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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
PUDs in the Forefront – Drive-In Wi-Fi Hotspots Launch
Statewide Push for Universal Public Access Broadband (Washington State
Department of Commerce, Olympia)
Oregon: Another Huge Hillsboro Data Center Will Start
Construction This Summer (Oregonian, Portland)
Op/Ed: Depression Era’s ‘New Deal’ Given Renewed Purpose in
Current Crisis – Wisdom of building hydroelectric projects during the Great
Depression makes sense all these decades later. (Pamplin Media Group, Portland,
OR)
Mason PUD 3 – Conservation in the Time of COVID 19 (Mason
PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Douglas PUD Renewable Hydrogen Project Gets State Money
(Wenatchee World, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Op/Ed: Depression Era’s ‘New Deal’ Given Renewed
Purpose in Current Crisis
2.
Feds Give Thumbs-Up to West Texas Nuclear Waste
Plan
3.
Daily Electricity Demand Impacts from COVID-19
Mitigation Efforts Differ by Region
4.
Utility CEO Sees Silver Lining in Working at
Home: Saving Money
5.
How Do Salmon Always Find Their Way Home? Study
Reveals a Remarkable GPS Embedded in Their Skin
6.
Douglas PUD Renewable Hydrogen Project Gets
State Money
7.
Mason PUD 3 – Conservation in the Time of COVID
19
8.
Cities ‘Finally Waking Up’ to the Benefits of
Smart Streetlights: Survey
9.
PUDs in the Forefront – Drive-In Wi-Fi Hotspots
Launch Statewide Push for Universal Public Access Broadband
10.
Why Rural America’s Digital Divide Persists
11.
Universal Broadband Act Would Expand USF
Contribution Base
12.
Loon Teams With AT&T to Provide Internet in
Disasters
13.
Oregon: Another Huge Hillsboro Data Center Will
Start Construction This Summer
14.
Marijuana Sales Surge During the Pandemic
15.
Venturing into the Land of Social Media Acronyms
16.
Why Stargazing Is Looking Up
17.
President Trump Says Will Announce New Members
of Coronavirus Task Force by Monday
18.
What to Look for in the Fourth Federal Stimulus
Bill
19.
Two More COVID-19 Cases in Mason County
20.
Rural Washington Counties Seize Opportunity to
Accelerate Reopening
21.
Grays Harbor Commissioner ‘Frustrated’ by
Washington State Steps Required for County Variance to Re-Open
22.
Walla Walla County Now Says No Coronavirus
Parties Occurred
23.
Globemasters Will Rumble the Skies Above Puget
Sound Friday
24.
City of Shelton Reopens Teresa Johnson Community
Trail
25.
Mike Patti Appointed as Permanent Fire Chief
26.
Lawmakers Call on Alcoa to Negotiate with
Workers
27.
The Promise & Pitfalls of Online Instruction
WORD OF THE DAY
Palooka • \puh-LOO-kuh\ • Noun - 1: an inexperienced or
incompetent boxer 2: oaf, lout
“Man, this just doesn’t sound right Elia,” mumbled a sullen
Marlon Brando. “You don’t understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a
contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a ‘palooka,’ which is what I am,
let’s face it. It was you, Charley.” “OK,” sighed the director, “let’s replace ‘palooka’
with ‘bum.’ How’s that.” Brando instantly brightened, “Perfect!”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Op/Ed: Depression Era’s ‘New Deal’ Given Renewed
Purpose in Current Crisis – Wisdom of building hydroelectric projects during
the Great Depression makes sense all these decades later. (Pamplin Media Group,
Portland, OR)
2.
Feds Give Thumbs-Up to West Texas Nuclear Waste
Plan (Courthouse News Service)
3.
Daily Electricity Demand Impacts from COVID-19
Mitigation Efforts Differ by Region (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
4.
Utility CEO Sees Silver Lining in Working at
Home: Saving Money (Bloomberg News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
6.
Douglas PUD Renewable Hydrogen Project Gets
State Money (Wenatchee World, WA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
7.
Mason PUD 3 – Conservation in the Time of COVID
19 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
8.
Cities ‘Finally Waking Up’ to the Benefits of Smart
Streetlights: Survey (Utility Dive)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
9.
PUDs in the Forefront – Drive-In Wi-Fi Hotspots
Launch Statewide Push for Universal Public Access Broadband (Washington State Department
of Commerce, Olympia)
10.
Why Rural America’s Digital Divide Persists (NY
Times)
11.
Universal Broadband Act Would Expand USF
Contribution Base (Telecompetitor)
12.
Loon Teams With AT&T to Provide Internet in Disasters
(The Daily Mail, UK)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
13.
Oregon: Another Huge Hillsboro Data Center Will
Start Construction This Summer (Oregonian, Portland)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
14.
Marijuana Sales Surge During the Pandemic (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
15.
Venturing into the Land of Social Media Acronyms
(Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
16.
Why Stargazing Is Looking Up (Christian Science
Monitor)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
17.
President Trump Says Will Announce New Members of
Coronavirus Task Force by Monday (Reuters)
18.
What to Look for in the Fourth Federal Stimulus
Bill (Yahoo Finance)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
19.
Two More COVID-19 Cases in Mason County (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
20.
Rural Washington Counties Seize Opportunity to Accelerate
Reopening (Northwest News Network)
21.
Grays Harbor Commissioner ‘Frustrated’ by Washington
State Steps Required for County Variance to Re-Open (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
22.
Walla Walla County Now Says No Coronavirus
Parties Occurred (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
23.
Globemasters Will Rumble the Skies Above Puget
Sound Friday (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
24.
City of Shelton Reopens Teresa Johnson Community
Trail (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
25.
Mike Patti Appointed as Permanent Fire Chief (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
26.
Lawmakers Call on Alcoa to Negotiate with Workers
(KGMI Radio, Bellingham, WA)
27.
The Promise & Pitfalls of Online Instruction
(Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
MERMAIDS IN THE POOL – DIVERSIONS
French Teens, Normandy Vets Swap Stories of Life in Lockdown
Mermaids returning to Montana tiki bar as it reopens
Gun-Waving SUV Driver Crashes Parade Celebrating Nurses (Irony,
Was He Hospitalized?)
‘Darth Vader’ Enforces Lockdown in Philippine Village
SONG OF THE DAY
Maurice Jarre – The Longest Day Theme
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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