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Month: February 2025

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Mass Layoffs Across the Federal Workforce Primarily Impact New Hires, Including Experts Hired to Modernize the Outdated Organ Transplant System Letter from Senate Health Leaders Comes as a Report from the New York Times Shows Alarming Disregard […]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