State of your personal union
President Obama’s State of the Union address held lessons for all leaders.
Violent video games hold back ‘moral maturity’ in teens
BBC: A study in Canada found teenagers who played violent video games for long periods of time lacked empathy.
Subway to remove chemical from bread
USA Today: The sandwich chain is removing a chemical commonly used in shoe rubber from its bread.
Lloyd Center to buy Nordstrom building
The company that owns Lloyd Center will buy the building once the retailer vacates in January 2015.
Seattle company to build coastal wind farm
Principle Power will develop the West Coast’s first offshore wind energy farm 15 miles from the Coos Bay shore.
Portland neighborhood to revitalize without gentrification
The community organization, Our 42nd Avenue, wants to rejuvenate the area without displacing residents.
Clackamas County approves six projects
County commissioners approved six projects funded by $31 million of urban renewal money.
Snow hits Willamette Valley
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Portland and Vancouver areas.
Obamacare will reduce U.S. workforce
BBC: The Congressional Budget Office reports President Obama’s health care law will cut the workforce by the equivalent of more than two million workers.
CVS Caremark Corp. to drop cigarettes
Reuters: The major drugstore chain is the first to take tobacco products off its shelves in the United States.