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Protection for Owyhee Canyonlands dies in Congress, Oregon leaders to try again in 2025

January 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Protection for Owyhee Canyonlands dies in Congress, Oregon leaders to try again in 2025

by Alex Baumhardt, Washington State StandardJanuary 5, 2025 A proposal to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeast Oregon did not make it through Congress at the end of the year but members of Oregon’s delegation […]

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Two children died from the flu in Oregon over Christmas week

January 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Two children died from the flu in Oregon over Christmas week

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 3, 2025 Two children died of the flu in Oregon over Christmas week, the first such pediatric deaths in the state in two years, according to state health officials. […]

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Eastern Oregon counties impacted by wildfire to get federal aid

January 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Eastern Oregon counties impacted by wildfire to get federal aid

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 3, 2025 Five counties in eastern Oregon will get federal help paying for recovery from historic wildfires that destroyed rangeland, homes and other structures in central and eastern Oregon, […]

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New Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield takes office early

January 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield takes office early

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 3, 2025 Oregon’s new attorney general took office a few days early on New Year’s Eve, repeating his oath of office before the same federal judge who presided over […]

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U.S. Rep.-elect Dexter sets long-term goals for Congress on health care, environment

January 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on U.S. Rep.-elect Dexter sets long-term goals for Congress on health care, environment

by Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 2, 2025 Maxine Dexter could have spent the last few weeks of the year relaxing with loved ones while preparing to represent the congressional district that spans Portland, Hood […]

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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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