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Month: February 2025

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Washington

New walk-on ferry routes across Puget Sound readied to sail if funded

February 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New walk-on ferry routes across Puget Sound readied to sail if funded

by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardFebruary 20, 2025 People who live on Puget Sound islands painted an enticing vision for the Washington Legislature this week of a modern-day Mosquito Fleet of fast ferries. But legislation […]

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Oregon

Moving Beyond Addiction: Oregonians have mixed feelings about new deflection programs

February 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Moving Beyond Addiction: Oregonians have mixed feelings about new deflection programs

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 20, 2025 Oregonians are cautiously optimistic about the state’s new approach to helping people addicted to drugs, but they remain worried that people still struggle to access limited services […]

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NW Representation

Wyden Statement on Trump and Musk’s IRS Layoffs Gutting Tax Enforcement on the Ultra-Wealthy

February 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden Statement on Trump and Musk’s IRS Layoffs Gutting Tax Enforcement on the Ultra-Wealthy

Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Trump and Musk’s reported purge of tax enforcement staff at the IRS: “Donald Trump is a known tax cheat, and he […]

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NW Representation

Wyden Blasts Musk and Trump for Hurting Tribal Communities by Cutting Health Staff 

February 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden Blasts Musk and Trump for Hurting Tribal Communities by Cutting Health Staff 

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues in condemning Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s efforts to lay off Indian Health Service staff at a time when a significant health care workforce shortage already […]

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Local News

Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency Approves Fermentation Hub Project in Downtown The Dalles

February 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency Approves Fermentation Hub Project in Downtown The Dalles

The Dalles, Oregon – Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency will partner with a local brewpub and a private developer to create a “fermentation hub” at the former Tony’s Town & Country site in downtown The […]

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Friday 3/13

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What do folks from Louisiana and Mississippi call sluggish creeks and marshy lakes?

In Louisiana and Mississippi, sluggish creeks and marshy lakes are primarily called bayous. This term refers to relatively small, slow-moving waterways found in flat, low-lying areas, generally characterized by an almost imperceptible current. 

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What is the collective name for chicken, ducks and turkeys in the wild?

Chickens, ducks, and turkeys are collectively known as fowl. In scientific classification, these birds belong to the superorder Galloanserae, which is further divided into two main orders: Galliformes (landfowl or groundfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl). 

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What Paris cathedral's bells were rung by Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the fictional bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral). In Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo lives in seclusion within the cathedral's towers, where his primary duty is to ring its massive bells.

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Which videogame company originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles?

Atari, Inc. was the company that originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles. Although the arcade original was developed by Namco and distributed in North America by Midway, Atari secured the exclusive home console rights directly from Namco in late 1980. The first home adaptation was released for the Atari 2600 (then known as the Atari VCS) in March 1982.

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What type of wool can come from a rabbit?

Wool produced by rabbits is known as Angora wool (or Angora fiber). It is sourced primarily from various breeds of Angora rabbits and is renowned as one of the softest, lightest, and warmest natural fibers in the world

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