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If you don't mind saying, Watcher, what city is that?
It rarely snows in Portland. When it does, the city shuts down. Even if it's only 2" worth. Most of…
@RonF: I live in a city where it snows a lot, and people cycle. I don't know how it is…
How much snow does Portland get? When the streets are plowed, would not the snow be plowed into the bike…
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Author Archives: Grace Annam
COVID-19 pandemic open thread
Hello, everyone. This is a COVID-19 (aka SARS-cov-2, aka “novel coronavirus”) thread. Post what you like, including resources. I may incorporate the best of those into this original post so that people have them available. Initially, I’m working from memory, … Continue reading
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Preserve Congressional Ethics Oversight
URGENT. CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS VOTE THIS AFTERNOON. “We’re from the Government. We’re here to help.” Those words are a cliché of chilling authoritarianism precisely because we don’t trust the government with oversight of their own actions. They are accountable to us, … Continue reading
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School Bars the Door to Trans Children
Recently, a Catholic school in Rhode Island decided that there was no place in their school for trans children. Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island has issued a policy banning transgender students from the school, according to the … Continue reading
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Grace Loves Lioness: a love letter for our anniversary
Recently, Barry let me know that he was travelling, and I wondered if he would be anywhere near me, so that we could meet in person for the first time. And he was going to be, on a particular date! … Continue reading
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I live in Canada and the bike paths are open year round here. The bike sharing system operates year round…