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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
FBI to Probe Whitefish-Puerto Rico Contract, WSJ Reports (Utility Dive)
Russian Influence Reached 126 Million through Facebook Alone (NY Times)
Apple Solar Farm, Oregon’s Biggest, Goes Live (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/30/apple-solar-farm-oregons-biggest-goes-live.html
Washington State Regulators Say Avista Should Get Smaller Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Big Cable on Pace to Lose 1 Million Subscribers This Quarter (Axios)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- FBI to Probe Whitefish-Puerto Rico Contract, WSJ Reports
- Washington State Regulators Say Avista Should Get Smaller Rate Increase
- Avista’s Washington State Natural Gas Customers to Get Slight Break on Winter Heating Costs
- Idaho Approves $3 Million to Study Raising Boise River Dams
- Oregon: Ferrioli Appointed to Regional Power Council
- Centralia City Light to Speed Up Replacement of Pole “Cut-Outs” after Power Outage
- Grays Harbor PUD Warns That Scammers Are Calling Businesses Again
- Water, Wind & Fire Tour Stopping In Yakima County for Two Presentations Thursday
- The Top Electric Utility Brands of 2017 – 34 Puget Sound Energy, 35 Portland General Electric
- Independent Science Panel Reviews Draft Report on Columbia Basin Salmon Survival
- No Salmon Return to Eastern Canada River, Bringing New England Fears
- Op/Ed: Stop Canadian Pipeline That Threatens Puget Sound, Orcas
- Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up
- Pollution Limits in Spokane River Prompt City Officials to Seek Reprieve from EPA
- Port Angeles Businesses Get Letter Threatening Blacklisting over Fluoridation
- Apple Solar Farm, Oregon’s Biggest, Goes Live
- Port of Seattle ‘Charts New Course’ with Solar Power
- Las Vegas Shines as a Model for Solar Power
- U-S Trade Panel Set to Recommend Solar Trade Tariffs
- German Electric Customers Encouraged to Use More Power This Weekend
- Marijuana Fund’s $250 Million Target Marks Weed Industry Milestone
- Big Cable on Pace to Lose 1 Million Subscribers This Quarter
- Comcast Loses 134,000 TV Subscribers as Cord Cutting Continues
- In Northern New York, Broadband Expansion Faces Challenges
- Colorado: Comcast Tries to Derail Fort Collins Community Broadband
- FCC Chair Wants to Impose a Cap on Broadband Funding for Poor Families
- A Mysterious Message Is Locking Google Docs Users Out of Their Files
- Russian Influence Reached 126 Million through Facebook Alone
- Your “Inspirational” Social Media Posts Are Hurting Your Career
- White House Blocks Money for Tribal Housing on Columbia River
- Different Issue: Tribal Leaders Call Federal Land-Use Bill Step in Right Direction
- Congressional Vote Expected Next Week on Wildfire Bill
- Mason County Courts: Olympia Man Faces Life in Prison for Child Rape, Molestation, Incest
- In Shelton, a New Form of Government Is on the Ballot
- Rich School Districts Will Benefit More Than Poor Ones from Washington State’s Budget, New Analysis Suggests
- Daylight Saving Time Ending: How to Spend an Hour
Vanward • \VAN-werd\ • Adjective - Located in the vanguard: advanced
“Dude, you are an absolute peacock in that suit,” shrilled the ‘Men’s Storage Locker’ salesman to the dubious customer. Although he wanted to be among the vanguard fashion crowd, Barty was unsure that a horizontal pinstripe suit was the way to go.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
FBI to Probe Whitefish-Puerto Rico Contract, WSJ Reports (Utility Dive)
Washington State Regulators Say Avista Should Get Smaller Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Avista’s Washington State Natural Gas Customers to Get Slight Break on Winter Heating Costs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Idaho Approves $3 Million to Study Raising Boise River Dams (Associated Press)
Oregon: Ferrioli Appointed to Regional Power Council (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)
http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20171030/ferrioli-appointed-to-regional-power-council
http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20171030/ferrioli-appointed-to-regional-power-council
Centralia City Light to Speed Up Replacement of Pole “Cut-Outs” after Power Outage (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Grays Harbor PUD Warns That Scammers Are Calling Businesses Again (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Water, Wind & Fire Tour Stopping In Yakima County for Two Presentations Thursday (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
The Top Electric Utility Brands of 2017 – 34 Puget Sound Energy, 35 Portland General Electric (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Independent Science Panel Reviews Draft Report on Columbia Basin Salmon Survival (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
No Salmon Return to Eastern Canada River, Bringing New England Fears (Associated Press)
Op/Ed: Stop Canadian Pipeline That Threatens Puget Sound, Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up. (NY Times)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Pollution Limits in Spokane River Prompt City Officials to Seek Reprieve from EPA (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Port Angeles Businesses Get Letter Threatening Blacklisting over Fluoridation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Apple Solar Farm, Oregon’s Biggest, Goes Live (Portland Business Journal, OR)
https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/30/apple-solar-farm-oregons-biggest-goes-live.html
Port of Seattle ‘Charts New Course’ with Solar Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Las Vegas Shines as a Model for Solar Power (Christian Science Monitor)
U-S Trade Panel Set to Recommend Solar Trade Tariffs (Reuters)
German Electric Customers Encouraged to Use More Power This Weekend (The Merkle)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Marijuana Fund’s $250 Million Target Marks Weed Industry Milestone (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Big Cable on Pace to Lose 1 Million Subscribers This Quarter (Axios)
Comcast Loses 134,000 TV Subscribers as Cord Cutting Continues (Broadband Reports)
In Northern New York, Broadband Expansion Faces Challenges (Government Technology)
Colorado: Comcast Tries to Derail Fort Collins Community Broadband (Broadband Reports)
FCC Chair Wants to Impose a Cap on Broadband Funding for Poor Families (Ars Technica)
A Mysterious Message Is Locking Google Docs Users Out of Their Files (Washington Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Russian Influence Reached 126 Million through Facebook Alone (NY Times)
Your “Inspirational” Social Media Posts Are Hurting Your Career (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
White House Blocks Money for Tribal Housing on Columbia River (Northwest Public Radio)
Different Issue: Tribal Leaders Call Federal Land-Use Bill Step in Right Direction (Associated Press)
Congressional Vote Expected Next Week on Wildfire Bill (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Courts: Olympia Man Faces Life in Prison for Child Rape, Molestation, Incest (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
In Shelton, a New Form of Government Is on the Ballot (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
Rich School Districts Will Benefit More Than Poor Ones from Washington State’s Budget, New Analysis Suggests (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Daylight Saving Time Ending: How to Spend an Hour (Oregonian, Portland)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Great Pumpkin-Pie Conspiracy
On Reformation’s 500th Anniversary, a German Town Buzzes with ‘Luther Mania’
Even If You’re Locked in a Store’s Beer Cooler, It’s Not Okay to Drink Whatever You Want
Woman Accused of Pepper-Spraying People at Chuck E. Cheese’s
SONG OF THE DAY
Ever Heard ‘Sultans of Swing’ Master Guitar Track? It Sounds Glorious
Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing
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