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Month: June 2026

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The tab to keep a Pacific Northwest coal plant on standby keeps rising. Who will pay?

June 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The tab to keep a Pacific Northwest coal plant on standby keeps rising. Who will pay?

by Tom Banse, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 26, 2026 Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power. […]

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Hundreds turn out to Willamette River for Yakama Nation lamprey celebration

June 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hundreds turn out to Willamette River for Yakama Nation lamprey celebration

by Alex Baumhardt, Washington State StandardJune 26, 2026 OREGON CITY — Several hundred people turned out along the Willamette River on Thursday to celebrate a fish often misunderstood for its style but long revered for […]

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With cracks showing in WA economy, Ferguson forms new council to look for fixes

June 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on With cracks showing in WA economy, Ferguson forms new council to look for fixes

by Jake Goldstein-Street and Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJune 25, 2026 SEATTLE — Warning lights are flashing for Washington’s economy. Job growth has been slower than expected, and the unemployment rate is above the national […]

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Oregon

Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands

June 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands

by Alex Brown, Washington State StandardJune 26, 2026 A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land. At stake […]

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Here’s how Oregon is celebrating America’s 250th year of independence

June 26, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Here’s how Oregon is celebrating America’s 250th year of independence

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleJune 26, 2026 Bigfoot is officially helping Oregon celebrate the country’s 250th birthday.  This September, the Dallas Area Visitors Center will host its second annual Bigfootstock, a one-day festival rooted […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which U.S. landmark was once named Long Acre Square?

Times Square in New York City was once named Long Acre Square. 
  • Name Change: The city renamed the intersection in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly built Times Building (now One Times Square). 

  • Original Name Origin: The area got the name Long Acre Square in the 1870s because it was the center of the city's horse and carriage trade, named after Long Acre in London.

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Shortbread originated in what country?

Shortbread originated in Scotland.
  • 12th Century: It evolved from medieval "biscuit bread," where leftover bread dough was dried out in an oven and butter eventually replaced yeast.

  • 16th Century: Mary, Queen of Scots is popularly credited with helping refine and popularize the triangular wedge style known as "petticoat tails".

  • 1736: The first printed recipe for shortbread appeared in a cookbook by a Scotswoman named Mrs McLintock.

  • Traditions: Because butter and sugar were costly, shortbread was traditionally reserved as a luxury for special events like weddings, Christmas, and Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve).

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In 1995, who became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball?

Hideo Nomo became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball, winning the National League award in 1995.

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In the movie "Legally Blonde", what LSAT score does Elle need to get into Harvard?

In the movie "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods scores a 179 on her LSAT, which is one point shy of a perfect 180. Combined with her 4.0 GPA and iconic video essay, this score secures her admission into Harvard Law School.

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Megalodon was a prehistoric giant version of what kind of animal?

Megalodon was a prehistoric giant mackerel shark. 
    • People once thought it was a direct ancestor or a larger version of the modern great white shark.
  • New scientific studies show it belonged to an extinct family of megatooth sharks (Otodontidae).

  • It was the largest shark and the largest fish to ever live, growing up to 50 to 60 feet (or more) in length.

  • It lived from about 23 to 3.6 million years ago during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.

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