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Unemployment Insurance tax and Paid Leave Oregon contribution rates hold steady for 2026

November 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Unemployment Insurance tax and Paid Leave Oregon contribution rates hold steady for 2026

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Employment Department has announced that the tax schedule for Unemployment Insurance (UI) and the contribution rate for Paid Leave Oregon will not change in 2026. Oregon will remain in Tax Schedule […]

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Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair won’t serve prison time, judge rules

November 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair won’t serve prison time, judge rules

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled there would be no prison time for a former Alaska Airlines pilot who had taken psychedelic mushrooms days before he tried to cut the engines […]

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Oregon agrees to backfill lost Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood

November 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon agrees to backfill lost Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleNovember 17, 2025 Oregon Democrats have agreed to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars, months after Congress approved a measure blocking access to federal Medicaid funds until at […]

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Trump lawyers ask appeals court to keep Oregon Guard under federal control

November 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump lawyers ask appeals court to keep Oregon Guard under federal control

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleNovember 17, 2025 Oregon National Guard troops set to return home before Thanksgiving, after waiting nearly two months at a coastal training camp for legal battles to play out over […]

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Lawmakers to discuss ‘painful’ cuts for Oregon agencies under $373 million deficit

November 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Lawmakers to discuss ‘painful’ cuts for Oregon agencies under $373 million deficit

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Alex Baumhardt, Mia Maldonado and Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleNovember 17, 2025 As Oregon lawmakers stare down a deficit of at least $373 million over the next two years — and brace […]

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Friday 10/09

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What game can you "squidge", "squop" and "pot out" in?

ou can "squidge," "squop," and "pot out" in the game of Tiddlywinks. 
  • Squidging: The act of using a small disc (called a squidger) to press down on the edge of a small plastic counter (called a wink) to make it jump into the air.

  • Squopping: Landing your wink on top of an opponent's wink so that it is partially or completely covered, which blocks your opponent from playing it.

  • Potting out: Successfully shooting all six of your color's winks into the central pot to win the game (or trigger the end of play).

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Which US state is nicknamed the "Treasure State"?

Montana is nicknamed the "Treasure State". 
    • Reason for the nickname: It comes from Montana's rich history of mining and vast deposits of metallic treasures like gold, silver, and copper.
  • State motto connection: The nickname aligns with the state motto, "Oro y Plata" (Spanish for "Gold and Silver").

  • Alternative nickname: It is also widely known as "Big Sky Country".

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Which of these power tools would feature a keyless chuck?

A keyless chuck is a mechanism on a drill that allows you to quickly loosen or tighten the gripping jaws around a drill bit by hand, completely eliminating the need for a separate metal chuck key.

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The average guy thinks about this five times a day, the average woman 37 times. What is it?

The answer is their hair.  According to radio trivia and morning show data (such as 107.9 The Mix), the average man thinks about or checks his hair about 5 to 6 times a day, while the average woman thinks about hers roughly 37 to 40 times a day

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Which sitcom featured Matt Damon playing himself?

Matt Damon played an exaggerated version of himself in the comedy-drama series Entourage (specifically in Season 6, Episode 12, "Give a Little Bit").   In his memorable cameo, he aggressively pesters Vincent Chase (played by Adrian Grenier) to make a massive donation to his children's charity, ONEXONE

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