Oregon is a case study in how excessive regulations can stymie economic growth and development. The short answer is that it is prohibitively expensive to build new construction here, to the point where it is economically unfeasible to invest in building low-cost housing.

Oregon resident and long term renter here and I have mixed feelings about this. While the restrictions on rate hikes and no-cause evictions are welcome, this law is ultimately a bandaid solution that does nothing to fix the roots of the affordable housing problem, which are the excessive regulations and high property…

Oregon resident and long term renter here. This law is a bandaid solution that does nothing to address the root causes of the problem: Oregon has overly restrictive regulations on building and excessively high property taxes. The combination of these two problems makes it economically unfeasible for builders to invest…

Exactly my thoughts. All that graduate level academic talk about “visionary organizing” means fuck-all in the real world if you can’t pay the bills.

Are the new cosmetic additions (haircuts, clothing, etc.) or the rebalanced weapons available in the single-player game?  I’m still not wanting to touch RDR2 Online with a 10-foot pole, but new clothes and haircut options for Arthur would be welcome.  :)

Bloodborne’s gameplay and main campaign are indeed brilliant, but the Chalice dungeons are utterly terrible. Bland, endlessly repetitive grinds with little real reward. It’s hard to call Bloodborne the best game ever when such a notable part of it missed the mark so badly. The fact that they’re basically required if…

I was only joking. I’m well aware of the history of singular they and its common usage. As to your question; I think it’s an age and public school English curriculum thing. I was in grade school in the early 90s, and we were explicitly taught that the only correct gender neutral singular referents were the phrase “he…

More singular they.  OCD fully triggered.

Makes sense. I just assumed that in the process of speaking to the player to write this article, Heather would have ascertained their gender (binary or not.)

Ah, makes sense!

In this case, the use of “they” is probably a reflection of the person being trans.  That’s my guess anyway.  I will admit, it still throws me every time I see “they” used in this context until I realize what the writer is talking about.

Well, except for the complete lack of real B scenarios.

True, there are definitely other kinds of incidents that warrant these lockdowns, but people do specifically associate them with the active shooter phenomenon. Full disclosure, I’ve been in an actual active shooter lockdown on my grad school campus. Thankfully I was in a different building than the one the shooting…

Despite the sensationalism and terror of these events, they are still outliers, and the United States is still a country in which we can generally assume our kids are safe at school. As both a teacher and a parent of a school-age kid, I think it’s important to keep that in focus.

I know that New Mexico governor video is cheesy, but damned if I don’t enjoy the governor’s willingness to look silly in order to make a meaningful point.  More power to her.

Let me guess...you’re early 20s? Levine is nearly 40. At 40, that’s an “I can afford a daily personal trainer bod.” Still looks like a douche though. ;-)

Absolutely. Sugar is addictive, so the more they include, the more likely they are to get repeat customers. I do like dry cereal once in a while, but I mostly eat it as a snack, and usually right before exercise to make use of the carb-boost. :)

Desserts you eat in the morning.  Haha...very well put!  Exactly right!

I would go so far as to (anecdotally) suggest that anyone who has a passing understanding of health and nutrition was already pretty aware of the fact that carb-heavy breakfasts like cereals, toast, hash browns, etc. are a nearly guaranteed path to fat gain. Lean meats and eggs (properly prepared) are much healthier,…

I am fully on board with this.  When prepared correctly, chocolate makes an excellent “sweet & savory” combo with many dishes.  I’d love to give this a try.