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Dramatic Increases in School Spending Have Not Improved Outcomes for Oregon Students
Oregon education issues are not funding based.
Oregon’s graduation rate increases show a proven path forward
I could not disagree more with most of this take.
Trump takes action to ban transgender women from women’s sports
The latest example of why mainstream media can’t be trusted.
The Democrats Show Why They Lost
This is really depressing.
Oregon’s class of 2024 defies expectations with increase in high school graduation rate
The juxtaposition with the story of Oregon’s awful test score is terrific.
Oregon math, reading achievement among the nation’s worst, new scores show
No surprises
High-cost states across the West should embrace ‘choice’ in housing, Kotek says
I’m not sure how much “choice” this is
Federal judge vacates Biden Title IX rule, scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ students nationwide
Alternatively: “Federal judge upholds First Amendment.”
Outgoing Multnomah County DA seeks reduced conviction in violent assault, early release for convicted murderer
One final kick in the face to crime victims
‘It’s catch and release’: Portland shoplifters often evade prosecution, continuing city’s reputation as good place to steal
This isn’t really news to anyone who’s been paying attention.
Essays
Stereotypes
Why I can think Americans are idiots but you’re just dandy.
Fourth of July 2020
A call for a return to American values
Bostock v. Clayton County
A Supreme Court decision about the meaning of “sex.” Never a better time to say, IANAL! (I Am Not A Lawyer—what did you think I meant?)
Folding@home
Scientists need your help in fighting the virus. Time to be a hero.
Proteins are long chains of amino acids that perform a vast array of functions within organisms. They differ from one another primarily in the sequence of their amino acids. These sequences typically fold into specific three dimensional structures that determine what the proteins do.
Viruses, including everybody’s new favorite, have proteins that suppress the immune system, help reproduce themselves, and so forth. Determining exactly how these proteins work is important in creating therapeutic treatments.