Cities around the United States do not have land use planning like we have in Oregon, and they are all struggling with issues like affordable housing.

Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.

It's absolutely critical that we not only provide support from cradle to career in the education system but also the wraparound services.

We want our students to graduate from high school, but we want them to graduate with a plan, whether it's college or career.

The industry and my fans' encouragement made me work on my own compositions more, and it is good to see my track 'Yaad Mod Do,' sung along with Millind Gaba, is liked by all.

The only time in my career I've lost sleep - wake up 3:30 in the morning, and you know you're not going back to sleep - is when I've been an entrepreneur. Even in the financial crisis.

It's critical for girls to see role models like myself that are in technical fields. Looking for ways to come in as speakers or do a career day, or just find a way to connect with students or invite students to their workplaces to shadow them for the day... is critically important.

Lower standards tell students that they don't need to work hard and leave more high school students unprepared for college and the workplace.