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Month: August 2025

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Teachers are happy with cellphone bans; students are more ambivalent

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Teachers are happy with cellphone bans; students are more ambivalent

by Conor Wilson, Washington State StandardAugust 22, 2025 When the Peninsula School District implemented one of Washington’s first bans on cellphones in the classroom two years ago, Keyna Houston said it could not have come soon enough. […]

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Washington governor and AG stand by state prison notifications to ICE

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington governor and AG stand by state prison notifications to ICE

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardAugust 22, 2025 Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature have pushed in recent months to reassess how the state Department of Corrections shares information with federal immigration authorities. […]

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Match-ups for legislative seats set for Washington’s November election

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Match-ups for legislative seats set for Washington’s November election

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardAugust 21, 2025 With Washington state’s primary in the books, the focus shifts to the November general election for nine Democratic state lawmakers seeking to keep seats to which they […]

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Remote participation now firmly embedded in WA Legislature

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Remote participation now firmly embedded in WA Legislature

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardAugust 21, 2025 Washington state lawmakers long resisted routinely taking testimony from those not seated in a committee hearing room. But when forced by the pandemic to operate remotely for […]

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Portland VA Medical Center to receive infrastructure improvements

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Portland VA Medical Center to receive infrastructure improvements

PORTLAND, OR – The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, which makes infrastructure improvements to health care facilities to ensure safe […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which continent is the natural habitat of the Ostrich?

Ostriches are naturally found exclusively on the continent of Africa. They primarily inhabit the continent's open, arid, and semi-arid savannas, grasslands, and shrublands, particularly in regions across sub-Saharan Africa, as well as parts of East and Southern Africa. 

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On the TV show "The West Wing", Jed Bartlett was governor of which state before being elected president?

Jed Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen) was the Governor of New Hampshire before being elected as the President of the United States on the TV show The West Wing. A Democrat, he served two terms as governor of the state, from 1991 to 1999, before running for national office. 

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Easter comes after how many days of Lent in the Christian calendar?

Easter Sunday follows a 40-day period of Lenten fasting and reflection (not counting Sundays), which begins on Ash Wednesday and traditionally culminates just before Easter. While Lent spans 40 days of fasting, it covers a total of 46 days (including Sundays) from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday. 

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Whose vice president was Nelson A. Rockefeller?

Nelson Rockefeller served as the 41st vice president of the United States under President Gerald Ford from December 19, 1974, to January 20, 1977. Nominated by Ford following the resignation of Richard Nixon, Rockefeller was the second vice president to take office under the 25th Amendment. 

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What are scientists hoping to cause when they seed a cloud?

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