Kelly Kend’s documentary ‘Yeah Maybe, No’ raises questions about what it truly means to consent to sexual activities Before sexual assault on college campuses came into the national spotlight, Kelly Kendziorski, who goes by Kelly Kend, started working on ...
25 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Give twice this holiday season when proceeds from your purchases go to charitable causes Street Roots presents its first holiday Gift Guide. All businesses and nonprofits are based in Portland and were selected because they offer products or services perf ...
25 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Multnomah County’s incarceration rate is less than half the national average, but disparities remain When Rod Underhill attached his name to new group aimed at putting fewer people behind bars, he made a symbolic statement more prudent district attorneys ...
19 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Researchers recommend reining in timber industry's carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions from timber industry practices in western Oregon are at least four times greater than emissions from Oregon’s last remaining coal plant in Boardman, and equi ...
19 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Oregon among 37 states where inmates calls were recorded and leaked in data breach Securus Technologies Inc., the prison phone company giant under contract with Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, recorded and stored at least 14,000 phone calls between inm ...
12 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Federal investigators determine the nonprofit isn’t liable for mismanaging $1.4 million in disability benefits The federal investigation into nonprofit Safety Net of Oregon for mismanaging its clients’ disability benefits is closed and no criminal charges ...
12 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Oregon laws generally protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking FEATURED STORY: How Portland’s rental market is making a bad situation worse for domestic violence survivors. Domestic violence survivors renting in Oregon have severa ...
5 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
How Portland’s rental market is making a bad situation worse for survivors of domestic violence Portland’s cutthroat rental market is forcing an increasing number of domestic violence survivors to make a tough choice: stay in an abusive relationship or be ...
5 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
Operator began logging in the rain without notifying Forest Service FEATURED STORY: Is it logging or restoration? Take a trip into Mount Hood National Forest. 'Stay within the parameters' An email sent from the U.S. Forest Service in November ...
23 Oct 2015 - Emily Green
Since the Northwest Forest Plan was written, there have been a few developments FEATURED STORY: Is it logging or restoration? Take a trip into Mount Hood National Forest. Regulation rewind Before the Northwest Forest Plan was unveiled in 1994, ending t ...
23 Oct 2015 - Emily Green