Portland wants its chunk of AirBnB money and it’s mad that less than 5 percent of the city’s 2,000 hosts affiliated with the short-term rental company have paid the city its $178 fee and submitted to a “cursory inspection” of their digs.
While the rest of us chugged green beer, Beaverton couple John and Patricia Cason cashed in their $12.6 million Megabucks ticket. Is Patty Irish? Bet she is now.
As you enjoy the sun today, on this last day of winter, remember that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the winter of 2014-15 was the warmest ever recorded. Climate change looks good on you, Portland!
Because this apparently has to be said out loud, the Oregon legislature is considering a bill to ban teen “conversion therapy” to make sure ignorant grownups don’t try to tell LGBT kids their sexual orientation is a mental disorder.
Exxon Mobile Corporation is getting away with paying just 2.8 percent of what the State of New Jersey originally sued for in a “hard-fought” liability case. The petroleum giant settled what was a $8 billion lawsuit for $225 million.
“The Lion Hugger” … Rawr. That is all.
In news of the tragic: Thousands of starving sea lion pups are washing up on California shores. Thanks Obama.
Somebody save the sea lions! Maybe it can be the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
“…don’t try to tell LGBT kids THEY’RE sexual orientation is a mental disorder.”
THEY’RE = THEY ARE; as anyone who writes for a living ought to know.
Oh stop the shitty hazing, anonymousy.
Because it’s certainly not a typo, increasingly common in a media world where advertising revenue no longer pays for rigorous copy-editing and proofreading.
I’m sorry for any of your current/future children if this is how you nitpickily and rudely interface with strangers on the Internet.
WHO’S A GRUMPY GUS.
What does Obama have to do with starving sea lion pups.