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Washington pharmacists prescribe abortion pills through new pilot program

January 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington pharmacists prescribe abortion pills through new pilot program

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Washington State StandardJanuary 7, 2025 A Washington state-based nonprofit has launched a program training pharmacists to prescribe abortion medications via telehealth, a model that organizers hope other states will adopt to expand […]

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After 24 years as WA insurance commissioner, Kreidler prepares to retire

January 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on After 24 years as WA insurance commissioner, Kreidler prepares to retire

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 7, 2025 Mike Kreidler, currently Washington’s oldest and longest-serving statewide elected official, exits the public stage next week, ending a political career spanning six decades. He’s retiring after six […]

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Disability watchdog group seeks order to find Oregon in contempt of court

January 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Disability watchdog group seeks order to find Oregon in contempt of court

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 7, 2025 Disability Rights Oregon wants a federal judge to hold the state in contempt of court for failing to move people from jails into Oregon State Hospital for […]

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Elizabeth Steiner sworn in as Oregon’s first female state treasurer

January 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Elizabeth Steiner sworn in as Oregon’s first female state treasurer

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 7, 2025 Elizabeth Steiner, a Portland Democrat and former state senator, took the oath of office as Oregon’s first female state treasurer in front of a crowd packed with […]

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Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits

January 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 7, 2025 Three Oregon lawmakers want to stop utility companies from raising rates on customers while those companies are still resolving years-long lawsuits over wildfire culpability and costs.  Republican […]

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Friday 12/05

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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