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Prescribed burns central to wildfire legislation moving through Congress

November 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Prescribed burns central to wildfire legislation moving through Congress

by Jordan Hansen, Washington State StandardNovember 10, 2025 A bipartisan piece of legislation that could have big impacts on the nation’s forest land continues to move quickly through Congress, pushing through a Senate committee last […]

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Man who spent 27 years in prison after wrongful conviction wins WA school board seat

November 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Man who spent 27 years in prison after wrongful conviction wins WA school board seat

by Monica Carrillo-Casas, Washington State StandardNovember 10, 2025 SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – Evaristo Salas Jr. said there were days he wasn’t sure he would make it out of prison. But one thing he did know was […]

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Justice Mary Yu reflects on a 25 year-career on the Washington state bench

November 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Justice Mary Yu reflects on a 25 year-career on the Washington state bench

by Paul W. Taylor, Washington State StandardNovember 9, 2025 This article was first published by TVW. After a quarter century on the bench, Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is ready to slow down — to […]

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Deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system near record high

November 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system near record high

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardNovember 8, 2025 Deaths and near-fatalities among children in Washington’s child welfare system have slowed, but are still expected to hit a record level in 2025. Through the first nine […]

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They’re back. Former WA state lawmakers win local elections

November 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on They’re back. Former WA state lawmakers win local elections

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardNovember 7, 2025 Two former Washington state lawmakers will return to public office after winning elections this week. Democrat Mark Mullet and Republican J.T. Wilcox each exited the Legislature at […]

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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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