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Month: January 2025

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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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Tuesday 4/21

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What actor was stung in "The Sting"?

Robert Shaw (who played the villainous Doyle Lonnegan) was the actor "stung" in the 1973 film The Sting. While his character was the target of a massive con plotted by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Shaw's character also had an authentic limp due to a racquetball injury he sustained before filming began.

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What film has the quote, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate"?

The iconic quote, "What we've got here is... failure to communicate," comes from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. It is spoken by the character Captain (played by Strother Martin) to Paul Newman's character, Luke, and is ranked as the 11th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute.

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What is a newly hatched fish called?

Fry: The stage after the yolk sac is absorbed, and the fish resembles a miniature adult.

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What is Dodger Stadium also known as?

Dodger Stadium is primarily known as Chavez Ravine. It is also famously referred to as "Blue Heaven on Earth," a nickname coined by former manager Tommy Lasorda. The stadium, which is the largest in Major League Baseball by capacity, has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962.

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Christmas Seals are sponsored by what non-profit organization?

Christmas Seals are sponsored by the American Lung Association. Started in 1907 to fight tuberculosis, the campaign was originally introduced by the American Red Cross and later taken over by the National Tuberculosis Association (now the American Lung Association) in 1920 to fund research and prevention for lung diseases.

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