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Oregon State Police investigating officer involved shooting – Marion County

January 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon State Police investigating officer involved shooting – Marion County

MARION COUNTY, Ore. 23 Jan. 2025 — The Oregon State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Jan. 22, 2025, in Marion County.  At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2025, Salem Police officers were […]

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Greater Idaho Billboards and Bills asking to “Free” Eastern Oregon Greet Lawmakers

January 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Greater Idaho Billboards and Bills asking to “Free” Eastern Oregon Greet Lawmakers

Salem, OR – Lawmakers returning to Salem for the start of the Legislative session this week are being greeted by roadside messages encouraging them to “Free Eastern Oregon” by moving the border.  Thebillboard campaign is […]

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Oregon hospitals seeks more funding to close reimbursement gap 

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon hospitals seeks more funding to close reimbursement gap 

by Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 22, 2025 Oregon hospitals are operating at a loss or often with thin profit margins, with patients boarding in emergency rooms and rural facilities forced to consider closing maternity […]

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New state senator champions bills targeting childhood poverty, trauma

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New state senator champions bills targeting childhood poverty, trauma

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 22, 2025 Oregon’s state Senate has a tradition of offering new members leadership responsibilities, but one new Democratic senator was given more than most. Sen. Lisa Reynolds will lead […]

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Gov. Kotek, state agencies brace for Trump impact on expanse of federal land in Oregon

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gov. Kotek, state agencies brace for Trump impact on expanse of federal land in Oregon

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 22, 2025 In his first few hours back in office, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders aimed at boosting fossil fuels production and mining on federal […]

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Friday 12/05

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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