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Advocates, scientists ask lawmakers for $1 million to stop toxic algal blooms on Willamette River

March 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Advocates, scientists ask lawmakers for $1 million to stop toxic algal blooms on Willamette River

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 5, 2025 Just about every summer in recent years, a stretch of the Willamette River south of downtown Portland at Ross Island turns green from a thick layer of […]

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Salem Man Faces Federal Charge for Illegally Possessing Molotov Cocktails

March 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Salem Man Faces Federal Charge for Illegally Possessing Molotov Cocktails

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon man was arraigned in federal court today for possessing Molotov cocktails while attempting to destroy property at a Salem car dealership. Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, has been charged by criminal complaint with illegally […]

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Oregon Democrats take fired federal workers to Trump address, warn cuts will make fires worse

March 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Democrats take fired federal workers to Trump address, warn cuts will make fires worse

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 4, 2025 Liz Crandall was supposed to spend Tuesday renewing the wilderness first responder certification she needed as a field ranger for the U.S. Forest Service. Instead, Crandall is […]

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Legislators consider 4% tax on car tires to fund wildlife crossings, rail, public transit

March 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Legislators consider 4% tax on car tires to fund wildlife crossings, rail, public transit

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 4, 2025 Adding a 4% tax to the sale of new car tires in Oregon could generate up to $20 million a year for public transit, reducing tire pollution […]

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Oregon Gov. Kotek, housing advocates push for more options, fewer regulations

March 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Gov. Kotek, housing advocates push for more options, fewer regulations

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 4, 2025 Saying Oregon needs bold action to fix a housing crisis decades in the making, Gov. Tina Kotek and housing advocates urged the Legislature to pass a sweeping […]

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Tuesday 4/21

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What actor was stung in "The Sting"?

Robert Shaw (who played the villainous Doyle Lonnegan) was the actor "stung" in the 1973 film The Sting. While his character was the target of a massive con plotted by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Shaw's character also had an authentic limp due to a racquetball injury he sustained before filming began.

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What film has the quote, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate"?

The iconic quote, "What we've got here is... failure to communicate," comes from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. It is spoken by the character Captain (played by Strother Martin) to Paul Newman's character, Luke, and is ranked as the 11th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute.

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What is a newly hatched fish called?

Fry: The stage after the yolk sac is absorbed, and the fish resembles a miniature adult.

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What is Dodger Stadium also known as?

Dodger Stadium is primarily known as Chavez Ravine. It is also famously referred to as "Blue Heaven on Earth," a nickname coined by former manager Tommy Lasorda. The stadium, which is the largest in Major League Baseball by capacity, has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962.

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Christmas Seals are sponsored by what non-profit organization?

Christmas Seals are sponsored by the American Lung Association. Started in 1907 to fight tuberculosis, the campaign was originally introduced by the American Red Cross and later taken over by the National Tuberculosis Association (now the American Lung Association) in 1920 to fund research and prevention for lung diseases.

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