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“If It Goes High in the Air or Gets You High, You Should Probably Use It in the Evergreen State”

Sarah Mirk This morning, a minute after midnight, non-medicinal, I-just-want-to-smoke-myself-stoopid pot became legal across the Columbia. That kind of pot, of course, is not legal in Portland. But Vancouver is SO CLOSE YOU COULD WALK THERE. AND COME BACK. Naturally, that could be a problem for Portland cops charged with upholding Oregon’s more draconian (by […]

Posted inBooks

Schools Are Teaching Less Fiction Because Fiction Isn’t Helpful for Shitty Business Jobs

Melville House ruined my morning with this story: The Common Core guidelines, which have been adopted in 45 states and three territories, call for schools and teachers to boost reading of nonfiction, so that by twelfth grade most students are reading more ‘informational text’ than fictional literature. By 2014, the required ratio will be 50% […]

Posted inCity Hall

In Unsurprising News, Fluoride Cleared for 2014 Vote

It’s almost official. Portlanders will probably get to vote—yet again.. ugh…—on the wisdom of joining much of the rest of the United States in joining one front in the ongoing war against childhood tooth decay by adding fluoride to our municipal supply. The city auditor’s office says a referendum challenging the Portland City Council’s unanimous […]

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