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Best wishes on Mother’s Day By Rita R. Robison on May 9, 2021 at 9:00 PM
Today, I’m missing my mom, Ruth L. Slingsby. She always had kind words for her three daughters, and she encouraged us in our school work and lives.
For Mother’s Day, I received a music box as a present from my daughter Lisa. It plays “You Are My Sunshine,” a song my mom and dad liked. My mom played the piano, and it was one of the songs she played.
On the top of the music box, it says:
To my mom,
For all the special and little things you do,
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State report and more funding for broadband will help state reach its broadband goals By Rita R. Robison on April 29, 2021 at 10:26 PM
The Washington State Legislature approved new broadband and digital equity investments in the session that ended Saturday.
The Department of Commerce’s Broadband Office was launched in 2019 to meet a legislative requirement that all Washingtonians have access to high speed internet by 2024.
In the office’s first report to the legislature, the Broadband Office-focused on preparing local communities and tribes to compete for new levels of broadband funding and expanding digital equity efforts that make sure lower-income and older populations aren’t left behind.
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Beware: Scammers contacting people to ‘register’ them to get FEMA assistance with funeral bills By Rita R. Robison on April 23, 2021 at 6:11 PM
If you lost a loved one to covid-19, you may be eligible for a government program that pays for funeral expenses.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will pay up to $9,000 for funeral expenses for loved ones who died of covid-19. Survivors can apply for benefits by contacting FEMA at 844-684-6333. To find out if you qualify, review FEMA’s Funeral Assistance FAQs.
But, be careful. FEMA reports scammers are contacting people and pretending to offer to register them for assistance. Here are tips to avoid these scams: