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Winter Weather Advisory for Oregon: Falling Branches and Power Line Precautions

February 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Winter Weather Advisory for Oregon: Falling Branches and Power Line Precautions

Oregon residents are bracing for continued winter storms bringing heavy snow, ice, and increased risks of falling tree branches and downed power lines. Emergency management officials urge the public to remain alert, be properly prepared for […]

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Providence and nurses at 8 Oregon hospitals reach tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

February 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Providence and nurses at 8 Oregon hospitals reach tentative agreement after 26 days of strike

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Providence and nurses at its eight Oregon hospitals have reached a tentative agreement after 26 days of strike, in what the state’s nurses union has described as the largest health care strike in […]

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Senate Republican leader pitches increased state scrutiny of Oregon Food Bank

February 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senate Republican leader pitches increased state scrutiny of Oregon Food Bank

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 4, 2025 For years, legislative Republicans have argued that the Oregon Food Bank strayed from its mission of eliminating hunger by weighing in on political debates. On Tuesday, the […]

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Merkley, Democrats press EPA head on what they say is an illegal ‘pause’ of approved funds

February 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Merkley, Democrats press EPA head on what they say is an illegal ‘pause’ of approved funds

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 4, 2025 Among the slew of executive orders President Donald Trump issued on his first day in office was one meant to “unleash American energy” by stopping the disbursements […]

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Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections shakes up health care division  

February 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Amid mounting scrutiny, Oregon Department of Corrections shakes up health care division  

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleFebruary 3, 2025 UPDATED at 5:03 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 with information about the investigation. The Oregon Department of Corrections has fired two leading health care managers who […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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