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Longtime Paddler Brings Kayaker’s Appreciation to Southwest Washington Waters
Lee First, the co-founder of Twin Harbors Waterkeeper, has been out on the water since her first expedition in northern Ontario at age 12. She’s out kayaking or canoeing around southwest Washington every week, rain or shine.
Lee First
Lee First recently wrapped up four months of chemotherapy for bone-marrow cancer which kept her off the water for the first time in decades. “It’s kind of like torture,” First, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Twin Harbors Waterkeeper in southwest Washington, says of chemo. “It’s scary too.” The chemotherapy regimen that forced her to temporarily hang up her kayak has a 20% mortality rate, and the average lifespan of people who undergo the treatment is seven years. She also worried she wouldn’t be able to take any more of the epic boating trips month-long canoeing and kayaking expeditions she’s been d
After Mass Data Breach, State Wants Improved Cybersecurity Washington state has been the victim of massive unemployment fraud and a data breach that exposed 1 million people’s personal data. Lawmakers want to improve cybersecurity and data sharing to prevent future cyberattacks. Laurel Demkovich, The Spokesman-Review | February 11, 2021 | News
(TNS) Washington state lawmakers are hoping to improve cybersecurity and data sharing within the state government after a fraud attack at the Employment Security Department cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars last year and a breach involving the State Auditor s Office exposed more than 1 million people s personal information.
If passed, the two bills heard in committee Tuesday would boost cybersecurity at state government agencies. A bill requested by Gov. Jay Inslee would create an Office of Cybersecurity to work with state agencies to create security stan
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