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Cantwell Statement on Coast Guard Approval of Fixed-Span I-5 Bridge Proposal

January 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cantwell Statement on Coast Guard Approval of Fixed-Span I-5 Bridge Proposal

Cantwell’s Mega grant program was created with project in mind, has contributed $600M to project; Under questioning by Cantwell at his nomination hearing, Coast Guard Acting Commandant Lunday committed to 1/16 deadline for decision on […]

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In sheriff’s committee testimony, WA legislators hear a clear threat

January 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on In sheriff’s committee testimony, WA legislators hear a clear threat

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 16, 2026 Three Washington state senators said the biting testimony Pierce County’s sheriff delivered during a committee hearing Thursday was threatening to legislators. Sheriff Keith Swank delivered the remarks […]

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Microsoft jumps into WA Legislature’s housing debate

January 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Microsoft jumps into WA Legislature’s housing debate

by Bill Lucia, Washington State StandardJanuary 15, 2026 Microsoft President Brad Smith leads some of the tech giant’s work in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity to environmental sustainability. Right now, housing issues before […]

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Overhaul of Oregon school funding formula, goals of public education has lawmakers at odds

January 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Overhaul of Oregon school funding formula, goals of public education has lawmakers at odds

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 16, 2026 There’s an ambitious effort underway at the Capitol to overhaul how the state determines funding levels for schools, but lawmakers are torn over the timing and larger […]

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Coast Guard will not require drawbridge to replace I-5 span over Columbia River

January 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Coast Guard will not require drawbridge to replace I-5 span over Columbia River

by Jerry Cornfield, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 16, 2026 Washington and Oregon will not have to build a drawbridge as part of the project to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridges across the Columbia River, the […]

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Tuesday 1/27

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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The launch of the first liquid fueled rocket in the world is attributed to which country?

The launch of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket is attributed to the United States, specifically to American physicist Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launched it on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts, using liquid oxygen and gasoline. His pioneering work laid the foundation for modern rocketry, even though he faced skepticism at the time. 

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What movie helped popularize disco music worldwide?

The movie that helped popularize disco music worldwide was Saturday Night Fever (1977), starring John Travolta, which turned the disco subculture into a global phenomenon with its iconic soundtrack featuring the Bee Gees and massive album sales. 

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What country is the setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth?

Macbeth is set in Scotland during the 11th century, featuring various Scottish locations like Inverness, Forres, and Dunsinane Hill, though it loosely blends historical events with dramatic fiction for Shakespeare's audience, particularly to appeal to King James I, who was Scottish. 

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Which bone is known as the Patella?

The patella is your kneecap. It's the bone at the front of your knee joint. It's the biggest bone in your body embedded in a tendon (a sesamoid bone).

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Which Christmas tune was the first song performed in space?

The first Christmas tune performed in space was "Jingle Bells," played by astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on NASA's Gemini 6A mission on December 16, 1965, using a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells as a prank on Mission Control. 

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