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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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Friday 9/04

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Who has been called the father of electricity?

Michael Faraday has been called the father of electricity.  As noted by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), “Michael Faraday is considered the father of electricity.” He was a self-taught British scientist who made foundational discoveries in electromagnetism

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Which famous retailer started out as a mail-order watch business?

Sears (officially Sears, Roebuck and Co.) started as a mail-order watch business. In 1886, railroad station agent Richard W. Sears began selling unclaimed gold watches to fellow agents in Minnesota. He soon quit his job, founded the R.W. Sears Watch Company, and hired watchmaker Alvah C. Roebuck before expanding into a general catalog empire.

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Dr. Frankenstein was the name of the scientist who created the monster. What was his first name?

In Mary Shelley's 1818 book Frankenstein, his name is Victor Frankenstein. He is actually a university student rather than an official doctor.

The 1960s garage rock hit "Wild Thing" (famously recorded by The Troggs in 1966) gave Charlie Sheen's character, Ricky Vaughn, his iconic nickname, "Wild Thing," in the 1989 comedy Major League

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What '60s hit gave Charlie Sheen's Major League character his nickname?

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What device controlled the air/fuel mixture in automobile engines before the advent of Fuel Injection

The device that controlled the air-fuel mixture in automobile engines before the widespread adoption of fuel injection was the carburetor.

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