Me too. Obviously she’s still pretty, but she’s not pixie dream girl pretty anymore. Perhaps that’s rude to say? I’m willing to apologize.

Oregon isn’t the hope & grace TBH. Good paying full-time jobs are scarce, a huge influx of new people are moving in and the rent/housing is sky rocketing. Live an hour outside of Portland and would say rent has went up about $300+ in the last 2 years? I got lucky and moved out here 8 years ago, landed a good…

I hope you are getting support about your son’s diagnosis, I’m truly sorry. But what happened? Was it that the Democratic alternative had less money, voters didn’t turn out, they were a bad candidate? I think no real change will happen until the Tea Party led Republican stranglehold on State government is broken, not…

If your son is already in school and has an IEP, the new district will have to follow it until they can do their own evaluation and IEP meeting. So try to get your current school to at least write in all of the supports he needs, even if you know that they are going to blow off a chunk of it. It puts you in a better…

So one factor was that Democrats once again decided to hope that the awfulness of the Republican candidate would be enough to overcome an uninspiring Democrat?

I would suggest looking at St. Louis County. The cost of living is very reasonable, and services for kids with disabilities are well-funded. It’s also a reasonable drive to Ohio and to Kentucky if you want to make visits.

Congrats! That is awesome. I think you really unlocked the secret. I had the same realization when I decided I wanted to be healthy and not just skinny. I think it makes weight loss/fitness improvement a much easier, more fulfilling, less punishing journey.

Well, look at Oregon. They had a legalization initiative that was voted down, and within two years they legalized. Don’t give up hope! This initiative really was just total crap and needed to be downvoted, but maybe you can throw some support behind the new initiative if it’s any good. Keep an eye on it!

I wish all of…

Hillsboro is also only about a half hour outside of portland proper, meaning you would have access to the sorts of care a large metropolitan center could provide for your son.

It may be a very good time to move to Hillsboro right now as well, it’s still growing so housing is relatively affordable. Once they run out of building room that’s when the prices will go way up, like in SF and silicon valley.

I do love Radiohead and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!

The willamette valley in Oregon, which contains all the major cities and I-5 also contains a vast majority of the population and leans very liberal. Something like that would never ever pass at the state level thankfully.

Portland proper is probably out. I would look into Hillsboro, west of Portland. It’s growing remarkably fast because it’s becoming a bit of a tech hub, which I would assume means more teaching jobs may become available. As far as more affordable areas of Oregon, the college towns of Eugene and Corvallis are much more…

Yeah, the trick I learned from my stepfather is to buy a house next to the fancy gated community. You get it cheaper without dealing with an hoa while enjoying the benefits of that community.

Progressive priorities in Ohio are just fine re: pot, because that law would have created a constitutionally protected monopoly on the product. In short, it would have made Nick Lachey and a handful of other landowners into billionaires. Check the language in the amendment, it’s all right there, and pro-pot…

Ohioan here: Be careful, Governor John Kasich is also a monster in Ohio. Of course, god forbid, he could also become the nation’s monster as President.

I just read this about Oregon. So, uh.. stay away from that county:

Yeah, just so much overcrowding, among other issues.

Colorado has good services for autistic kids (if you have insurance) and legal weed.

Portland Metro has gotten expensive in terms of housing. However if you want to be in a blue region of the state, might look at Salem/Keizer or Eugene/Springfield. In Central OR, Bend if fairly blue but most of eastern OR is extreme RED, as is a lot of western OR outside the Willamette Valley.