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Democrats flip southwest Washington state Senate seat following recount

December 12, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Democrats flip southwest Washington state Senate seat following recount

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 12, 2024 A recount has confirmed Democrat Adrian Cortes’ victory in a fierce contest for an open seat in the Washington state Senate.  Cortes, a Battle Ground council member, […]

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With repeal measure rejected, WA carbon auction prices surge

December 12, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on With repeal measure rejected, WA carbon auction prices surge

by Bill Lucia, Washington State StandardDecember 11, 2024 Prices for Washington’s air pollution allowances rebounded at an auction this month, the first sale since voters upheld the state’s cap-and-trade program. The Department of Ecology on […]

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The Elephant in the Dome Podcast: Majority Coalition Caucus versus single-party rule

December 11, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The Elephant in the Dome Podcast: Majority Coalition Caucus versus single-party rule

As Democrats prepare for unilateral, supermajority control in Olympia, Republicans recall a more bipartisan era – 12 years ago, when the Majority Coalition Caucus, an historic alliance that ushered in a wave of critical reforms, […]

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Washington’s voter-approved natural gas measure snared in two lawsuits

December 11, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington’s voter-approved natural gas measure snared in two lawsuits

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 11, 2024 Legal wrangling over the ballot initiative blocking Washington’s efforts to phase out natural gas use in homes intensified Wednesday when opponents sued, alleging the measure violates the […]

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Gig Harbor education leader to become WA’s newest Democratic state senator

December 11, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gig Harbor education leader to become WA’s newest Democratic state senator

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardDecember 11, 2024 Deborah Krishnadasan is Washington’s newest legislator.  Krishnadasan, a Gig Harbor Democrat, was appointed by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners and the Pierce County Council to fill […]

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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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