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Month: January 2025

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In State of the State speech, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on In State of the State speech, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek struck notes of frustration with the enormous problems facing Oregon and optimism that the state can fix them in an address to the […]

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Gov. Kotek issues emergency order allowing Port of Morrow to violate water pollution permit

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gov. Kotek issues emergency order allowing Port of Morrow to violate water pollution permit

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregon’s second largest port is getting another exception to a water pollution permit it’s violated for much of the last two decades.  Gov. Tina Kotek issued an […]

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Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday 

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday 

by Ben Botkin and Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregon lawmakers got to work in Salem on Monday, with largely ceremonial activities in preparation for the upcoming long session that will focus on […]

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Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50% by 2100 among findings in latest state climate report

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50% by 2100 among findings in latest state climate report

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregonians born today are likely to experience a future of more drought, more rain and less snow under warming average global temperatures due to human-caused climate change. […]

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Oregon moms in the Legislature are driven by a passion for kids

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon moms in the Legislature are driven by a passion for kids

by Hannah Wallace, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Children are a top priority for the moms in the Legislature and a big reason why many of them are there. Take Emerson Levy, a renewable energy […]

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Friday 3/13

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What do folks from Louisiana and Mississippi call sluggish creeks and marshy lakes?

In Louisiana and Mississippi, sluggish creeks and marshy lakes are primarily called bayous. This term refers to relatively small, slow-moving waterways found in flat, low-lying areas, generally characterized by an almost imperceptible current. 

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What is the collective name for chicken, ducks and turkeys in the wild?

Chickens, ducks, and turkeys are collectively known as fowl. In scientific classification, these birds belong to the superorder Galloanserae, which is further divided into two main orders: Galliformes (landfowl or groundfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl). 

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What Paris cathedral's bells were rung by Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the fictional bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral). In Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo lives in seclusion within the cathedral's towers, where his primary duty is to ring its massive bells.

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Which videogame company originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles?

Atari, Inc. was the company that originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles. Although the arcade original was developed by Namco and distributed in North America by Midway, Atari secured the exclusive home console rights directly from Namco in late 1980. The first home adaptation was released for the Atari 2600 (then known as the Atari VCS) in March 1982.

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What type of wool can come from a rabbit?

Wool produced by rabbits is known as Angora wool (or Angora fiber). It is sourced primarily from various breeds of Angora rabbits and is renowned as one of the softest, lightest, and warmest natural fibers in the world

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