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4 legislative races to watch in Tuesday’s primary in Washington

August 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 4 legislative races to watch in Tuesday’s primary in Washington

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardAugust 4, 2025 Tuesday’s primary will gauge the political climate in Washington and provide an early forecast of how the makeup of the state Legislature could change this fall. Nine […]

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WA’s new work zone speed cameras cite 7K drivers in first 90 days

August 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA’s new work zone speed cameras cite 7K drivers in first 90 days

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardAugust 4, 2025 Thousands of Washington motorists have been caught speeding through highway work zones by new cameras the state deployed this year.  Since the cameras turned on in April, […]

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Weeks after launching new statewide recycling program, Oregon sued by wholesalers

August 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Weeks after launching new statewide recycling program, Oregon sued by wholesalers

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleAugust 4, 2025 The $8 trillion wholesale product distribution industry is challenging a four-year-old Oregon recycling law weeks after the law took effect. The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, […]

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Oregon awards $1.8 million in grants to help people enroll in private insurance

August 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon awards $1.8 million in grants to help people enroll in private insurance

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleAugust 4, 2025 Nearly $1.8 million in grants are coming to 37 community-based organizations and licensed insurance agents across Oregon to offer free, expert help to people enrolling in health […]

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Wyden, Cortez Masto Blast Billion Dollar Bailout for Big Pharma in Republican Budget Bill

August 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden, Cortez Masto Blast Billion Dollar Bailout for Big Pharma in Republican Budget Bill

As the Dust Settles from the Rushed and Reckless Passage of Republican Reconciliation Bill, Some of the Costliest Prescription Drugs, Including Cancer Treatments, Have Been Exempted from Medicare Negotiation for Years Trump and RFK Jr.’s […]

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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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