Portland State gets back to its roots with a new resource hub for returning veterans Disconnected. That’s the word army veteran Dave Christensen used to describe his first year on the Portland State University campus. “It was very difficult for me to get ...
9 Nov 2013 - Alex Zielinski
Raymond Thornton, your Street Roots vendor at Peet’s Coffee at Northeast Broadway and 15th Avenue, received top honors with the 2012-13 Vendor Community Award from the North American Street Newspaper Association. Thornton has sold Street Roots for the pas ...
9 Nov 2013 - Street Roots Staff
He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror he saw a brick wall with the words of an unknown language written in crimson paint. He passed his lantern over the letters in the cave. Only now was his shock wearing off from the great oak ...
9 Nov 2013 - William Holmes IV
Now more than ever before, marijuana is becoming mainstream in America. Though it is still a Schedule I substance, considered as dangerous as cocaine and methamphetamine, recent state legalizations in Washington and Colorado mark the sea change that could ...
9 Nov 2013 - Maggie Taranawa
Last spring all the conversation was what to do about the city budget shortfall. Public hearings were scheduled where thousands of angry constituents turned out to testify why their favorite city program should not be on the chopping block. After some las ...
9 Nov 2013 - Robin Hahnel
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding? Loads, really. Laugh it up this month! Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) It takes people to run a government and keep a city moving forward. Ideologies can’t run shit. Capricorn (D ...
9 Nov 2013 - Soup Can Sam
Oregon’s mental health care systems gained attention and new money from the 2013 legislative sessions-- and more is on the way. While this is good news for Portlanders, especially those experiencing homelessness, mental health problems or addiction, it’s ...
18 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
Across Oregon, low-income families are adjusting to a little less, thanks to the national reduction in the food stamp program that went into effect Nov. 1. We haven’t seen the last of it. Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are currently threshing out two plans ...
18 Nov 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
The famed author and now independent bookstore owner wants to put paper books back into our hands With six novels and three books of nonfiction to her credit, award-winning author Ann Patchett has come a long way since she began her career as a staff writ ...
19 Nov 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
Ceirah McCauley witnessed homelessness early in life. Her grandfather worked for the Portland Rescue Mission and her whole family joined in. When she was in middle school, her experience at the mission inspired her to initiate her own fundraising projects ...
20 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow