Vendor corner: Customer’s kindness saves a vendor’s life From the July 10 edition of Street Roots Vendors experience generosity from Street Roots customers on a daily basis. It is usually done out of compassion for another human being without any thought ...
23 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
A single payer sing-a-long Saturday Musician Anne Feeney has organized a roadshow of singers to raise the roof on the need for universal health care What: Sing Out for Single Payer Roadshow When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 18 Where: SEIU Local 49 Auditoriu ...
17 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
Friday at Street Roots Buying papers Vendor meeting Managing Editor Joanne Zuhl posting on the blog Updating the Rose City Resources Kevin and Elizabeth doing next weeks vendor profile Subscriptions George buying papers Vendor Ted Palmer puts stickers for ...
10 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
NW Section 8 casualties get some relief HUD: An estimated one out of every 200 Oregonians are homeless Nearly 300 families in Northwest Oregon got some breathing room this month- a one-month extension on assistance to keep them in housing. In late May, th ...
10 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! The cool breezes call for a cup of joe and a seat outside of your favorite café with your favorite newspaper. The new Street Roots comes out tomorrow morning and your friendly neighborhood vendor will be standing sentry with all this in his ...
9 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Your summer reading plan gets a little more fun tomorrow morning with the new edition of Street Roots. Your neighborhood vendor can’t wait to deliver the word. Here’s a peak at what’s inside: The perfect storm: A follow-up on the story we br ...
25 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Sen. Wyden calls on HUD to prevent Section 8 terminations, homelessness Sen. Ron Wyden has written a letter to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, calling for assistance for the families in Northwest Oregon who are being dropped from re ...
17 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
The Letter [caption id="attachment_1687" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jennifer Cherry stands in the doorway of her home, holding the cancellation letter from the housing authority. Photo by Ken Hawkins"] ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Homeless by bureaucracy A Street Roots Editorial Take a good look at these faces. They reflect the faces of today’s homeless population – right before they become homeless. They are not the faces of people who are lazy, addicted or chose the streets. They ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Vendors corner: Leo Rhodes Homeless advocate Leo Rhodes moved from Seattle to Portland a couple of months ago to get some rest. He had become so preoccupied with educating people — politicians, journalists and school children — about homelessness that he ...
11 Jun 2009 - Street Roots