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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Idaho Congressman Simpson Offers Critical Remarks on River
Study (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
Feds Shift Seattle, Portland Columbia River Environmental
Impact Statement Meetings to ‘Phone Only’ (Bonneville Power Administration)
Advancing Rural Broadband, The Great Task of Our Generation
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
On the Hunt for Secrets of Pacific Salmon (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
Sen. Cantwell Staff Member Tests Positive for Coronavirus
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Idaho Congressman Simpson Offers Critical
Remarks on River Study
2.
Feds Shift Seattle, Portland Columbia River
Environmental Impact Statement Meetings to ‘Phone Only’
3.
Op/Ed: A Different Kind of Battleground State –
The Future of Hydroelectricity Will Be Determined in the Pacific Northwest
4.
Snohomish PUD Won’t Shut Off Power for Late
Bills Due to Virus Impact
5.
BC Hydro Says Customers Impacted by COVID-19 Can
Ask for Help with Bill Payments
6.
For Jessica Matlock, Leading La Plata Electric
Association Brings Her Home
7.
On the Hunt for Secrets of Pacific Salmon
8.
Washington State Legislators Update Solar
Recycling Program
9.
Advancing Rural Broadband, The Great Task of Our
Generation
10.
Pai: FCC Lacks Resources to Implement Broadband
Data Act
11.
Caught on Camera: Elk Duel Knocked Out Utah
Broadband Service in Park City
12.
Doctors & Patients Turn to Telemedicine in
the Coronavirus Outbreak
13.
Washington State Lawmakers Pave the Way for
Electric Cars – Activists Want More
14.
Publisher Plants a Million Trees & Promises
to Plant a Million More
15.
In Equal Pay Lawsuit, U.S. Soccer Says Women
Should Earn Less Because Men Have “Higher Skill,” Women’s Team Has Fewer
Responsibilities Than Their Male Colleagues.
16.
Washington State Lawmakers Set to Adjourn
Legislative Session
17.
Budget Deal Shows Washington State Lawmakers
Concerned about Coronavirus Outbreak
18.
Measure Repealing Boeing Tax Break Passes State
Senate
19.
Boeing Shares Suffer Worst One-Day Drop Since
1974
20.
Bodies Found Tuesday In Thurston County Under
Investigation as Double Homicide
21.
City of Shelton Thanks State Delegation for 2020
Budget
22.
Hilburn, Mason Hospital Commissioner, Earns
Health Care Governance Certification
23.
Sen. Cantwell Staff Member Tests Positive for
Coronavirus
24.
Oregon Governor to Ban Large Public Gatherings
Statewide for a Month
25.
Trump Suspends Travel Between U.S. & Europe
for 30 Days
26.
Pac-12 Cancels All Sports Competitions ‘Until
Further Notice’ Because of Coronavirus
27.
Americans Snap To Attention on Virus as Big
Events Canceled
WORD OF THE DAY
Savant • \sah-VAWNT\ • Noun - A person of learning; especially:
one with detailed knowledge in some specialized field
Pete’s ear hovered over a five-inch-square space of putty
colored plastic; his eyes narrowed in concentration as he tried to fathom the
evil spirits that had possessed the company’s production-sized copy machine.
With lightning fast reflexes, the technology savant slammed his doubled fist on
the exact spot to clear the paper jam and resume the print job that so easily
stalled the jet-like issuance of copy paper into neatly collated stacks.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Idaho Congressman Simpson Offers Critical
Remarks on River Study (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
2.
Feds Shift Seattle, Portland Columbia River
Environmental Impact Statement Meetings to ‘Phone Only’ (Bonneville Power
Administration)
3.
Op/Ed: A Different Kind of Battleground State –
The Future of Hydroelectricity Will Be Determined in the Pacific Northwest
(Energy Fairness)
4.
Snohomish PUD Won’t Shut Off Power for Late
Bills Due to Virus Impact (Everett Herald, WA)
5.
BC Hydro Says Customers Impacted by COVID-19 Can
Ask for Help with Bill Payments (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
6.
For Jessica Matlock, Leading La Plata Electric
Association Brings Her Home (Pine River Times, Durango, CO)
FISH & WILDLIFE
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
8.
Washington State Legislators Update Solar
Recycling Program (Daily Energy Insider)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
10.
Pai: FCC Lacks Resources to Implement Broadband
Data Act (Multichannel News)
11.
Caught on Camera: Elk Duel Knocked Out Utah
Broadband Service in Park City (KSL TV, Salt Lake City, UT)
https://www.ksl.com/article/46728247/caught-on-camera-elk-duel-knocked-out-utah-broadband-service-in-park-city
https://www.ksl.com/article/46728247/caught-on-camera-elk-duel-knocked-out-utah-broadband-service-in-park-city
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
12.
Doctors & Patients Turn to Telemedicine in
the Coronavirus Outbreak (NY Times)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
13.
Washington State Lawmakers Pave the Way for Electric
Cars – Activists Want More (Crosscut Seattle)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
14.
Publisher Plants a Million Trees & Promises to
Plant a Million More (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
15.
In Equal Pay Lawsuit, U.S. Soccer Says Women
Should Earn Less Because Men Have “Higher Skill,” Women’s Team Has Fewer
Responsibilities Than Their Male Colleagues. (British Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
16.
Washington State Lawmakers Set to Adjourn
Legislative Session (Associated Press)
17.
Budget Deal Shows Washington State Lawmakers Concerned
about Coronavirus Outbreak (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
18.
Measure Repealing Boeing Tax Break Passes State Senate
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2020/mar/11/measure-repealing-boeing-tax-break-passes-state-senate-2/
GENERAL NEWS
19.
Boeing Shares Suffer Worst One-Day Drop Since
1974 (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
20.
Bodies Found Tuesday In Thurston County Under
Investigation as Double Homicide (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
21.
City of Shelton Thanks State Delegation for 2020
Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
22.
Hilburn, Mason Hospital Commissioner, Earns
Health Care Governance Certification (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
23.
Sen. Cantwell Staff Member Tests Positive for
Coronavirus (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
24.
Oregon Governor to Ban Large Public Gatherings
Statewide for a Month (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
25.
Trump Suspends Travel Between U.S. & Europe for
30 Days (Associated Press)
26.
Pac-12 Cancels All Sports Competitions ‘Until
Further Notice’ Because of Coronavirus (Los Angeles Times, CA)
27.
Americans Snap To Attention on Virus as Big
Events Canceled (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Washington State Ferries’ Annual Haiku Contest Returns to Twitter
Student Suspended from School for Selling ‘Squirts’ of Hand
Sanitizer to Classmates
Stop Handshakes, Hugs or Kisses — Jazz Hands Now to Combat
Coronavirus
SONG OF THE DAY
Alison Krauss & John Waite - Missing You
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