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Month: January 2026

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Stung by a court ruling, WA looks to clarify what is an ‘election’

January 29, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Stung by a court ruling, WA looks to clarify what is an ‘election’

It may seem obvious that a registered voter in Washington can only vote once in an election. It’s not.  Last month, a state appeals court overturned the felony conviction of a Lewis County resident found guilty of voting […]

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Oregon

Oregon’s high school graduation rate inches up to record high

January 29, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon’s high school graduation rate inches up to record high

Oregon high schoolers in the class of 2025 graduated at all-time highs for the state but still at a lower rate than recent national averages, according to the latest state data. Despite stubbornly small gains in student […]

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Oregon

Transportation, education and juvenile justice: Oregon SOS reveals new audits for the year

January 29, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Transportation, education and juvenile justice: Oregon SOS reveals new audits for the year

Oregon’s beleaguered Department of Transportation, education funding for local school districts, the Oregon State Capitol’s seismic rehabilitation project and parole for youth involved in the juvenile justice system are among the state agencies and programs […]

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Oregon

The Oregon Legislature’s three-dimensional road chess

January 29, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The Oregon Legislature’s three-dimensional road chess

One of Oregon’s biggest needs, as the Legislature is about to consider in the short session that starts Monday, is financing maintenance and improvements of its transportation system. In most times, that would be a […]

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Oddities

Mint markets the heck out of the last pennies created in the U.S.

January 29, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Mint markets the heck out of the last pennies created in the U.S.

In December 2025, The U.S. Mint ended 232 years of minting the U.S. 1 cent coin. Its purchasing power had shrunk to nearly nothing, and it was costing nearly 4 cents of each cent convincepackaged […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What artist sold only one painting, "The Red Vineyard", during his lifetime?

The artist is Vincent van Gogh. 
    • The Painting: The Red Vineyard (also known as The Red Vineyards near Arles), painted in November 1888.
  • The Sale: It was sold in March 1890 at the Les XX exhibition in Brussels for 400 francs to Belgian painter and art collector Anna Boch.

  • Historical Context: While popular legend states it was his only lifetime sale, records and archives (such as those from the Van Gogh Museum) show he made other minor commissions, sales, and trades during his career, though The Red Vineyard remains his single most famous and well-documented direct painting sale.

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It's Major League Baseball's awards week. What's the name of the award given to the best pitcher in each league?

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Which of these is not part of your car's engine?

Rotor is not part of a car's standard internal combustion engine block assembly. 
    • Piston: A core internal component that moves up and down inside the cylinder to compress the air-fuel mixture and harness combustion energy.
  • Crankshaft: A primary core engine component that converts the linear (up-and-down) motion of the pistons into rotational motion.

  • Rotor: Typically refers to a part of the brake system (brake rotor) or an electrical component in a distributor or alternator, rather than a structural or moving part of the engine itself.

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A-line, peasant and bubble are types of what?

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What movie about the Marines starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx?

The movie about the Marines starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx is Jarhead (2005).

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