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1. SCIENCE: Which of the major oceans is
the saltiest?
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which two
primary colors mix to make the color
purple?
3. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Falkland Beef & Chicken Marinated in Authentic Mexican Seasonings
Islands located?
4. MOVIES: What are the villains in the
movie “Transformers” called?
5. LITERATURE: Hercule Poirot is a detective
featured in more than 30 of which author’s
novels?
6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many
olfactory receptors are in a dog’s nose on
average?
7. MUSIC: When did the Woodstock Music
and Art Fair take place in rural New York
state?
8. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the fear of
speaking in public called?
9. U.S. STATES: In which state is the Rocky
Mountain National Park located?
10. LANGUAGE: What is the most commonly
used letter in the English alphabet?

ANSWERS 7. August 1969. 8. Glossophobia. 5. Agatha Christie. 6. 300 million.

(c) 2025 King Features Synd., Inc. 1. The Atlantic Ocean. 2. Red and blue. 3. South Atlantic Ocean. 4. Decepticons.

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They’re spending an additional $800 million 50 miles from work, but for the most part, they
to upgrade existing facilities. Elevators, sprin-
klers and fire alarms, boilers and air condition- are back in the office.
ing and more -- all in the name of making the The VA is phasing out treatment of gender
facilities better for veterans and staff.
The VA has made it easier for veterans to dysphoria; in other words, stopping voice train-
RECENT VA ACCOMPLISHMENTS access community health care, cutting out the
The headline said it all: The VA has pro- middle steps that dragged things out. Addition- ing, wigs, chest binders, hormone therapy and
cessed more disability claims in one year than ally, there are 30 categories of care that only re-
they’ve ever done before. They surpassed last quire an authorization once a year. other sex change services. The saved money will
year’s total months before the end of this fiscal They’ve identified and saved $106 million instead go to helping amputees and paralyzed
year. Specifically, the backlog of veterans wait- from duplicate billings caused by cases where
ing for benefits is down over 37%. millions of veterans were enrolled in both VA veterans.
And that’s not all the VA is accomplishing. In health care and Medicare. Providers were dou-
the last six months, the VA has opened 16 new ble billing, raking in the cash, and now the VA is Veterans at some locations say there is a
health care clinics scattered around the country. going after that money.
Fredericksburg and North Battlefield Clinics in Ten thousand workers have been brought shortage of physicians and other medical staff,
Virginia, Florence Clinic in South Carolina, and back to the office, no longer able to telework. but for the most part it looks like the VA is mov-
13 more. Fingers crossed that the planned clin- There are eligibility criteria to continue to work
ics for 2026 will happen as well. remotely, such as a disability or living more than ing in the right direction.