial Quota System Results in Fewer Fish Being Discarded at Sea (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018571418_trawler01m.html

Summer Raises Risk for Bacteria in Oysters (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4306

California - Environmentalists Fight Drakes Bay Oyster Company’s Bid to Extend Its National Park Service Lease at Point Reyes National Seashore (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/30/4600935/eopf-ojpf-sepofj-seopjp-foe-fposej.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Groups Fight Development in Columbia Gorge (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/06/29/47930.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Hawaii’s Hoku Corporation Running Out of Cash, Considering Bankruptcy (Pacific Business Journal, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2012/06/29/hawaiis-hoku-corp-running-out-of.html

Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Solar Developer at Odds (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/idaho-puc-solar-developer-odds/2012-06-29

New York State Encouraging Big Renewables (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/06/new-york-state-encouraging-big-renewables?cmpid=rss

Vestas 'No Comment' on Sale Speculation (Wind Power Monthly)

http://www.windpowermonthly.com/news/1139039/Vestas-no-comment-sale-speculation/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Global Trial Shows LED Street Lighting Delivers Up To 85% Energy Savings “...High capital cost and a dearth of effective financing approaches continue to be barriers to market maturity…” (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/justingerdes/2012/06/30/global-trial-shows-led-street-lighting-delivers-up-to-85-energy-savings/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Shift Creates Conditions for 'Super Fire' in Northern California (Modesto Bee, CA)

http://www.modbee.com/2012/06/30/2265309/climate-shift-creates-conditions.html

EPA Official Who Resigned Over ‘Crucify’ Comment Joins Sierra Club (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/e-p-a-official-who-resigned-over-crucify-comment-joins-sierra-club/?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Plastic-Bag Ban Catches Some Seattle Shoppers by Surprise (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018578859_plasticbags02m.html

Bag O’ Bacteria - You Could be Holding More than Groceries in that Reusable Shopping Bag (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=700800

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

North Central Washington’s Public Utility Districts Balk at Backing NoaNet Expansion (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jun/30/ncws-puds-balk-at-backing-noanet-expansion/

Violent Storm Disrupts Amazon Data Center, Life in Internet Cloud - The interruption has underlined how businesses and consumers are increasingly exposed to unforeseen risks and disruptions as they embrace life in the Internet cloud (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018578812_summerstorms02.html

Leap Second Causes Internet Glitches (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/07/leap-second-causes-internet-glitches/1?csp=34news

Cloud Leaves Some Tech Giants Seeking a Silver Lining (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/technology/cloud-leaves-some-tech-giants-seeking-a-silver-lining.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Copier Overcharges - Deal Will Return $4 Million to Washington State Agencies (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/02/2160896/deal-will-return-4-million-to.html

Washington’s Secretary of State Hopefuls Have Different Visions for Post (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/01/2201548/secretary-of-state-hopefuls-have.html

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest Braces for 1.5 Million-Ton Onslaught of Tsunami Debris (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/NW-braces-for-15-million-ton-onslaught-of-tsunami-debris-161024285.html

Metal Thieves Black Out Regional Traffic Network - Cut cable leaves state unable to provide traveler info (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/29/metal-thieves-black-out-regional-traffic-network/

Mason County Being Sued over Garbage Contracts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/33685-mason-county-being-sued

City of Shelton to Hire Flooding Consultant (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/33688-flooding-consultant

UPDATE: Car Crash at Mason County PUD 3 Building in Downtown Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/33574-update-car-crash-in-downtown-shelton

More Cities Scaling Back or Eliminating Fireworks Displays (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-07-01/july-fourth-fireworks-displays/55945380/1?csp=34news

AAA: Average Price of Gasoline in Washington $3.64 (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018580490_apwagasprices.html

DIVERSIONS

Global Helium Shortage Threatens to Deflate Holiday Parades, Parties (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_20976840

Oops: Vancouver Gas Station Sells Gas for 35 Cents per Gallon

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-oops-vancouver-gas-station-sells-gas-for-035-a-gallon-20120629,0,2730230.story

July 1 Brings New, Sometimes Quirky Laws

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-july-1-brings-new-sometimes-quirky-laws-20120701,0,4226627.story

Eagle Snatches Lake Padden Fisherman's Catch Right Off His Line

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Eagle-snatches-Ferndale-fishermans-catch-right-off-his-line-161005535.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Five Man Electrical Band – Signs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3_2wjRk02s

Energy News Digest for June 29, 2012

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Japan - Ten Utilities Plan Sharp August Electricity Rate Hikes to Cover Renewables' Tab (Japan Times)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120629a6.html#.T-3DcbXherA

High Bacteria Levels in Washington State Waters, Not Found in OR, ID (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://earthfix.opb.org/water/article/high-bacteria-levels-in-wa-waters-not-found-in-or-/

Mismanagement Plagued Washington State Agency In Charge Of Minority Contracting Program (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mismanagement-plagued-WA-agency-in-charge-of-minority-contracting-program-160782985.html

British Columbia to Raise Carbon Tax, Price of Gasoline July 1 (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/bc-to-raise-carbon-tax-price-of-gasoline-july-1/article4374532/

Mismanagement Plagued Washington State Agency In Charge Of Minority Contracting Program (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mismanagement-plagued-WA-agency-in-charge-of-minority-contracting-program-160782985.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Japan - Ten Utilities Plan Sharp August Electricity Rate Hikes to Cover Renewables' Tab
• Texas - Editorial: Higher Electric Costs Not Justified
• Car Crashes on Cota in Downtown Shelton – Hits Pole at Mason County PUD 3 Building
• Fitch Revises Cowlitz PUD Outlook
• Alcoa to Sell Tennessee Hydroelectric Project for $600 Million
• Massachusetts – Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Management Unmoved By Union Protest
• Colorado - PUC Rejects Xcel Bid to Limit Boulder Customers' Access to Energy Programs
• California - Karen Austin Pushes Pacific Gas & Electric Further Into the Digital Age
• Managing Millennials: Why Gen Y Will Be Running the Country by 2020
• Uh Oh: There’s an East Coast Crab Shortage
• High Bacteria Levels in Washington State Waters, Not Found in OR, ID
• Predicting Waves Could Double Ocean Energy Capture
• A Second U-S Supported Maker of Solar Panels Will Close
• Spray-On Solar Windows Use Teeny Tiny Solar Cells to Capture Energy
• Seattle City Light & Energy Efficiency: Least Cost, Least Risk
• Op/Ed - Why You Should Incorporate Ground-Source Heating into New Build Projects
• British Columbia to Raise Carbon Tax, Price of Gasoline July 1
• British Columbia’s 'Controversial' Carbon Trading System Under Review
• Ethanol Refinery near Clatskanie, Oregon to Re-Start
• Free Reusable Bags Ahead of Seattle's Plastic Bag Ban
• Looking for the Future Smart Home
• RIM Delays Blackberry 10, Announces Job Cuts
• Mismanagement Plagued Washington State Agency In Charge Of Minority Contracting Program
• Ex-Sumner School Superintendent Fined $2,000 for Campaign-Law Violations
• California - City of Stockton Bankruptcy Filing Makes History
• Supreme Court Turns Away Media Companies' Appeal
• Train Kills Man Lying on Tracks near Elma
• Man Dressed as Construction Worker Holds Olympia Clerk at Gunpoint
• Sentencing Today: Lakewood Police Officer Stole from Fallen Officers' Fund
• Health Care: What the U-S Supreme Court's Ruling Means for Consumers
• Falling Gas Prices: Good News for Consumers, Bad News for the Economy?

WORD OF THE DAY

Importunate • \im-PORT-chuh-nut\ • Adjective - 1: troublesomely urgent: overly persistent in request or demand 2: troublesome

The importunate bill collector would not let his prey escape without using all the tools in his persuasion toolkit. “If you don’t make your payment,” he whined, “my children will go hungry; they will devolve into mutant zombies; hunt you down and eat your little monkey brain.” Payment was duly rendered.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Japan - Ten Utilities Plan Sharp August Electricity Rate Hikes to Cover Renewables' Tab (Japan Times)

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120629a6.html#.T-3DcbXherA

Texas - Editorial: Higher Electric Costs Not Justified (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TX)

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/06/27/4064068/higher-electric-costs-not-justified.html

Car Crashes on Cota in Downtown Shelton – Hits Pole at Mason County PUD 3 Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/33494-car-crashes-on-cota-in-downton-shelton

Fitch Revises Cowlitz PUD Outlook (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/06/28/idINWNB200620120628

Alcoa to Sell Tennessee Hydroelectric Project for $600 Million (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018559673_apusalcoatapocosale.html

Massachusetts – Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Management Unmoved By Union Protest (Cape Cod Times, MA)

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120629/BIZ/206290314

Colorado - PUC Rejects Xcel Bid to Limit Boulder Customers' Access to Energy Programs (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/energy/ci_20964910/puc-rejects-xcel-bid-limit-boulder-access-energy

California - Karen Austin Pushes Pacific Gas & Electric Further Into the Digital Age (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_20967323

Managing Millennials: Why Gen Y Will Be Running the Country by 2020 (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2012/06/28/millennials-work-jobs/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Uh Oh: There’s an East Coast Crab Shortage (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/uh-oh-theres-a-crab-shortage/2012/06/29/gJQAauCbBW_blog.html?wprss=rss_local

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

High Bacteria Levels in Washington State Waters, Not Found in OR, ID (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://earthfix.opb.org/water/article/high-bacteria-levels-in-wa-waters-not-found-in-or-/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Predicting Waves Could Double Ocean Energy Capture (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/namarchetti/88746/predicting-waves-could-double-ocean-energy-capture

A Second U-S Supported Maker of Solar Panels Will Close (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/business/energy-environment/abound-solar-says-it-will-file-for-bankruptcy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Spray-On Solar Windows Use Teeny Tiny Solar Cells to Capture Energy (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/renewable-energy/spray-on-solar-windows-use-teeny-tiny-solar-cells-to-capture-energy/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Seattle City Light & Energy Efficiency: Least Cost, Least Risk (Intelligent Utility)

http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/12/06/seattle-city-light-and-energy-efficiency-least-cost-least-risk

Op/Ed - Why You Should Incorporate Ground-Source Heating into New Build Projects (IB Times, UK)

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20120629/guest-post-why-you-should-incorporate-ground-source-heating-into-build-projects.htm

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

British Columbia to Raise Carbon Tax, Price of Gasoline July 1 (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/bc-to-raise-carbon-tax-price-of-gasoline-july-1/article4374532/

British Columbia’s 'Controversial' Carbon Trading System Under Review - Auditor-general eyes claims of carbon-neutrality (Vancouver Sun, B-C)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/controversial+carbon+trading+system+under+review/6858021/story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ethanol Refinery near Clatskanie, Oregon to Re-Start (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018550862_aporethanolrefinery.html

Free Reusable Bags Ahead of Seattle's Plastic Bag Ban (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Reusable-bags-handed-out-ahead-of-Seattles-plastic-bag-ban-160821565.html

Looking for the Future Smart Home (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2012/06/29/looking-for-the-future-smart-home/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

RIM Delays Blackberry 10, Announces Job Cuts (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/rim-delays-blackberry-10-announces-job-cuts/2012/06/29/gJQAT4GOBW_story.html?wprss=rss_business

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mismanagement Plagued Washington State Agency In Charge Of Minority Contracting Program (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mismanagement-plagued-WA-agency-in-charge-of-minority-contracting-program-160782985.html

Ex-Sumner School Superintendent Fined $2,000 for Campaign-Law Violations (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/06/28/2198464/ex-sumner-superintendent-fined.html

California - City of Stockton Bankruptcy Filing Makes History (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stockton-officially-flies-for-bankruptcy-3671895.php

Supreme Court Turns Away Media Companies' Appeal – Requested to lift a prohibition on owning both a newspaper and a television station in the same market (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2018559584_apussupremecourtmediaownershiprules.html

GENERAL NEWS

Train Kills Man Lying on Tracks near Elma (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/06/28/2157579/train-kills-man-lying-on-tracks.html

Man Dressed as Construction Worker Holds Olympia Clerk at Gunpoint (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/crime-law/man-dressed-construction-worker-holds-olympia-cler/nPhkx/

Sentencing Today: Lakewood Police Officer Stole from Fallen Officers' Fund (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/skeeter-manos-lakewood-fund-sentencing-160825005.html

Health Care: What the U-S Supreme Court's Ruling Means for Consumers (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2012/0629/Health-care-What-the-Supreme-Court-s-ruling-means-for-US-consumers

Falling Gas Prices: Good News for Consumers, Bad News for the Economy? (US News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/06/29/falling-gas-prices-good-news-for-consumers-bad-news-for-the-economy

DIVERSIONS

Emancipation Proclamation fetches $2.1 million at auction

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0629/Emancipation-Proclamation-fetches-2.1-million-at-auction

Warren Buffett & His Ukulele Join Bon Jovi in a Song for Charity

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/buffett-joins-bon-jovi-in-a-song-for-charity/

Wait for It: Earth Adds Leap Second on Saturday

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jun/29/wait-it-earth-adds-leap-second-saturday/

U-S "Genius" Visa Attracts Entrepreneurs & Playmates

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/29/entertainment-us-usa-visa-extraordinary-idUSBRE85S09A20120629

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Clapton & BB King - Crossroads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEzFgCLv8c