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National assessment shows Oregon students falling behind in key subjects

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on National assessment shows Oregon students falling behind in key subjects

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 29, 2025 Oregon’s fourth and eighth graders are struggling in key subjects more than students in most other states, a national assessment found.  The National Assessment for Educational Progress, […]

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After Oregon governor steps in, Providence and nurses union resume talks amid strike

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on After Oregon governor steps in, Providence and nurses union resume talks amid strike

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 29, 2025 The nurses union and Providence Health & Services officials are returning to in-person mediation Wednesday after Gov. Tina Kotek requested they do so to end the largest […]

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Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

by Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore News + ICT, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 29, 2025 A stretch of land in southern Oregon with historical significance, including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of […]

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State of Oregon advocate saved small businesses more than $1.2 million in 2024

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on State of Oregon advocate saved small businesses more than $1.2 million in 2024

Salem — The Small Business Ombudsman for Workers’ Compensation saved small businesses $1,267,862 in 2024 by helping constituents with audit and compliance issues and finding more affordable coverage. “Small businesses provide opportunities for success for […]

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Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds

by Julia Shumway, Ben Botkin, Lynne Terry and Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Oregon is suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze of many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable […]

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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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