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Creative marketing and open arms: Is it enough to draw business back to WA’s border towns?

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Creative marketing and open arms: Is it enough to draw business back to WA’s border towns?

by Annie Todd, Washington State StandardJuly 17, 2025 This article was first published by Cascadia Daily News. POINT ROBERTS — In Lt. Gov. Denny Heck’s first-ever visit to Point Roberts last week, he expressed how heartbroken […]

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Oregon

Oregon approves ambitious framework for ’microgrids’

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon approves ambitious framework for ’microgrids’

by Alex Brown, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 17, 2025 Oregon lawmakers have passed a pair of bills to enable “microgrids” within the larger power system. Microgrids are essentially local “islands” of energy generation and storage systems […]

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Science / Health

Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend. FDA […]

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Here’s what to know about chronic venous insufficiency

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Here’s what to know about chronic venous insufficiency

Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency. It’s a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup to rule out more serious causes of […]

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The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or “smooth as butter.” For 18 years, Westergaard, 66, […]

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Merry Christmas

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which branch of the military runs “Toys for Tots”?

The United States Marine Corps Reserve runs the "Toys for Tots" program, a nationwide charity that collects and distributes new toys to less fortunate children during the holidays, founded by a Marine reservist in 1947 and supported by the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation for operational needs. 

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The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on a real-life department store. What is it?

Macy's refused to allow this film to use its name, so the store was renamed Cole's. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade scenes in the 1947 film were shot during the real-life 1946 parade.

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How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?

In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, four ghosts visit Ebenezer Scrooge: Jacob Marley (his deceased partner), the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, all appearing over one Christmas Eve to guide his redemption. 

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What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?

Because of his shiny red nose, the other reindeer wouldn't let Rudolph join in any of the reindeer games, laughing and calling him names instead, until Santa needed Rudolph's glowing nose to guide his sleigh through a thick fog on Christmas Eve. 

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Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?

The popular Christmas beverage also called “milk punch,” or egg milk punch, is Eggnog, a rich, chilled, dairy-based drink made with milk, cream, sugar, eggs, and spices, often spiked with spirits like brandy or rum, historically served during the holidays. 

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