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Cantwell Statement on Court Requiring Northwest ICE Processing Center To Admit Health Inspectors

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Statement on Court Requiring Northwest ICE Processing Center To Admit Health Inspectors

EDMONDS, WA – Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the operators of the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma must admit inspectors from the Washington State Department of Health, after years of refusing them entry. U.S. […]

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Storied WA state park in central Puget Sound at a crossroads

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Storied WA state park in central Puget Sound at a crossroads

by Tom Banse, Washington State StandardJuly 10, 2026 Washington State Parks leaders are weighing a difficult decision on how to maintain or redevelop a storied island park mere miles from downtown Seattle. Blake Island Marine […]

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Six months in, WA has paid unemployment to more than 100 striking workers

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by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJuly 10, 2026 The state has paid out over half a million dollars in unemployment benefits to workers during labor disputes this year.  Washington’s new benefit extending unemployment to striking […]

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A WA state lawmaker says her opponent should end campaign amid stalking investigation

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A WA state lawmaker says her opponent should end campaign amid stalking investigation

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJuly 9, 2026 A Washington state senator is fending off questions about where she lives as her opponent works to distance himself from a man facing stalking allegations stemming from […]

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Public invited to comment on plan to possibly triple logging in eastern Oregon national forests

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Public invited to comment on plan to possibly triple logging in eastern Oregon national forests

by Alex Baumhardt, Washington State StandardJuly 10, 2026 Officials at the U.S. Forest Service are proposing new management plans for eastern Oregon’s Blue Mountains that include potentially tripling the amount of logging across 5.5 million […]

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Sunday 10/04

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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