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Month: January 2025

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Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardJanuary 22, 2025 The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is under scrutiny after a report last month found the organization’s structure was “dysfunctional” and needed reforms. The report by the […]

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WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 22, 2025 Like everything else, Washington’s court system was upended by COVID-19. Court proceedings paused or moved online. Cases piled up. Justice was delayed. But the pandemic, in some […]

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WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 22, 2025 Like everything else, Washington’s court system was upended by COVID-19. Court proceedings paused or moved online. Cases piled up. Justice was delayed. But the pandemic, in some […]

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Oregon hospitals seeks more funding to close reimbursement gap 

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon hospitals seeks more funding to close reimbursement gap 

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 22, 2025 Oregon hospitals are operating at a loss or often with thin profit margins, with patients boarding in emergency rooms and rural facilities forced to consider closing maternity […]

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New state senator champions bills targeting childhood poverty, trauma

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New state senator champions bills targeting childhood poverty, trauma

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 22, 2025 Oregon’s state Senate has a tradition of offering new members leadership responsibilities, but one new Democratic senator was given more than most. Sen. Lisa Reynolds will lead […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is the rainiest US state?

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the U.S., with a statewide average of about 63.7 inches of rain per year. Thanks to moist trade winds and steep volcanic mountains that wring moisture from passing clouds, areas like Big Bog on Maui and Mt. Waialeale on Kauai can see upwards of 300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually.
For the contiguous United States, Louisiana is typically the wettest, averaging around 60.1 inches of rainfall annually

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What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the largest country in the world by total area, spanning approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (about 6.6 million square miles) across Europe and Asia. It covers 11 time zones and accounts for roughly 11% of the world's total landmass.

These countries account for the most expansive territories on Earth: [1]
    1. Russia: 17,098,242 km²
    2. Canada: 9,984,670 km²
    3. United States: 9,833,517 km²
    4. China: 9,596,960 km²
    5. Brazil: 8,515,770 km²

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What is the make of the car used as a time machine in the movie "Back to the Future"?

The car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" is a DeLorean, specifically the DMC-12 model. 
Produced by the DeLorean Motor Company, this iconic 1981 sports car was chosen for the film because of its futuristic, stainless-steel body and signature gull-wing doors. In the movies, the retrofitted DeLorean Time Machine required 1.21 gigawatts of power and had to reach exactly 88 mph to travel through time.

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What movie's first sequel featured the subtitle "The Adventure Home"?

That would be the family adventure film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), which is the first sequel to the 1993 hit movie Free Willy. 
The film follows a teenage Jesse as he attempts to save his old friend, Willy the orca, from an environmental disaster caused by an oil spill.

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How does a queen bee’s stinger mainly differ from a worker bee’s?

A queen bee’s stinger is smooth, whereas a worker bee’s stinger is heavily barbed. 
Because the queen’s stinger lacks barbs, she can sting multiple times and survive. When a worker bee stings a human, her barbed stinger gets stuck in the skin. As she pulls away, the stinger tears out from her abdomen, leading to her death

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