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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Washington State Death Toll from COVID-19 Climbs by 15, Another
313 Cases Confirmed (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
Federal Agencies Spill Record Amount of Water at Columbia
Basin Dams (Bonneville Power Administration)
Public Power Council Expels Clallam PUD (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
FCC Moves to Further Limit Local Governments from Blocking
5G (WebProNews)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Public Power Council Expels Clallam PUD
2.
Chelan PUD Seeks Injunction Against Grant PUD
Over Power Distribution
3.
June 13 Planned Outage - BPA To Perform
Maintenance on Its Potlatch Substation Near Lake Cushman
4.
Grant PUD Commissioners Decline to Pursue Rate
Cut
5.
Michigan: State Sues Edenville Dam Owner Boyce
Hydro Over Midland Flooding
6.
EIA Expects 2020 Summer U.S. Electricity Demand
to Be Lowest Since 2009
7.
Federal Agencies Spill Record Amount of Water at
Columbia Basin Dams
8.
Extremely Rare Fish with Gigantic Eyes Washes
Ashore Near Port Angeles
9.
Film Shows the Chehalis River from Many Angles
10.
Fishermen Say Massachusetts, Oregon Fail in
Offshore Wind Planning
11.
FCC Moves to Further Limit Local Governments
from Blocking 5G
12.
Utilities Urge FCC to Stick with Proven
Broadband Tech
13.
U.S. Falls Out of Top 10 Average Internet Speeds
Globally in 2020, but That’s Just Because Other Countries Are Faster
14.
Report: Rural Co-ops Can Close the Digital
Divide
15.
COVID-19 & Cyberattacks: A Deadly Pairing of
Lethal Adversaries
16.
Insurance Telemarketers Fined $225M for a
Billion Robocalls
17.
British Columbia Ferries’ First Hybrid Electric
Vessel Begins Service Wednesday
18.
Washington State Ferries to Be Electrified
19.
‘Morally Impossible’: Some Advertisers Take a
Timeout from Facebook
20.
German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen
Strategy
21.
APPA Government Relations Staff Outline Key
Legislative Priorities for Public Power
22.
Washington State Death Toll from COVID-19 Climbs
by 15, Another 313 Cases Confirmed
23.
Direct Contact COVID-19 Positive Reported in
Mason County
24.
Oregon’s COVID-19 Spike Surprises, Despite
Predictions of Rising Caseloads
25.
Fauci Warns That the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Far
from Over
26.
Dismal 2020 Continues for Boeing, As It Delivers
Just Four Planes in May
27.
Starbucks Takes $3 Billion Hit to Revenue During
Pandemic
28.
Forks City Council Apologizes to Family Accused
of Antifa Connections
29.
Mason County Micro-Business Relief Grants
Application Process Will Open June 22nd.
WORD OF THE DAY
Diorama • \die-uh-RAM-uh • Noun - 1: a scenic representation
in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an
opening 2a: a scenic representation in which sculptured figures & lifelike
details are displayed usually in miniature so as to blend indistinguishably
with a realistic painted background b: a life-size exhibit (as of a wildlife
specimen or scene) with realistic natural surroundings & a painted
background
The museum’s grim-faced docent glided silently across the
buff-waxed floors to the latest diorama, which had been meticulously
constructed and sealed by the normally attentive maintenance staff.
Unfortunately, they did not count off before hermetically sealing the display,
leaving Clem gasping for breath in the background of a tableau featuring
stone-faced (actually wax-faced) Cro-Magnon family huddled around a campfire. “Poke
some holes in the top so he can get some air,” barked the docent. “And then get
the giant can opener from the broom closet. This is gonna take some time.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Public Power Council Expels Clallam PUD (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
2.
Chelan PUD Seeks Injunction Against Grant PUD Over
Power Distribution (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)
4.
Grant PUD Commissioners Decline to Pursue Rate
Cut (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
5.
Michigan: State Sues Edenville Dam Owner Boyce
Hydro Over Midland Flooding (Detroit Free Press, MI)
6.
EIA Expects 2020 Summer U.S. Electricity Demand to
Be Lowest Since 2009 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Federal Agencies Spill Record Amount of Water at
Columbia Basin Dams (Bonneville Power Administration)
WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?
9.
Film Shows the Chehalis River from Many Angles (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
10.
Fishermen Say Massachusetts, Oregon Fail in
Offshore Wind Planning (National Fisherman)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
11.
FCC Moves to Further Limit Local Governments from
Blocking 5G (WebProNews)
12.
Utilities Urge FCC to Stick with Proven
Broadband Tech (Multichannel News)
13.
U.S. Falls Out of Top 10 Average Internet Speeds
Globally in 2020, but That’s Just Because Other Countries Are Faster (Gizmodo)
14.
Report: Rural Co-ops Can Close the Digital
Divide (The Daily Yonder)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
15.
COVID-19 & Cyberattacks: A Deadly Pairing of
Lethal Adversaries (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
16.
Insurance Telemarketers Fined $225M for a Billion
Robocalls (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
17.
British Columbia Ferries’ First Hybrid Electric
Vessel Begins Service Wednesday (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
18.
Washington State Ferries to Be Electrified
(Inside EVs)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
19.
‘Morally Impossible’: Some Advertisers Take a
Timeout from Facebook (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
20.
German Government Agrees on National Hydrogen
Strategy (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
21.
APPA Government Relations Staff Outline Key
Legislative Priorities for Public Power (American Public Power Association)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
22.
Washington State Death Toll from COVID-19 Climbs
by 15, Another 313 Cases Confirmed (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)
23.
Direct Contact COVID-19 Positive Reported in
Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
24.
Oregon’s COVID-19 Spike Surprises, Despite
Predictions of Rising Caseloads (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
25.
Fauci Warns That the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Far
from Over (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
26.
Dismal 2020 Continues for Boeing, As It Delivers
Just Four Planes in May (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
27.
Starbucks Takes $3 Billion Hit to Revenue During
Pandemic (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
28.
Forks City Council Apologizes to Family Accused of
Antifa Connections (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
29.
Mason County Micro-Business Relief Grants Application
Process Will Open June 22nd. (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Ancient Roman Board Game Found in Norwegian Burial Mound
Google-Backed Drones Will Drop Library Books So Kids in Virginia
Can Do Their Summer Reading
Florida City Known for Mermaids Now Sleeps with the Fishes
'We'll Be Back': Italy Prison Escapees Promise to Return
SONG OF THE DAY
Steve Miller Band – Space Intro / Fly Like an Eagle
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