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Month: May 2026

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Time running out to stop logging of northwest Washington campground

May 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Time running out to stop logging of northwest Washington campground

by Aspen Ford, Washington State StandardMay 1, 2026 Shortly after purchasing 74 acres in a state timber sale on the northern end of the Olympic Peninsula, Bruce Webster received a phone call from Earth Law […]

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Oregon AG Rayfield, Gov. Kotek open to updating sanctuary laws after Marion County courthouse arrest

May 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon AG Rayfield, Gov. Kotek open to updating sanctuary laws after Marion County courthouse arrest

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleMay 1, 2026 After a local sheriff’s office presided over immigration agents’ arrest of a man inside a Marion County courthouse without a judicial warrant, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and […]

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Oregon group tasked with creating new transportation solution meets for first time

May 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon group tasked with creating new transportation solution meets for first time

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleMay 1, 2026 SALEM— It’s been almost a year since state lawmakers met in Salem for a six-month legislative session and failed to update the Oregon Department of Transportation’s revenue […]

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A fight to win ICE protections for Oregon teachers reveals a rift among Democrats

May 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A fight to win ICE protections for Oregon teachers reveals a rift among Democrats

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleMay 1, 2026 A Democratic state lawmaker is rebuking her own party’s softer legislative approach to concerns of immigration enforcement activity involving Oregon schools, championing more stringent protections her local […]

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Opinion: Delaying light rail offers best hope for new bridge

May 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Opinion: Delaying light rail offers best hope for new bridge

‘A project this big, this complex and this costly should never be railroaded’ Sen. John Braun and Sen. Jeff Wilson The Center Square Washington Boston has its “Big Dig,” New York has its Second Avenue […]

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Thursday 6/18

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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In what country was the Winter Olympic sport of bobsleigh invented?

Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons.

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Who was the first US president to be heard on the radio?

On May 30, 1922, President Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio while addressing a crowd at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. The broadcast heralded a revolutionary shift in how presidents addressed the American public. It was not until three years later, however, that a president would deliver a radio-specific address. That honor went to President Calvin Coolidge.

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Where was the English muffin invented?

TIL the flat, round bread Americans know as 'English Muffins' don't come from England and were invented in New York City in the late 1800s. Their inventor, Samuel Bath Thomas, originally them called toaster crumpets.

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The first spin-off of C.S.I., starting in 2002, was set in what city?

CSI spin-off, following an elite group of Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs) from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), who use advanced forensic science and methods to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami, Florida.

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What is the hardest substance in the human body?

Your teeth contain the hardest substance in the human body — your enamel. Bones aren't quite as hard as enamel, but they rank closely on the hardness scale. Other parts of your body (like muscles, ligaments, and tendons) are incredibly strong, but don't come close to the mineral-based tissue in your teeth and bones.

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