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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased Re-Opening of
Washington State’s Economy (Medium)
Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline (NY Times)
The Preferred Alternative for the Columbia River System
(Water Power Magazine)
What You Should Know About Washington State’s Murder Hornets
(Crosscut Seattle)
Many Washington State Newspapers Ineligible for Payroll
Protection Program Loans (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
The Preferred Alternative for the Columbia River
System
2.
Video: Mason PUD 3’s Harstine Island Bridge
Illuminated with AreaMax LED Streetlights
3.
Mason PUD 1 Wins Another Top Safety Award
4.
Grant PUD Revenues Less Than Projected
5.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Maps Out
Sacramento’s Problem Areas in Effort to Help Them
6.
What You Should Know About Washington State’s
Murder Hornets
7.
Pikeminnow Bounty Program Set to Begin May 11;
Earn Up to $8 Per Fish Through Sept. 30
8.
California High Court Considers Whether
Referendum Can Challenge Town’s Water-Rate Hike
9.
Buildings Are Huge Sources of Load Flexibility,
But What’s That Worth to Utilities?
10.
Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline
11.
Land O’Lakes Switches on Free Wi-Fi for Rural
Areas
12.
Rural America Lags on Fast Internet. Now Small
Co-Ops Are Building It.
13.
CenturyLink Still Hasn’t Met 2019 FCC Deadline,
Now Faces Pandemic Roadblocks
14.
Op/Ed: Strong Broadband Matters More Than Ever —
Let’s Build It Right
15.
Fighting Climate Change Prepared Jay Inslee for
a Pandemic
16.
Many Washington State Newspapers Ineligible for
Payroll Protection Program Loans
17.
Twitter Is Testing a New Way to Show Replies
& Users Aren’t Happy
18.
Something We Can All Agree On? Corporate
Buzzwords Are the Worst.
19.
Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased
Re-Opening of Washington State’s Economy
20.
Republicans Sue Inslee Over Washington State’s
‘Stay Home’ Order. He Fires Back.
21.
Federal Coronavirus Task Force Not Dismantling,
Just Refocusing, Trump Says
22.
Democrats Vie for Oregon Rep. Greg Walden’s 2nd
Congressional District Seat
23.
The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be as
Lockdowns Ease?
24.
Some Tribal Casinos Reopen Amid Coronavirus
Pandemic, Despite Washington State’s Stay-Home Order
25.
As Workplaces Reopen, Coronavirus Could Unleash
an ‘Avalanche’ of Lawsuits Over Family Leave, Discrimination
26.
People Holding Coronavirus Parties in Southeast
Washington
27.
Hundreds of Lightning Strikes Put on a Show Over
Western Washington State
28.
Nordstrom Permanently Closing 16 Full-Line
Stores as It Adapts to Coronavirus Era
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU
Quintessence /kwint-ESS-suns/ Noun – 1: the fifth and
highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature
and is the substance composing the celestial bodies 2: the essence of a thing
in its purest and most concentrated form 3: the most typical example or
representative.
Rule of syllables
Quintessence of a haiku
Use five-seven-five
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
The Preferred Alternative for the Columbia River
System (Water Power Magazine)
2.
Video: Mason PUD 3’s Harstine Island Bridge
Illuminated with AreaMax LED Streetlights (Evluma)
3.
Mason PUD 1 Wins Another Top Safety Award (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
4.
Grant PUD Revenues Less Than Projected (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
5.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Maps Out Sacramento’s
Problem Areas in Effort to Help Them (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
What You Should Know About Washington State’s Murder
Hornets (Crosscut Seattle)
7.
Pikeminnow Bounty Program Set to Begin May 11; Earn
Up to $8 Per Fish Through Sept. 30 (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE
8.
California High Court Considers Whether
Referendum Can Challenge Town’s Water-Rate Hike (Courthouse News Service)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
9.
Buildings Are Huge Sources of Load Flexibility,
But What’s That Worth to Utilities? (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
10.
Parking Lots Have Become a Digital Lifeline (NY
Times)
11.
Land O’Lakes Switches on Free Wi-Fi for Rural
Areas (Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal, Minnesota)
12.
Rural America Lags on Fast Internet. Now Small
Co-Ops Are Building It. (Christian Science Monitor)
13.
CenturyLink Still Hasn’t Met 2019 FCC Deadline,
Now Faces Pandemic Roadblocks (Ars Technica)
14.
Op/Ed: Strong Broadband Matters More Than Ever —
Let’s Build It Right (The Hill, Washington, DC)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
15.
Fighting Climate Change Prepared Jay Inslee for
a Pandemic (Bloomberg News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
16.
Many Washington State Newspapers Ineligible for Payroll
Protection Program Loans (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17.
Twitter Is Testing a New Way to Show Replies &
Users Aren’t Happy (Mashable)
18.
Something We Can All Agree On? Corporate
Buzzwords Are the Worst. (Atlantic Magazine)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
19.
Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased
Re-Opening of Washington State’s Economy (Medium)
20.
Republicans Sue Inslee Over Washington State’s ‘Stay
Home’ Order. He Fires Back. (Northwest News Network)
21.
Federal Coronavirus Task Force Not Dismantling,
Just Refocusing, Trump Says (Associated Press)
22.
Democrats Vie for Oregon Rep. Greg Walden’s 2nd Congressional
District Seat (Oregonian, Portland)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
23.
The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be as
Lockdowns Ease? (Associated Press)
24.
Some Tribal Casinos Reopen Amid Coronavirus
Pandemic, Despite Washington State’s Stay-Home Order (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
25.
As Workplaces Reopen, Coronavirus Could Unleash an
‘Avalanche’ of Lawsuits Over Family Leave, Discrimination (Washington Post)
26.
People Holding Coronavirus Parties in Southeast Washington
(Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
27.
Hundreds of Lightning Strikes Put on a Show Over
Western Washington State (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Nordstrom Permanently Closing 16 Full-Line
Stores as It Adapts to Coronavirus Era (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Giant Cinnamon Rolls Raise Money, Feed ‘Bellies & Souls’
‘The Simpsons’ Came Eerily Close to Predicting the Coronavirus
& Murder Hornets
Antibodies from Llamas Could Help in Fight Against COVID-19,
Study Suggests
Kraftwerk Founder Florian Schneider Dies at 73
SONG OF THE DAY
Kraftwerk – Autobahn
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