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New home chosen for Cal Anderson memorial on Washington Capitol grounds

December 18, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New home chosen for Cal Anderson memorial on Washington Capitol grounds

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 18, 2024 A state panel has agreed on where a new memorial for trailblazing lawmaker Cal Anderson should go on the grounds of Washington’s Capitol campus, months after the […]

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State unemployment rate dips in November as Washington adds jobs

December 18, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on State unemployment rate dips in November as Washington adds jobs

OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy added an estimated 30,900 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in November, and the monthly unemployment rate decreased slightly to 4.6%. The one-month gains are largely due to the Boeing machinists’ strike ending in October. […]

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Public invited to Jan. 9 virtual town hall on resident native trout harvest management

December 18, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Public invited to Jan. 9 virtual town hall on resident native trout harvest management

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is hosting an online public meeting Jan. 9, 2025, to share its first draft of the resident native trout harvest management policy and hear public […]

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Inslee proposes taxing wealthy residents and businesses to close Washington’s budget gap

December 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Inslee proposes taxing wealthy residents and businesses to close Washington’s budget gap

by Jerry Cornfield and Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardDecember 17, 2024 Gov. Jay Inslee entered office a dozen years ago vowing to not raise taxes as Washington emerged from a devastating recession during which state […]

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Nearly 150 miles of Columbia River added to EPA’s Superfund list

December 17, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Nearly 150 miles of Columbia River added to EPA’s Superfund list

by Henry Brannan, Washington State StandardDecember 17, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday a roughly 150-mile stretch of the Columbia River between the Canadian border and Grand Coulee Dam has been added to […]

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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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