Dr. Know

Running a leaf blower is about as loud as the hum of conversation in a typical (pre-COVID) restaurant—and between 7 pm and 7 am, it’s forbidden to operate them at all.

The governor needs all the help she can get to convince Oregonians to get vaccinated.

You saw it coming: Neither of the containers you mention is recyclable.

Let’s be honest: People with strong opinions about their car’s stylish appearance tend to be a-holes.

The main thing that’s misleading about this statistic is that it implies things were fine in early 2020.

Their waving may look peaceful from the ground, but the lives of these 15-by-25-foot banners (like those of the jurisdictions they represent) can be pretty brutal.

Overnight temperatures typically reach their lowest point just after sunrise.

MAGA-bred super-COVID could happen, of course. I understand why you’re concerned: One shudders to think what kind of twisted mutations a virus could get up to inside of, say, Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Republicans don’t have a monopoly on ignorance.

It’s not like choosing a dead honoree guarantees that no skeletons will tumble out of their closet at the estate sale.

HFCs are being phased out in favor of greener alternatives. Nice! But not until 2024, and not everywhere. Bummer!

Over the course of a year, air conditioning accounts for just 6% of home electricity use.

It’s illegal to do it where nonconsenting strangers can see you, even when your most fervent wish is that those strangers would just go away.

Luckily for plants, dead animal composting is enjoying something of a heyday.

It’s official: So many people have moved to Oregon from California that they’re now entitled to their very own congressperson.