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Oregon Democrats in U.S. House, others warn that firings could mean dire wildfire season

February 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Democrats in U.S. House, others warn that firings could mean dire wildfire season

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 27, 2025 Oregon’s Democratic U.S. House members — and other Democrats in the House — warned this week that firing firefighters and employees at agencies that manage federal land […]

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Bill on wildfire prevention work could give utilities immunity from lawsuits

February 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bill on wildfire prevention work could give utilities immunity from lawsuits

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 27, 2025 A bill that would establish minimum wildfire prevention standards for electric utilities in exchange for an annual certificate from the Oregon Public Utility Commission could give them […]

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Senate committee endorses former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary

February 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senate committee endorses former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 27, 2025 With Democratic support, former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer cleared a key hurdle Thursday morning in her quest to become the nation’s next secretary of labor.  Three Democratic […]

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Oregon DMV resumes automatic voter registrations after errors registered people lacking citizenship

February 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon DMV resumes automatic voter registrations after errors registered people lacking citizenship

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities say the state’s DMV has resumed automatic voter registrations, after being paused since last fall because of the discovery of errors that registered nearly 1,600 people who didn’t show proof […]

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Wyden and Sanders Warn Trump Layoffs Threaten Organ Transplant Reform Effort

February 27, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden and Sanders Warn Trump Layoffs Threaten Organ Transplant Reform Effort

Mass Layoffs Across the Federal Workforce Primarily Impact New Hires, Including Experts Hired to Modernize the Outdated Organ Transplant System Letter from Senate Health Leaders Comes as a Report from the New York Times Shows Alarming Disregard […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What is the Capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge is a city on the Mississippi River, and the capital of Louisiana. Antebellum landmarks include the castle-like Old Louisiana State Capitol, now a museum, and Magnolia Mound Plantation, with its French Creole house. LSU Rural Life Museum is a complex of refurbished buildings illustrating 18th- and 19th-century life. On the river, the USS Kidd is a retired WWII destroyer that is now a museum.

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How old was J. K. Rowling when she published the first Harry Potter book?

J.K. Rowling was 25 years old when the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a train journey in 1990, and she started writing the magical adventure shortly after, living in relative poverty in Edinburgh, Scotland, while working on the manuscript for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. JK Rowling was 32 when the first Harry Potter book came out. When she was done with the series, she was 42.

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What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ran on Broadway from 1982 to 2000?

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What star of "The Breakfast Club" was also part of the cast of the TV show "The Facts of Life"?

Molly Ringwald starred in The Breakfast Club and was also one of the original cast members of the first season of The Facts of Life, playing Molly, before the show was retooled and she was let go to focus on her movie career, becoming a teen idol in films like Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink. 

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How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?

Thomas Edison accumulated a record 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime, with a total of 2,332 patents worldwide, covering inventions in electric light, phonographs, motion pictures, and more, making him one of history's most prolific inventors. 

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