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October 24, 2018
MASON COUNTY FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Regulators Have Tough Questions Regarding
Avista Sale to Canadian Utility (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Hydropower Projects Get Boost from America’s Water
Infrastructure Act of 2018 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
Public Offers Wide-Ranging Input on Proposed Chehalis River
Dam Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Methow Valley Residents Lament Inadequate Internet Service
(Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
FCC Leaders Say We Need a ‘National Mission’ to Fix Rural
Broadband (C/NET News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Washington State Regulators Have Tough Questions
Regarding Avista Sale to Canadian Utility
2.
Hydropower Projects Get Boost from America’s
Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
3.
President Signs “Early Action” Hydro Provision
into Law
4.
Rep. McMorris Rodgers Praises Plan That Supports
Home-State Water Infrastructure
5.
Grays Harbor PUD Says Capital Budget is
“Responsible & Affordable”
6.
Editorial: Help Salmon, but Keep Dams
7.
San Diego Gas & Electric Withdraws
Counterproposal to Public Energy Alternative in San Diego
8.
Canada: Phone Customers Unimpressed after Telus
Forces Transition to Paperless Bills
9.
Video: Union River Chum Trap Wrap-Up for 2018
10.
Iowa Co-Op Installing Batteries in Member Homes
11.
FCC Leaders Say We Need a ‘National Mission’ to
Fix Rural Broadband
12.
Methow Valley Residents Lament Inadequate
Internet Service
13.
American Broadband CEO Allegedly Stole Millions
from Program for Low-Income Phone Subscribers
14.
Yahoo to Pay $50 Million, Other Costs, Offer
Credit Monitoring for Massive Security Breach
15.
Electrifying the Future for Electric Vehicles
16.
Public Offers Wide-Ranging Input on Proposed
Chehalis River Dam Project
17.
Washington Voters to Decide on Historic Carbon
Fee
18.
Cowlitz County: Carbon Fee Initiative Faces
Local Opposition
19.
Would Rural Washington Benefit from I-1631?
20.
Kids Face ‘Long Shot’ In Climate Lawsuit Against
the Government
21.
Report: Efforts to Suck Carbon from Air Must Be
Ramped Up
22.
Snapchat Helped Register Over 400,000 Voters
23.
How Thomas Edison Used a Fake Electric Chair
Execution Film to Fight the Electricity War
24.
Death Threats, Vandalism: Seattle Hires Mediator
over 35th Avenue Northeast Road Project
25.
Editorial: Washington State Legislators’
Shameful Obtuseness about Public Records
26.
Five Things to Do When You Have Too Many Ideas
& Never Finish Anything
27.
Mason County Unemployment Drops
28.
Flu Claims First Death of Season in Pierce
County
29.
Woman Sentenced to a Year for Theft of $400,000
from Grays Harbor Community Hospital
30.
Single Winning Ticket Sold in U-S Lottery Just
Shy of World Record
WORD OF THE DAY
Argus • \ARE-guss\ • noun – 1: a hundred-eyed monster of
Greek mythology 2: a watchful guardian
“Man, that guy has eyes in the back of his head… literally”
whispered the study hall student to his companion. Principal Strickland was
pleased with the hiring of Argus as his vice-principal. “I’m no slacker when it
comes to keeping an eye on things,” he barked. “But this guy’s the best!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Washington State Regulators Have Tough Questions
Regarding Avista Sale to Canadian Utility (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Hydropower Projects Get Boost from America’s
Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
3.
President Signs “Early Action” Hydro Provision into
Law (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
4.
Rep. McMorris Rodgers Praises Plan That Supports
Home-State Water Infrastructure (The Ripon Advance, Washington, DC)
5.
Grays Harbor PUD Says Capital Budget is “Responsible
& Affordable” (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
6.
Editorial: Help Salmon, but Keep Dams – Sense of
urgency should not override need for common-sense approach (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
7.
San Diego Gas & Electric Withdraws
Counterproposal to Public Energy Alternative in San Diego (San Diego Union
Tribune, CA)
8.
Canada: Phone Customers Unimpressed after Telus Forces
Transition to Paperless Bills (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Video: Union River Chum Trap Wrap-Up for 2018 (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10. Iowa
Co-Op Installing Batteries in Member Homes (KIMT-TV, Mason City IA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
11. FCC
Leaders Say We Need a ‘National Mission’ to Fix Rural Broadband (C/NET News)
12. Methow
Valley Residents Lament Inadequate Internet Service (Methow Valley News, Twisp,
WA)
13. American
Broadband CEO Allegedly Stole Millions from Program for Low-Income Phone
Subscribers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
14. Yahoo
to Pay $50 Million, Other Costs, Offer Credit Monitoring for Massive Security
Breach (Associated Press)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
15. Electrifying
the Future for Electric Vehicles (Forbes Magazine)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
16. Public
Offers Wide-Ranging Input on Proposed Chehalis River Dam Project (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
17. Washington
Voters to Decide on Historic Carbon Fee (Courthouse News Service)
18. Cowlitz
County: Carbon Fee Initiative Faces Local Opposition (Longview Daily News, WA)
19. Would
Rural Washington Benefit from I-1631? (Sightline Institute)
20. Kids
Face ‘Long Shot’ In Climate Lawsuit Against the Government (Washington Examiner,
DC)
21. Report:
Efforts to Suck Carbon from Air Must Be Ramped Up (Associated Press)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22. Snapchat
Helped Register Over 400,000 Voters (NY Times)
23. How
Thomas Edison Used a Fake Electric Chair Execution Film to Fight the
Electricity War (Gizmodo)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
24. Death
Threats, Vandalism: Seattle Hires Mediator over 35th Avenue Northeast Road
Project (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
25. Editorial:
Washington State Legislators’ Shameful Obtuseness about Public Records (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26. Five
Things to Do When You Have Too Many Ideas & Never Finish Anything (Medium)
GENERAL NEWS
27. Mason
County Unemployment Drops (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
28. Flu
Claims First Death of Season in Pierce County (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
29. Woman
Sentenced to a Year for Theft of $400,000 from Grays Harbor Community Hospital (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
30. Single
Winning Ticket Sold in U-S Lottery Just Shy of World Record (Reuters)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
North Olympic Orca Pod Stages ‘Die In’
Lewis County Judge Chases Inmates During Attempted Escape
I Pulled a 1,500-Year-Old Sword Out of a Lake
Woman Who Created Green Bean Casserole Dies at 92
SONG OF THE DAY
R. Dan Taylor - Indiana Wants Me
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