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Extended forecasting sucks. I’ve learned that over the years.

Bring on spring
 
Step away from the laptop bro. Quit going out of your way to find BAD stories. Live life!
 
Clark County educator trying to get his life back after coma, brain damage



Wow.
 
HailBlazers said:
Emails Show Gov. Tina Kotek Overruled Staff’s Qualms About First Lady’s Role
Kotek’s top staffers fought hard to ensure the first lady’s work in the governor’s office fit into legal, ethical and administrative structures. The governor had other ideas.
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This is the individual who decided to ignore the voters and allow self service gasoline. This is also the individual who unilaterally decided that every Oregon city provide a designated homeless encampment, including basic services (or be fined until you comply). I'm NOT saying these are necessarily bad things, just that it is not particularly collaborative government. While I believe her heart is generally in the right place, she has a very long history of believing herself the smartest individual in any room in which she is present. I'm all for progress, but being a bulldozer (or being overly sensitive to legitimate constituent concerns) just because you can isn't always effective governance.....she has the chops to be a very good governor. The jury is still out on whether she has the humility.
 
Prehistoric giant salmon in Oregon found to have outwards spiked teeth

 
Gresham High School staff express concern around the increase in violence

 
Phatguysrule said:
Yeah, Oregon and Alaska were some of the last to have been introduced to the epidemic. We're just on a later trend line than everyone else.
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Perhaps. It could be in part because of measure 110 as well.
 
jonnyboy said:
And Nebraska was on the forefront?
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Nebraska was hit long before Oregon and Alaska. It started on the east coast and worked it's way west, hitting population centers earlier than less populated areas.

Kind of the reverse of how marijuana spread.
 
tlongII said:
Can you give me a link please?
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/02/15/oregon-110/#:~:text=A peer-reviewed study comparing,rates in Oregon have increased.

  • The Oregon Health Authority reported a 298% increase in people seeking screening for substance use disorders.
  • Although overdose rates have increased around the country as more fentanyl has entered the drug supply, Oregon’s increase in overdoses has been similar to other states’ and actually less than neighboring Washington’s. A peer-reviewed study comparing overdose rates in Oregon with the rest of the country after the law went into effect found no link between Measure 110 and increased overdose rates.
  • There is no evidence that drug use rates in Oregon have increased. A cross-sectional survey of people who use drugs across eight counties in Oregon found that most had been using drugs for years; only 1.5% reported having started after Measure 110 went into effect.
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That's just one link. There are a bunch of others that have been posted throughout this forum in the relevant threads.
 
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