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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Reports 12,494 COVID-19 Cases, 692 Deaths
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
U.S. Lawmakers, Many in Masks, Debate Mammoth New Aid Package
(Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
Okanogan Electric Co-Op Settles with Forest Service Over
Twisp River Fire (NCW Live, East Wenatchee, WA)
Senators Press for Rural Electric Cooperative Eligibility
for Small Business Protection as Losses Mount (Daily Energy Insider)
Pierce Transit to Dispatch Buses as Wi-Fi ‘Hot Spots’ for
Students Amid School Closures (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Okanogan Electric Co-Op Settles with Forest
Service Over Twisp River Fire
2.
Senators Press for Rural Electric Cooperative
Eligibility for Small Business Protection as Losses Mount
3.
Montana Utility Regulator Reverses Course on
Colstrip Purchase Application
4.
Mason PUD 3 Receives National Recognition for
Reliable Electric Operations
5.
Clark Public Utilities Recognized by Peers
Across Country
6.
Wahkiakum PUD Board Considering System
Consolidation
7.
Canada: BC Hydro Seeks Bids on Seismic Work for
Vancouver Island Dam Projects
8.
Bond Sale Paused for Alaska Utility’s Natural
Gas Project
9.
Meet the Team That Keeps Bonneville Power
Administration’s Fish & Wildlife Program Grounded
10.
Bugged: Earth’s Insect Population Shrinks 27% in
30 Years
11.
Endangered Porpoise Given Earth Day Lifeline by
Federal Judge
12.
As a Dying Salton Sea Spews Harmful Dust, Imperial
Valley Water Wars Heat Up Again
13.
Pierce Transit to Dispatch Buses as Wi-Fi ‘Hot
Spots’ for Students Amid School Closures
14.
Jefferson PUD Adds Fifth Wi-Fi Hotspot
15.
Coronavirus School Shutdowns Threaten to Deepen
U.S. ‘Digital Divide’
16.
Zoom Users Top 300 Million as Ban List Grows
17.
Burping Bags & Dancing Raisins: Tricks for
Teaching Science During a Pandemic
18.
U.S. Lawmakers, Many in Masks, Debate Mammoth
New Aid Package
19.
Washington State Legislative Republicans Unveil ‘Safe
Economic Restart Plan’
20.
Washington Students Literally Can’t Fail
Semester as State Adjusts Grading Guidance
21.
CDC Director Warns Second Wave of Coronavirus Is
Likely to Be Even More Devastating
22.
Tech World Decries President Trump’s Immigration
Plan
23.
Washington State Reports 12,494 COVID-19 Cases,
692 Deaths
24.
100 Workers Sick in COVID-19 Outbreak at Tyson
Fresh Meats Plant Near Pasco
25.
Fear & Apprehension in Pacific County, Pop.
22,000: ‘If You Live in Seattle, Stay in Seattle.’
26.
Read Bill Gates’ Ideas on How to Fight COVID-19
27.
Mill Creek Man Held on Charge He Threatened to
Kill Gov. Inslee & Staff
28.
Alcoa Corp Announces Plan to ‘Fully Curtail’
Intalco Works Smelter by August
29.
Police Searching for Shelton Outfitters Burglar
30.
New Seismic Map of North America Reveals a
Continent Under Tremendous Stress
WORD OF THE DAY
Irreprehensible \ih-rep-ree-HENSE-ih-bull\ Adjective -
Beyond reproach: deserving no censure
“Your irreprehensible comment about my motives was
unwarranted, irregardless of its intent,” intoned the hard-pressed
administrative assistant to the manager. Somewhere in the distance a dog
barked…followed by the popping sound of a grammarian’s head exploding.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Okanogan Electric Co-Op Settles with Forest
Service Over Twisp River Fire (NCW Live, East Wenatchee, WA)
2.
Senators Press for Rural Electric Cooperative
Eligibility for Small Business Protection as Losses Mount (Daily Energy Insider)
3.
Montana Utility Regulator Reverses Course on Colstrip
Purchase Application (Helena Independent-Record, MT)
4.
Mason PUD 3 Receives National Recognition for
Reliable Electric Operations (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
5.
Clark Public Utilities Recognized by Peers
Across Country (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
6.
Wahkiakum PUD Board Considering System
Consolidation (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
https://www.waheagle.com/story/2020/04/23/news/pud-board-considering-system-consolidation/17714.html
7.
Canada: BC Hydro Seeks Bids on Seismic Work for Vancouver
Island Dam Projects (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
8.
Bond Sale Paused for Alaska Utility’s Natural
Gas Project (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
Meet the Team That Keeps Bonneville Power
Administration’s Fish & Wildlife Program Grounded (Bonneville Power
Administration)
10.
Bugged: Earth’s Insect Population Shrinks 27% in
30 Years (Associated Press)
11.
Endangered Porpoise Given Earth Day Lifeline by
Federal Judge (Courthouse News Service)
‘CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE’ – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
12.
As a Dying Salton Sea Spews Harmful Dust, Imperial
Valley Water Wars Heat Up Again (Los Angeles Times, CA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
13.
Pierce Transit to Dispatch Buses as Wi-Fi ‘Hot
Spots’ for Students Amid School Closures (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
14.
Jefferson PUD Adds Fifth Wi-Fi Hotspot (Port
Townsend Leader, WA)
15.
Coronavirus School Shutdowns Threaten to Deepen U.S.
‘Digital Divide’ (Reuters)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
16.
Zoom Users Top 300 Million as Ban List Grows (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
17.
Burping Bags & Dancing Raisins: Tricks for Teaching
Science During a Pandemic (Reuters)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
18.
U.S. Lawmakers, Many in Masks, Debate Mammoth
New Aid Package (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
19.
Washington State Legislative Republicans Unveil ‘Safe
Economic Restart Plan’ (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
20.
Washington Students Literally Can’t Fail
Semester as State Adjusts Grading Guidance (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
21.
CDC Director Warns Second Wave of Coronavirus Is
Likely to Be Even More Devastating (Washington Post)
22.
Tech World Decries President Trump’s Immigration
Plan (Politico)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
23.
Washington State Reports 12,494 COVID-19 Cases,
692 Deaths (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
24.
100 Workers Sick in COVID-19 Outbreak at Tyson
Fresh Meats Plant Near Pasco (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)
25.
Fear & Apprehension in Pacific County, Pop.
22,000: ‘If You Live in Seattle, Stay in Seattle.’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
26.
Read Bill Gates’ Ideas on How to Fight COVID-19
– ‘This Is Like a World War, Except in This Case, We’re All on the Same Side’
(Rolling Stone Magazine)
GENERAL NEWS
27.
Mill Creek Man Held on Charge He Threatened to
Kill Gov. Inslee & Staff (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28.
Alcoa Corp Announces Plan to ‘Fully Curtail’ Intalco
Works Smelter by August (My Ferndale News, WA)
29.
Police Searching for Shelton Outfitters Burglar
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
30.
New Seismic Map of North America Reveals a
Continent Under Tremendous Stress (Gizmodo)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
All-Day Happy Hour? Americans Drinking While Working at Home
in Pandemic, Surveys Say
Be Your Own Bartender with Cocktail Kits from Local Lounges
National Talk Like Shakespeare Day – April 23
Five Ways to Improve Life During Stay-At-Home Time: Get Fit,
Plant a Tree, Play a Ukulele (Oregonian, Portland)
SONG OF THE DAY
Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett – It’s Five O’clock Somewhere
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