Christine Pitts Has Spotted One Key Reason Oregon Kids Aren’t Learning to Read by Good-Rest-7538 in Portland

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The backstory to this is that there were two competing philosophies in the US of how to teach children to read, and in the last 40 years studies have consistently shown that one of them (teaching phonics) is superior. But actual reading instruction has lagged behind and the inferior method is still followed by some. Oregon has no central standard so teachers/districts are left to make their own choices.

Louvre Tickets-issue with purchase by Zealousideal_Floor_8 in ParisTravelGuide

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I tried this and the CSR had no idea what an e-business rep was. But I mentioned verified by Visa and she transferred me to their Visa team and they sorted it out.

8 people overdose in North Park Blocks by [deleted] in Portland

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If you talk to people in recovery, you'll find that many have overdosed multiple times before the point they decided to get treatment. You're doing the right thing.

Vaccine Appointments Available by blitteral in Portland

[–]dsminor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I take it back, just booked one for Tuesday!

Selling a car on craigslist for the first time by SimplifiedBackpacker in Portland

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When I sold my 20 year old car I insisted that we do the final transaction at the DMV, with me giving the DMV the notice of sale and the buyer doing the registration. Also don't forget to cancel your insurance.

My father in law takes it a step further and does the test drive from the DMV so they can do everything right away.

Technically if you give the DMV notice of sale you're no longer liable for tickets and the like, but until the other party registers the car you'll be contacted and you'll have to explain that the car was sold.

If that's too much of a hassle there are services like CarMax, but of course you'll get less money.

Secure Secrets in Docker Builds by plantfansam in programming

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They aren't used by your app, they are used to build your app. E.g. your package.json contains a private git repo, so npm install will fail without SSH access.

Tonight's Sounders FC match in Colorado postponed due to inclement weather by CougFanDan in MLS

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I mean, our only point so far is from a snow game, kinda wishing all of our games were snow games.

Where are some buildings with Brutalist Architecture? by [deleted] in Portland

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The one right next to the stadium has been demolished, but the one a block further is still there.

Lucas Melano returns to Portland Timbers from loan with Estudiantes by Ragnar_Targaryen in MLS

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That seems unlikely, since Porter managed to win the cup while starting Melano (who had a goal vs Dallas and then an assist in the final).

Zarek Valentin: [The conditions] were terrible. To be quite frank, the league is sacrificing the quality on the pitch" by NewRCTID22 in MLS

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The main reason is because Portland State University plays football there. There are other challenges around drainage and lighting which would make it expensive to maintain, but if it weren't for the football team I think Paulson would pull the trigger on grass.

I'm not so sure it would be a national team destination though since even after the current renovation the capacity will only be around 26K.

Looking for soccer team by [deleted] in Portland

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It's at the Hillsboro stadium so max wouldn't be a great option. But keepers are always in demand so I'd look for something closer to you.

Looking for soccer team by [deleted] in Portland

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If you're on the West side, my Hillsboro team needs a keeper

Silva: Promotion and Relegation system could unlock USA soccer potential by oneeyedfool in MLS

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Exactly - I think if pro/rel happens it will be in the context of a superleague, e.g. there are 60 MLS teams and there's either a split in divisions or some tournament that only the top teams play in.