Congratulations President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and the team that led their campaign, the volunteers that powered their effort and the voters who have ended our national nightmare!

Congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris!

Thank you, Mr. President-elect. We will hold you to the promises you made for this country.

Coronavirus in Oregon: New COVID-19 cases top 1,500 again as infections set another statewide record trib.al/GSWV4Ph

Twitter news: @Transition46 has become The White House @PresElectBiden has become President Donald J. Trump @SenKamalaHarris has become Vice President JD Vance First Lady Melania TrumpBiden has become @FLOTUS Karoline LeavittPsaki has become @PressSec A new account, @SecondGentleman, is also live.

Amanda Gorman is the youngest person in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration. trib.al/ECtvBzO

In his inaugural speech, President Biden said the country must defeat "a rise of political extremism, white supremacy and domestic terrorism." White supremacists have been the most lethal domestic terrorist threat in recent years. trib.al/LWYnRCc

As of Jan. 21, COVID-19 had killed more Americans than World War II. While that fact helps some people put the pandemic death toll in perspective, others find the comparison misguided or offensive. trib.al/tuP72Kc

As the chill starts to set in throughout Portland, it might be a good idea to order something warm and spicy trib.al/frhwJLf

Portland restaurants and food carts closing for the snow pdx.eater.com/2021/2/11/2227…

Throwback Thursday to the ice storm of 2013.

Oregon winter storm 2021: Snow arrives in Portland (photos) trib.al/hjWSHns

Nonwhite caregivers are far more likely to encounter discrimination in health care, an Alzheimer's Association report finds. The results are especially worrying because research suggests Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to develop Alzheimer's. trib.al/AHCwt7z

The fight against COVID-19 is a war-time effort — and to win, we need breakthrough approaches. Today, I’m announcing we’re bringing together Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and the full power of the federal government to ramp up vaccine production and defeat this virus.

John Fox has been released from prison after defrauding customers out of millions of dollars in collectible #wine. But what awaits him now? winesp.ec/3r4tHRO

Everyone in America who wants the COVID-19 vaccine should be able to get it free of charge. The American Rescue Plan will make that a reality.

Drank this delightful Beaujolais last night, it fit the mood of the evening just about perfectly.

A short history of beer! Cheers 🍻 bbc.in/3vaFfoU

Drank some local gems over the past few days.

Some really good wine that was shared with me recently.