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Clackamas Service Center building

From the ashes, a revitalized Clackamas Service Center

Last summer, the Clackamas Service Center was nearly destroyed by fire. Today, it has reopened with a new vision and fresh approach to helping the neighborhood.
By
Amanda Waldroupe
October 12, 2018
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A protester holds a signs that reads: Reunite the Families

IMIrJ is building power for immigrants

The Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice works with more than 140 faith communities in Oregon
By
Sarah Hansell
October 12, 2018
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Mental illness illustration of two heads

How hard is it to have someone committed?

In Oregon, it's not easy to mandate that someone get mental health treatment. Local officials and a workgroup in Salem want to change that.
By
Emily Green
October 12, 2018
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Snake River protester

Save the orcas: Protesters want Snake River dams breached

Demonstrators demand the Army Corps of Engineers remove dams to restore salmon for Puget Sound killer whales
By
Stephen Quirke
October 12, 2018
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House keys

Director’s Desk: Imagine those who depend on our votes for housing

This election is a big opportunity for the Portland region to provide safe, stable housing for more people
By
Kaia Sand
October 12, 2018
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Illustration of hands raised and dollar bills

Is the Portland area ready for participatory budgeting?

COMMENTARY | Ordinary people have real power over real money to make decisions that affect their lives
By
Jim Labbe
August 31, 2018
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Street Roots vendor Michael Lane

Street Roots vendors, nurses helping each other

Concordia nursing students first came to Street Roots to understand the perspectives of people on the streets. Now they come to provide care.
By
Helen Hill
August 31, 2018
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DeAnna Horne

Trying youths as adults: Taking aim at Measure 11

Teens do better outside of detention, says attorney DeAnna Horne, who will participate in a panel exploring the policy's impact on youths, as well as reform efforts led by state lawmakers
By
Emily Green
August 31, 2018
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Street Roots vendor Eric Sweger

Portland Talks: The No. 1 political issue in Oregon is...

Street Roots vendor Eric Sweger asks readers to weigh in
By
Eric Sweger
August 31, 2018
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John Talberth

Oregon could lead on cap-and-invest for carbon emissions

Oregon could become the first 'normal' state to implement the program economy-wide, paving the way for the rest of the nation
By
Emily Green
August 31, 2018
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Insite safe injection site in Vancouver, B.C.

SR editorial: Do not let federal threats foil safe injection sites

Criminalization is not, and never has been, the answer to a health crisis
By
SR editorial board
August 31, 2018
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Oregon DOJ declines criminal prosecution of Measure 105 signature gatherers

Its investigation into complaint alleging voters were misled into signing a petition to get the anti-sanctuary measure on the ballot found insufficient evidence
By
Emily Green
August 29, 2018
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Church confessional booth

Expect 'many more victims' of predator priests: An interview with Mitchell Garabedian

The thousand in Pennsylvania are just 'the first wave,' says the attorney who helped the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team investigate clergy sex abuse
By
Adam Sennott
August 24, 2018
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Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson

Simon Pegg: Man on a mission

As his career reaches new heights – his 4th ‘Mission: Impossible’ film out and a new ‘Star Trek’ in the offing – the actor, writer and producer aims to stay true to himself
By
Simon Bland
August 24, 2018
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Naloxone

Drug deaths can be prevented; we all need to work on it

COMMENTARY | Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day
By
Haven Wheelock
August 24, 2018
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Street Roots vendor Jacob

Street Roots vendor profile: A voice for the voiceless

Jacob, whose work has been published in Street Roots and local anthologies, defines himself as a writer
By
Sophie Ouellette-Howitz
August 24, 2018
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Phoebe Oaks

Street Roots vendor's art featured at Franciscan Spiritual Center in Milwaukie

Through her artwork, Phoebe Oaks aims to destigmatize spiritual experiences common to marginalized people
By
Helen Hill
August 24, 2018
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Military tanks and aircraft

The price we pay for militarism

COMMENTARY | The United States' massive military spending means less money for everything else
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
August 24, 2018
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House keys

Director’s Desk: Partnering income, housing gets us all across the finish line

Mercy Corps Northwest is piloting a program for several Street Roots vendors, matching income they earn with money for housing costs
By
Kaia Sand
August 24, 2018
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Taylor Cass Talbott

Reducing waste and empowering people in poverty

'Waste pickers' can fill gaps in municipal waste management, Taylor Cass Talbott explains
By
Helen Hill
August 17, 2018
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Street Roots vendor Kitty Hernandez

Street Roots vendor profile: ‘Working as fast and as hard as I can’

Kitty is working on finding a place to stay with her children
By
Leonora Ko
August 17, 2018
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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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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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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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Photo illustration of a house on top of money

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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