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Newhouse Leads Legislation to Send Federal Employees Back to Work

January 8, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Newhouse Leads Legislation to Send Federal Employees Back to Work

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced The Federal Employee Return to Work Act to crack down on wasteful government spending and incentivize federal employees to return to in-person work. Federal employees who telework from home […]

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Washington lawmakers begin push to ban flavored vapes

January 8, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington lawmakers begin push to ban flavored vapes

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 8, 2025 Democratic lawmakers in Washington are pushing this year to ban flavored tobacco products, with the support of the state schools chief. State Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, […]

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Ferguson taps Washington transportation department insider to lead agency

January 8, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Ferguson taps Washington transportation department insider to lead agency

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 8, 2025 Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson on Wednesday named Julie Meredith, who manages massive road and highway projects like the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and State Route 520 […]

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Controversial state land transfer in Spokane is approved

January 8, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Controversial state land transfer in Spokane is approved

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardJanuary 8, 2025 The state Board of Natural Resources has approved a controversial land exchange in Spokane that could lead to as many as 1,000 new homes on an undeveloped […]

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State finalizes redo of wildfire hazard maps, prepares new rules for high-risk property owners

January 8, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on State finalizes redo of wildfire hazard maps, prepares new rules for high-risk property owners

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 8, 2025 Oregon fire experts have finalized their redo of state maps showing wildfire hazard areas, showing that about 106,000 properties are in high-risk spots that could be subject […]

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Thursday 5/28

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What animal did humans first domesticate?

Dog -- Fossil evidence suggests that dogs may have been human companions between 13,000 and 30,000 years ago, far earlier than any other known animal.

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Chicago is located on the shore of what lake?

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Which of the 7 dwarves did not speak?

Dopey is the only one of the seven dwarves who does not speak. In Disney’s 1937 classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, his silence is a defining trait explained by the character Happy with the line, "He don't talk none... He never tried".

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Which song was tapped out on the giant keyboard in "Big"?

In the iconic 1988 movie Big, Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia tap out the classic duet "Heart and Soul" on the giant floor piano. They also sprinkle in a few bars of "Chopsticks" during the upbeat, improvised dance routine. 

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What novel portrays the life of the Joad family during the Great Depression?

The novel that portrays the life of the Joad family during the Great Depression is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

Published in 1939, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic follows the Joads, a family of tenant farmers in Oklahoma who are forced off their land by drought, the Dust Bowl, and bank foreclosures. Together with thousands of other displaced "Okies," they set out on Route 66 in search of work, land, and a dignified life in California. The novel serves as a powerful piece of social commentary, capturing both the hardships and the resilience of Americans during the 1930s.

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