Posted Jan. 8, 2009
Tough times have lots of newspapers raising prices and cutting back pages. Not Street Roots! Your neighborhood vendor is living proof, offering up 16 fresh pages brimming with news and information for the always-low price of $1. Pick up yours today and check it out:
Death - out there: Amanda Waldroupe writes on the case of George Grigorieff, who died in the extreme cold weather in Lone Fir Cemetery. It made us wonder what happens to people who die, unidentified, on the streets. Amanda found out. (Don't worry, it's a photo illustration)
Falling temperatures raise trauma of depression: We know about the frostbite and physical suffering extreme weather can cause, but Mara Grunbaum talked with health care providers who say the mental impact can be just as severe.
This bird has flown: Famed as the setting for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Oregon State Hospital’s J Building succumbs to the wrecking ball. Amanda Waldroupe reports.
Reflections on Gaza: Commentaries by Peter Miller, president of Americans United for Palestinian Rights, and Sandy Polishuk and Joel Glick, co-chairs the Portland Chapter of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom/Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace, highlight the shared concerns for peace in the Gaza crisis.
And oh, so much more than we can possible cover in a mere blog! That’s why the gods made newspapers! And readers! Pick up your Street Roots today, and let us know what you think. We love to hear from you.
Posted by Joanne Zuhl: joanne@streetroots.org