The gravity of abuse: Part III: No contact [caption id="attachment_7290" align="alignnone" width="500"] All photos by Kate Baldwinw[/caption] The third in our series on one family’s struggle to survive domestic violence. Read ...
4 Jul 2012 - Street Roots
Life, one breath at a time by Maggie Tarnawa Martha Mason’s “Breath: A Lifetime in the Rhythm of an Iron Lung” is relatively short as memoirs go, but it’s not a quick read. Therein lies its strength and weakness. The author’s voice and style command prais ...
29 Sep 2010 - Street Roots
Paul Loeb: The power of one lies in the many by Rosette Royale, Street News Service Sometimes unknown people do big things. Take Virginia Ramirez. Virginia lived near an elderly widow in a dilapidated house in San Antonio, TX. and, for years on end, Virgi ...
24 May 2010 - Street Roots
Andy Warhol once said that, “In the future everyone will have 15 minutes of fame.” But is that enough these days? From the June 26, edition of Street Roots Remember Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher? Chances are, that name doesn’t set off bells of recognition. B ...
8 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
A duet: Soloist writer talks about his experiences From the June 12 edition of Street Roots You never know what you’ll find when you walk down the street. And there was Steve Lopez, in 2005, doing just that, making his way through L.A. when he heard it: m ...
25 Jun 2009 - Street Roots