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Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore News + ICT, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 29, 2025 A stretch of land in southern Oregon with historical significance, including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of […]

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Washington

Communities in Washington state wade into debate over adding fluoride to drinking water

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Communities in Washington state wade into debate over adding fluoride to drinking water

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three cities in southwest Washington have joined the list of communities nationally that have revisited the issue of adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water. City council members in Longview plan to […]

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NW Representation

Video: Wyden Statement on Confirmation Hearing of HHS Secretary Nominee RFK Jr.

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Video: Wyden Statement on Confirmation Hearing of HHS Secretary Nominee RFK Jr.

The question before the Finance Committee this morning is whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be trusted with the health and well-being of the American people. Committee staff have examined thousands of pages of statements, books, and […]

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Local News

Portland Hiker Located Deceased on Mount Hood

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Portland Hiker Located Deceased on Mount Hood

Mount Hood, Ore. — On January 27th, 2025, searchers recovered the body of an overdue hiker on Mount Hood. The hiker was reported overdue on Sunday, January 26th, and ground and air search assets were utilized to […]

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State of Oregon advocate saved small businesses more than $1.2 million in 2024

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on State of Oregon advocate saved small businesses more than $1.2 million in 2024

Salem — The Small Business Ombudsman for Workers’ Compensation saved small businesses $1,267,862 in 2024 by helping constituents with audit and compliance issues and finding more affordable coverage. “Small businesses provide opportunities for success for […]

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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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