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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
President Trump Declares National Emergency, as Foreign
Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid (Forbes Magazine)
Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running in Chelan
County, with More to Come (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical Permitting Phase
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid with Help of
Murray, Cantwell (Longview Daily News, WA)
Officials release list of 100 Washington State Parks
reopening May 5 – Mason: Belfair, Hope Island, Jarrell Cove, Potlatch, Schafer,
Twanoh. (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
President Trump Declares National Emergency, as
Foreign Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid
2.
Klickitat PUD Implements COVID-19 Small Business
Customer Assistance Program
3.
Nevada Utilities – New Technologies, New
Threats, New Solutions
4.
Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid
with Help of Murray, Cantwell
5.
Bill Monroe: Oregon Fishing, Hunting to Return
Almost to Normal Next Week
6.
PacifiCorp to Reopen Most Fishing, Day Use Sites
on Lewis River
7.
1,000 Km Upstream: 150,000 Sockeye to Make the
Journey Back to the Southern Okanagan
8.
Scientists Hope to Hunt Down ‘Murder Hornets’
Before They Decimate U.S. Bees
9.
Federal Environmental Policies During Pandemic
Raise Concerns Across the Pacific Northwest
10.
Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical
Permitting Phase
11.
Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as
Coronavirus Ravages Economy
12.
Takeaways from Renewable Energy’s Struggles Amid
Pandemic
13.
Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running
in Chelan County, with More to Come
14.
$1.1 Billion Sale of .Org Registry to Private
Equity Leeches Voted Down by ICANN
15.
Musk Caps a Strange Week by Suggesting Tesla’s
Stock Price Should Fall. It Did
16.
Look to the Sky This Week for a Meteor Shower
with Pieces of Halley’s Comet
17.
Grays Harbor County Not Ready to Apply for
COVID-19 Variance, According to Officials
18.
Native American Tribes Sue U.S. Treasury over
Stimulus Aid as They Feud over Funding
19.
Mason County COVID-19 Cases Reach 25
20.
Washington State Reports 182 New COVID-19 Cases,
4 Deaths
21.
Hundreds of WA Health Care Workers Sickened by
Coronavirus
22.
Lummi Tribe Traces New Outbreak to Children
Playing
23.
Costco to Limit Meat Purchases amid Nationwide
Outbreak at Processing Plants
24.
Officials release list of 100 Washington State
Parks reopening May 5 – Mason: Belfair, Hope Island, Jarrell Cove, Potlatch,
Schafer, Twanoh.
25.
In French Fry Heartland, Spring Turns Bitter as
Coronavirus Cuts into Global Demand
26.
A Tale of Two Weather Weeks: Seattle Area
Expecting Cool Showers & Clouds, But Could Hit 80s by Weekend
27.
Police: Women Dressed as Health Care Workers
Suspected of Stealing Packages Off Porches
28.
Tenino to Replicate Depression-Era Printing of
Wooden Currency to Support Economy
WORD OF THE DAY
Ken • \KENN\ • Noun - 1a: the range of vision b: sight, view
2: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
Oh Rolf, you jerk: “…Totally unprepared are you; To face a
world of men; Timid and shy and scared are you; Of things beyond your ken…”
(Sound of Music, Sixteen going on Seventeen)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
President Trump Declares National Emergency, as
Foreign Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid (Forbes Magazine)
2.
Klickitat PUD Implements COVID-19 Small Business
Customer Assistance Program (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)
3.
Nevada Utilities – New Technologies, New
Threats, New Solutions (Nevada Business)
FISH & WILDLIFE
4.
Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid
with Help of Murray, Cantwell (Longview Daily News, WA)
5.
Bill Monroe: Oregon Fishing, Hunting to Return
Almost to Normal Next Week (Oregonian, Portland)
6.
PacifiCorp to Reopen Most Fishing, Day Use Sites
on Lewis River (Longview Daily News, WA)
7.
1,000 Km Upstream: 150,000 Sockeye to Make the
Journey Back to the Southern Okanagan (iNFOTEL Multimedia, Canada)
8.
Scientists Hope to Hunt Down ‘Murder Hornets’
Before They Decimate U.S. Bees (Washington Post)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
9.
Federal Environmental Policies During Pandemic
Raise Concerns Across the Pacific Northwest (Northwest News Network)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical
Permitting Phase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
11.
Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus
Ravages Economy – The Energy Department is holding on to tens of billions in
clean energy loans (NY Times)
12.
Takeaways from Renewable Energy’s Struggles Amid
Pandemic (Associated Press)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13.
Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running
in Chelan County, with More to Come (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
14.
$1.1 Billion Sale of .Org Registry to Private
Equity Leeches Voted Down by ICANN (Gizmodo)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
15.
Musk Caps a Strange Week by Suggesting Tesla’s
Stock Price Should Fall. It Did (Los Angeles Times, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
16.
Look to the Sky This Week for a Meteor Shower with
Pieces Of Halley’s Comet (USA Today)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
17.
Grays Harbor County Not Ready to Apply for COVID-19
Variance, According to Officials (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
18.
Native American Tribes Sue U.S. Treasury over
Stimulus Aid as They Feud over Funding (NY Times)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
19.
Mason County COVID-19 Cases Reach 25 (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
20.
Washington State Reports 182 New COVID-19 Cases,
4 Deaths (Tri-City Herald, WA)
21.
Hundreds of WA Health Care Workers Sickened by
Coronavirus (Associated Press)
22.
Lummi Tribe Traces New Outbreak to Children
Playing (Associated Press)
23.
Costco to Limit Meat Purchases amid Nationwide
Outbreak at Processing Plants (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
24.
Officials release list of 100 Washington State
Parks reopening May 5 – Mason: Belfair, Hope Island, Jarrell Cove, Potlatch,
Schafer, Twanoh. (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
25.
In French Fry Heartland, Spring Turns Bitter as
Coronavirus Cuts into Global Demand (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
26.
A Tale of Two Weather Weeks: Seattle Area
Expecting Cool Showers & Clouds, But Could Hit 80s by Weekend (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
27.
Police: Women Dressed as Health Care Workers
Suspected of Stealing Packages Off Porches (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
28.
Tenino to Replicate Depression-Era Printing of Wooden
Currency to Support Economy (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Star Wars’ Official May the Fourth Video Contains a Powerful
Message of Hope
It Happened Here: Observatory Built in Goldendale
Man Arrested Trying to Quarantine on Private Disney Island
Don Shula, Winningest Coach in Pro Football History, Dies at
90
SONG OF THE DAY
NFL Films Music – 1972 Dolphins
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