Energy News Digest for December 14, 2010

The energy news digest will be away from the keyboard Wednesday, December 15. It will be attending two spellbinding sessions on residential exchange and Pacific Northwest energy, topping it off with an exciting local basketball tilt. See you on Thursday.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Challenge Filed to Export Coal from Cowlitz County Port on the Columbia (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013672945_coalexpports14.html

Mason PUD 3 Adopts 2011 Budget - No Retail Rate Increase Anticipated Next Year (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=814

Grays Harbor PUD Approves 2011 Budget (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2181

Dilemma: Protected Stellar Sea Lions vs. Sturgeon (Oregon Public Radio)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2010/12/whats-eating-the-columbias-sturgeon/

Barristers Against Biomass - Concerned Citizens’ Motion to Reconsider Lawsuit against Port of Shelton Denied (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4076-concerned-citizens-motion-to-reconsider-lawsuit-against-port-of-shelton-denied

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Challenge Filed to Export Coal from Cowlitz County Port on the Columbia

·         Mason PUD 3 Adopts 2011 Budget - No Retail Rate Increase Anticipated Next Yea

·         Grays Harbor PUD Approves 2011 Budget

·         Oregon - Central Electric Cooperative Members to Get Credit Payments

·         Op/Ed - Pay Fair Price to Take Land, Bonneville Power Administration

·         Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Delivers More Than Kilowatts

·         Entergy Overcharged for Electricity for a Decade, Judge Says

·         Texas - Former Pedernales Electric Cooperative General Manager Fuelberg Convicted on All Counts

·         Massachusetts - Closure of Salem Harbor Power Station Urged

·         United Kingdom - Ratcliffe Activists Found Guilty of Coal Station Plot

·         Dilemma: Protected Stellar Sea Lions vs. Sturgeon

·         Pacific Salmon Not Affected by Lice: Study

·         Battling Biomass Barristers - Concerned Citizens’ Motion to Reconsider Lawsuit against Port of Shelton Denied

·         Wyden Hits Obama Administration on Biomass Rules

·         Idaho Wind Farm May be Built, Despite Planning Denial

·         Massachusetts Business Group Challenges Wind Power Deal

·         Editorial – Maine Anti-Wind Groups Holding Back Fox Islands’ Growth

·         Ohio Utility Overseer: Give Clean Energy Regs Time

·         Home Heating 101: Six Cold Facts on Staying Warm This Winter

·         A Shift in Power: Energy Efficiency Will Slow Demand

·         As House Turns from Blue to Red, Will ‘Green the Capitol’ Survive?

·         Web Companies Fear Google’s Reach

·         Obama’s Broadband Punt

·         Yahoo to Lay Off More Than 600 Staffers: Sources

·         Gregoire Wants to Cut Some Washington State Public Pension Benefits, Double-Dip Loophole

·         Risk of Landslides Continues

·         Some Roads Still Closed in Mason County

·         Target Bangor - Anti-Nuclear Weapon Protesters Convicted in Tacoma

·         Weyerhaeuser Lays Out 2011 Dividend Plan, Sees Little Upside to Housing

·         Email, Birthdays of McDonald’s Customers Hacked

·         Charge: Temp Stole $6,000 in Two Days

WORD OF THE DAY

Frisson • \free-SON (ends with kind of a nasally-French pronunciation)\ • Noun - A brief moment of emotional excitement: shudder, thrill

My cat, Sheba, leapt onto my lap…in a tense pose of frisson…looking for the bird I obviously was hiding in my mouth.  You know; the one that was just whistling the guitar solo from “Sultans of Swing.”

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

Challenge Filed to Export Coal from Cowlitz County Port on the Columbia (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013672945_coalexpports14.html

Mason PUD 3 Adopts 2011 Budget - No Retail Rate Increase Anticipated Next Year (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=814

Grays Harbor PUD Approves 2011 Budget (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2181

Oregon - Central Electric Cooperative Members to Get Credit Payments (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101214/NEWS0107/12140337/1002/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01

Op/Ed - Pay Fair Price to Take Land, Bonneville Power Administration (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_8242aab8-04ce-11e0-9126-001cc4c002e0.html

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Delivers More Than Kilowatts (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Editorials/OTEC-delivers-more-than-kilowatts

Entergy Overcharged for Electricity for a Decade, Judge Says (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-12-13/entergy-overcharged-for-electricity-for-a-decade-judge-says.html

Texas - Former Pedernales Electric Cooperative General Manager Fuelberg Convicted on All Counts: As punishment phase begins, defense will ask for probation, but prosectors will detail spending practices (Austin American Statesman, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/former-pec-general-manager-fuelberg-convicted-on-all-1112892.html

Massachusetts - Closure of Salem Harbor Power Station Urged (Electricity Forum)

http://www.electricityforum.com/news/dec10/SalemHarborpowerstationclosureurged.html

United Kingdom - Ratcliffe Activists Found Guilty of Coal Station Plot: Campaigners who planned to shut down coal-fired power station convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/dec/14/ratcliffe-coal-station-activists

FISH & WILDLIFE

Dilemma: Protected Stellar Sea Lions vs. Sturgeon (Oregon Public Radio)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2010/12/whats-eating-the-columbias-sturgeon/

Pacific Salmon Not Affected by Lice: Study (CBC Canada)

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/12/13/science-salmon-study.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Battling Biomass Barristers - Concerned Citizens’ Motion to Reconsider Lawsuit against Port of Shelton Denied (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4076-concerned-citizens-motion-to-reconsider-lawsuit-against-port-of-shelton-denied

Wyden Hits Obama Administration on Biomass Rules (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/wyden_hits_obama_administratio.html

Idaho Wind Farm May be Built, Despite Planning Denial (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
http://www.kpvi.com/story.php?id=33644

Massachusetts Business Group Challenges Wind Power Deal (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013671660_apuscapewind.html

Editorial – Maine Anti-Wind Groups Holding Back Fox Islands’ Growth (Bangor Daily News, ME)

http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/bdn/Anti-wind-groups-holding-back-Fox-Islands-growth,161369

Ohio Utility Overseer: Give Clean Energy Regs Time (Cincinnati Inquirer, OH)

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20101213/BIZ/12140331/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Home Heating 101: Six Cold Facts on Staying Warm This Winter (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2010/1213/Home-heating-101-six-cold-facts-on-staying-warm-this-winter/Will-it-cost-more-to-stay-warm-this-winter

A Shift in Power: Energy Efficiency Will Slow Demand - As coal & hydropower go away, power companies will focus on conservation (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)

http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101214%2FBIZ%2F12140308%2F-1%2Frss05

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

As House Turns from Blue to Red, Will ‘Green the Capitol’ Survive? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/13/AR2010121304773.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Web Companies Fear Google’s Reach (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/12/AR2010121201798.html

Obama’s Broadband Punt - How an administration obsessed with green jobs missed the real growth sector of the economy (Newsweek Magazine)

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/11/obama-is-missing-the-broadband-boat.html

Yahoo to Lay Off More Than 600 Staffers: Sources (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BD08220101214

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Gregoire Wants to Cut Some Washington State Public Pension Benefits, Double-Dip Loophole (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013671441_pensions14m.html

GENERAL NEWS

Risk of Landslides Continues (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4078-risk-of-landslides-continues

Some Roads Still Closed in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4077-roads-still-closed-in-mason-county

Target Bangor - Anti-Nuclear Weapon Protesters Convicted in Tacoma (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_nuclear_weapons_protest.html

Weyerhaeuser Lays Out 2011 Dividend Plan, Sees Little Upside to Housing (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013669444_weyco14.html

Email, Birthdays of McDonald’s Customers Hacked (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BC5DP20101213

Charge: Temp Stole $6,000 in Two Days (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/431701_temp13.html

DIVERSIONS

Do Pregnant Women Count as Two People for Carpool Lanes?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/231370.asp

Quick-Draw Champion Hurt When Holstered Gun Goes Off

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/14/1473722/quick-draw-champion-hurt-when.html

Oklahoma Lawmaker Brags About Deer Kill, Faces Fine

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/12/10/national/a200107S78.DTL

Buzzwords to Avoid When Looking for a New Job

http://consumerist.com/2010/12/buzzwords-to-avoid-when-looking-for-a-new-job.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Anka – Havin’ My Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZYNA6qUNTE

Energy News Digest for December 13, 2010

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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

Highway 106 Closed due to Mudslides (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4064-highway-106-closed-due-to-mudslides

Washington State Legislators Hack $700M from Budget in One-Day Special Session (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/11/1461303/washington-house-votes-86-6-to.html

Mason County PUD 3 Commission (expected) to Adopt 2011 Budget Tuesday Morning (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4058-mason-county-pud-3-commission-to-adopt-2011-budget-tuesday-morning

Port Angeles - Biomass Boiler Called Crucial To Way Nippon Mill Can Survive, Thrive In Future (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101213/news/312139991/biomass-boiler-called-crucial-to-way-nippon-mill-can-survive-thrive

Quincy Data Center Air Quality Permit Challenged (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_ee424e58-04b0-11e0-9e34-001cc4c03286.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Mason County PUD 3 Commission (expected) to Adopt 2011 Budget Tuesday Morning

·         Rise of Bonneville Power Administration Power Costs Could Drive Up Rates

·         Op/Ed – Energy Transmission: Bonneville Power Administration Should Do What’s Right

·         More Coal in Cowlitz County Commission Stockings?

·         Kootenai Electric & Avista: Beware of Door-to-Door Sales in the Area

·         Permit Process for Coal-Fired Plant in Kansas Draws Criticism

·         Court Green Lights Lawsuit Seeking to Open Yucca Nuclear Repository

·         Olympic National Park Plans Party for Removal of Elwha River Dams

·         Spring Chinook Forecast on Columbia River “Above Average”

·         Draft Environmental Assessment on Lake Trout Netting on Flathead Lake Delayed

·         California - Invasive Species Pose Threat to Human Health, Scientists Warn

·         Oregon - Bend Under Fire for Its Water Use

·         Why It’s Cool To Have a Fungus Among Us

·         Port Angeles - Biomass Boiler Called Crucial to Way Nippon Mill Can Survive, Thrive in Future

·         Op/Ed - Protecting Sea Life: New Marine Reserves, Wave Energy a Bad Mix for Oregon

·         Concerns About Eagles Stymie Billions of Dollars in Wind Farm Development

·         New Mexico - Wind Power versus Vistas: Residents Want 3-Mile Setback

·         John Deere Sells Wind Power Business to Exelon

·         Solar vs. Trees Pits Neighbor Against Neighbor

·         How Much Coal Does It Take to Run a Light Bulb?

·         Electric Vehicles May Bring New Sticker Shock: Multiple Mileage Ratings

·         Savings Will Lure Americans to Electric Cars

·         Maine Gets Most Federal Biofuel Help of Any State

·         Quincy Data Center Air Quality Permit Challenged

·         Iowa - Waterloo City Council Asked to Help Telecom Firm

·         Dots Don’t Connect for Faulty Maps Used to Sell Oregon Radio Network to Lawmakers

·         Amazon: Web Problem Due to Hardware, Not Hackers

·         Internet “Do Not Track” Could Revolutionize Online Ad Industry

·         Qwest Changes Tune on Offering TV

·         Net Neutrality Lobbying to Peak This Week

·         Washington State Legislators Hack $700M from Budget in One-Day Special Session

·         State Snags Money Meant for School Jobs

·         Hundreds of Washington State Government Hires Since March Despite Freeze

·         Leader of Influential Building Industry Association of Washington to Leave Post

·         State Lawmaker Wants to Increase Transparency of PACs

·         Congressional Membership - Size Matters, Lawsuit Says of US House

·         City of Quincy Plans Internet-Based Meetings

·         How Years of Overspending Drove Lynnwood Deep into the Red

·         Highway 106 Closed due to Mudslides

·         Record Rain Fell in Shelton Sunday

·         Flood Warning Remains in Effect for Skokomish

·         Washed-Out Road Cuts Off 200 People in Kitsap County

·         River Locks Closure Means Gas Prices on the Rise

WORD OF THE DAY

Comity • \COMM-muht-tee\ • noun - Friendly civility: courtesy

“God rest ye comity gentlemen,” NO NO NO thought the unknown author “that makes it sound like a ‘Friar’s Roast’.”

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

Mason County PUD 3 Commission (expected) to Adopt 2011 Budget Tuesday Morning (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4058-mason-county-pud-3-commission-to-adopt-2011-budget-tuesday-morning

Rise of Bonneville Power Administration Power Costs Could Drive Up Rates (West Yellowstone News, MT)

http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_e1e0ff24-05ff-11e0-8555-001cc4c002e0.html

Op/Ed – Energy Transmission: Bonneville Power Administration Should Do What’s Right (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_071e4a38-04cc-11e0-a669-001cc4c002e0.html

More Coal in Cowlitz County Commission Stockings? (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2178

Kootenai Electric & Avista: Beware of Door-to-Door Sales in the Area (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=13654844

Permit Process for Coal-Fired Plant in Kansas Draws Criticism (Kansas City Star, MO)

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/12/2515548/permit-process-for-coal-fired.html

Court Green Lights Lawsuit Seeking to Open Yucca Nuclear Repository (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013650556_apusyuccamountainnevada.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Olympic National Park Plans Party for Removal of Elwha River Dams - demolition expected to begin in September (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101213/NEWS/312139994/park-plans-party-for-removal-of-dams-demolition-expected-to-begin-in

Spring Chinook Forecast on Columbia River “Above Average” - Anglers can look forward to another fairly good Columbia River spring Chinook fishing season (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2013651274_outn12.html

Draft Environmental Assessment on Lake Trout Netting on Flathead Lake Delayed (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/402543.aspx

California - Invasive Species Pose Threat to Human Health, Scientists Warn (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/12/3251583/invasive-species-pose-threat-to.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon - Bend Under Fire for Its Water Use (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/20640-bend-under-fire-its-water-use/

Why It’s Cool To Have a Fungus Among Us (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2010-12-12-fungi_N.htm?csp=34news

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Angeles - Biomass Boiler Called Crucial to Way Nippon Mill Can Survive, Thrive in Future (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101213/news/312139991/biomass-boiler-called-crucial-to-way-nippon-mill-can-survive-thrive

Op/Ed - Protecting Sea Life: New Marine Reserves, Wave Energy a Bad Mix for Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/protecting_sea_life_new_marine.html

Concerns About Eagles Stymie Billions of Dollars in Wind Farm Development (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_16846777

New Mexico - Wind Power versus Vistas: Residents Want 3-Mile Setback for Utility-Scale Project (Santa Fe New Mexican, NM)

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/San-Miguel-County-Wind-power-versus-vistas-

John Deere Sells Wind Power Business to Exelon (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.renewable-energy.wind.2010.12.John_Deere_sells_wind_power_business_to_Exelon.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Solar vs. Trees Pits Neighbor Against Neighbor (iStock Analyst)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4737813

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How Much Coal Does It Take to Run a Light Bulb? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2010/12/13/how-much-coal-does-it-take-to-run-a-light-bulb/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Vehicles May Bring New Sticker Shock: Multiple Mileage Ratings - How do you gauge fuel economy when there’s no gasoline? Government agencies can’t agree (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/12/business/la-fi-ev-ratings-20101212

Savings Will Lure Americans to Electric Cars (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/13/132020612/cost-savings-will-lure-americans-to-electric-cars?ft=1&f=3

Maine Gets Most Federal Biofuel Help of Any State (Bangor Daily News, ME)

http://new.bangordailynews.com/2010/12/12/politics/maine-gets-most-federal-biofuel-help-of-any-state/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Quincy Data Center Air Quality Permit Challenged (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_ee424e58-04b0-11e0-9e34-001cc4c03286.html

Iowa - Waterloo City Council Asked to Help Telecom Firm (The Courier, Waterloo, IA)

http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/article_4b46d887-add6-585f-9882-ca9dfa42000d.html

Dots Don’t Connect for Faulty Maps Used to Sell Oregon Radio Network to Lawmakers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/dots_dont_connect_for_faulty_m.html

Amazon: Web Problem Due to Hardware, Not Hackers (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111785094.html

Internet “Do Not Track” Could Revolutionize Online Ad Industry (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-12-13-1Adonottrack13_CV_N.htm?csp=34money

Qwest Changes Tune on Offering TV - Starts pushing politicians again for greased TV market entry (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-Changes-Tune-On-Offering-TV-111775

Net Neutrality Lobbying to Peak This Week (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/12/expect_lobbying_around_net_neu.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislators Hack $700M from Budget in One-Day Special Session (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/11/1461303/washington-house-votes-86-6-to.html

State Snags Money Meant for School Jobs - $208 Million Deal Redirects Federal Funds (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/12/1471474/state-snags-money-meant-for-school.html

Hundreds of Washington State Government Hires Since March Despite Freeze - Agencies routinely get permission to fill open positions (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/13/1472360/hundreds-of-hires-since-march.html

Leader of Influential Building Industry Association of Washington to Leave Post (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/10/1470296/leader-of-influential-biaw-to.html

State Lawmaker Wants to Increase Transparency of PACs (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111754674.html

Congressional Membership - Size Matters, Lawsuit Says of US House (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-12-13-Why435Congress13_ST_N.htm?csp=34news

City of Quincy Plans Internet-Based Meetings (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/dec/11/city-plans-internet-based-meetings/

How Years of Overspending Drove Lynnwood Deep into the Red (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101212/NEWS01/712129915/-1/RSS02

GENERAL NEWS

Highway 106 Closed due to Mudslides (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4064-highway-106-closed-due-to-mudslides

Record Rain Fell in Shelton Sunday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4065-record-rain-fell-in-shelton-sunday

Flood Warning Remains in Effect for Skokomish (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4066-flood-warning-remains-in-effect-for-skokomish

Washed-Out Road Cuts Off 200 People in Kitsap County (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111772729.html

River Locks Closure Means Gas Prices on the Rise (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/111702099.html

DIVERSIONS

‘Ship of the Line’ - Sailing to Fantasy & Back

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/08/131848069/-ship-of-the-line-sailing-to-fantasy-and-back?ft=1&f=2

Now Playing in a Sky Near You: Winter Meteor Show

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2010-12-13-Geminids13_ST_N.htm

Gender Neutral Bible Flops in the Tri-Cities

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13661446

War over Christmas, et al - The Tinseling of the Lobby

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/realestate/12cov.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Poco - Crazy Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr83vJZIXy8