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"Songs from the Shadows" presenters

Shining brightest in the dark: A concert in Portland's Shanghai Tunnels

'Songs from the Shadows,' featuring songs by people who have experienced sexual trauma, will bring awareness to human trafficking and exploitation
By
Helen Hill
August 17, 2018
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Oregon Legislature to revisit mortgage subsidy reform

Rep. Keny-Guyer is considering a proposal to limit the mortgage interest deduction, whose dollars disproportionately benefit wealthy Oregonians
By
Joanne Zuhl
August 17, 2018
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A Bolt bus at downtown Portland's Greyhound station

No, Portland's not sending all its homeless people to small Oregon towns

Since the city rolled out the Ticket Home program, it’s been blamed for increases in homelessness in more rural areas of the state
By
Emily Green
August 17, 2018
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Street Roots vendor Andy Howard

Remembering Andy Howard: ‘His greatest super power was his optimism’

The Street Roots vendor's daughter shares an excerpt of the eulogy she wrote for her father
By
Katelynn Howard
August 17, 2018
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SR editorial: We won't give up on truth and free speech

You can’t dismiss President Trump's anti-press rhetoric as simply hyperbole
By
SR editorial board
August 16, 2018
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We asked our vendors: Have you felt profiled?

Street Roots vendors share their experiences with Portland police and private security
By
Helen Hill
July 13, 2018
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Director's Desk: Police profiling based on housing status is against state law

City receives hundreds of camp complaints weekly, we should send demands for compassion instead
By
Kaia Sand
July 13, 2018
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Below the Surface: A People’s History of Portland Harbor

COMMENTARY | Region's most vulnerable have long suffered consequences of pollution in the Willamette River, and they, too, will be most implicated in Superfund clean-up
By
Erin Goodling Donovan Smith
July 13, 2018
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Village of Hope

Broken windows policing in Portland must end

COMMENTARY | Resources should go to housing, mental health and addiction treatment outside of the criminal justice system
By
Elliott Young and Crystal Maloney and James Ofsink
July 6, 2018
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Street Roots vendor C.W.

Street Roots vendor profile: Exceptional work ethic helps C.W. handle anything

He says selling Street Roots has been his 'lifeline,' giving him a reason to take care of himself
By
Helen Hill
July 6, 2018
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Seed Ceremony

Celebrating a place for healing

With the opening of Cully Park, Portland has its first Native Gathering Garden
By
Amanda Waldroupe
July 6, 2018
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What would it take to Abolish ICE?

There’s a movement afoot to abolish the federal agency, but how do we get there, and what do we do in the meantime?
By
Emily Green
July 6, 2018
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Norm Chamberlin and Heidi

Vendor Norm’s miracle dog

Heidi is a love-magnet and popular with the Street Roots customers she meets
By
Norm Chamberlin
July 6, 2018
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Pro-choice demonstrators

Roe v. Wade is at risk: what that means for Oregon

A conversation with NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s Grayson Dempsey
By
Emily Green
July 6, 2018
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Village of Hope camp

Director’s Desk: Portland has criminalized poverty and mental illness

Policing the poor just means there’s so much more work to do
By
Kaia Sand
July 6, 2018
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After unprecedented input, Oregon OSHA adopts new farmworker protection standards

While farmworker advocates say new rules don't go far enough, growers say they're too restrictive
By
Emily Green
July 2, 2018
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'So You Want to Talk About Race,' a no-nonsense guide to navigating race in America

Ijeoma Oluo's book is a tool for turning uncomfortable conversations into productive ones
By
Lisa Edge
June 29, 2018
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Newport sign

Searching for shelter in Lincoln County

With no year-round overnight shelters, people on the streets struggle to survive while dedicated advocates piece together relief
By
Emily Green
June 29, 2018
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Vishavjit Singh as Sikh Captain America

Vishavjit Singh is Sikh Captain America

With his creations, the cartoonist throws a mighty shield at the hate and prejudice he’s experienced
By
Lisa Edge
June 29, 2018
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A coward dies a thousand times

Venture inside the PTSD mind with Street Roots vendor Dan Newth
By
Dan Newth
June 29, 2018
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Tillamook Helping Hands facility

Shelter: Conditions definitely apply

Clients at Oregon Coast's Helping Hands must follow strict programming requirements in exchange for a roof over their heads. It’s working.
By
Emily Green
June 29, 2018
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OccupyICE

Director's Desk: These times call for acts of courage

Just as Minoru Yasui of Portland's Japantown was courageous in challenging the racist laws of the federal government during WWII
By
Kaia Sand
June 29, 2018
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Mexica Tiahui Aztec Dancers

Street Roots vendors stand with Occupy ICE

Sharing their thoughts on the occupation and how they relate to those being detained
By
Helen Hill
June 28, 2018
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hot dogs on grill

Author Raj Patel on the oligarchy of food

The economist says we can shake the yoke of corpocracies, reclaim our food supply and bring collective solutions to the table
By
Marco Filardi
June 22, 2018
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Illustration By Kat Davis

A crooked path forward: I carry you all with me

COMMENTARY | Dustin Dandliker reflects on people who touched his life in meaningful ways
By
Dustin Dandliker
June 22, 2018

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