Past Issues :: 2006 May 1 :: Contents
[Cover Story]
Window of Opportunity: One Economy seeks to connect low-income residents to the city's wireless future
If all goes as planned, by the end of next year, Portland will become one of the largest cities in the nation to provide universal, free, wireless Internet access.
[Cover Story Sidebar]
Who, what, when, wi-fi?
MetroFi beat out two competitors, EarthLink and VeriLAN, for the chance to "UnWire Portland," its offer sweetened by the fact that [it] will be free to consumers and supported by advertisers. It will be the Mountain View, Calif., company's biggest territory to date.
[News]
Portland's emerging blogsphere fueled by politicians, journalists
The blogshere in Portland is creating a buzz. Online communities such as Blue Oregon (blueoregon.com), and Portland Indymedia (portlandindymedia.org), along with dozens of individual activists, critical thinkers, journalists, and politicians have taken to blogging as a means to communicate and engage the public.
[Street Culture: Out Key Road, Part II]
Out Key Road, Part II
A month or so ago I began reminiscing in Street Roots about what I recalled of the Atlanta Prison Farm. I resided there a time or two (in fact, five) during the '80s. "Out Key Road" was how everyone referred to it. I said I didn't know why I suddenly remembered it. It had been more than two decades since I was last there…
[Candidate Column: Xander Patterson]
It's time to bring a sense of decency back into politics
My name is Xander Patterson. I am a longtime Portland progressive activist. I am running for Multnomah County commissioner because the federal government is running the country into the ground and taking us with it. It is giving huge irresponsible tax cuts to the rich and cutting vital human services for the poor and middle class. State government isn't doing much better.
[Column: Bob Wojda]
1935 book offers foresight on the capitalistic folly of war
Four years after he resigned from the Marines, Gen. Smedly Butler wrote what he had learned about our country's military policies. He had served for 32 years, had been in 17 conflicts and was the most decorated soldier this country has ever had.
[Column: Monica Goracke]
L.A. decision tolls a bell for Portland's policies on homeless
On April 14, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision, Jones v. City of Los Angeles, holding that Los Angeles may not punish involuntary sitting, lying, or sleeping on public sidewalks "that is an unavoidable consequence of being human and homeless" in that city.
[Column: Dan Newth]
Use your economic muscle to break free of oil addiction
Have you ever driven a Hummer? Do you remember that feeling of superiority, looking down at the civilians driving mere cars? Compared to a Hummer, a Geo is just another bump in the road. You can barely hear the crunch over the maniacal ranting of Rush Limbaugh blasting from the radio. God bless amplifiers and sub-woofers.
[Book Review: Israel Bayer]
Writer's raw style gives insight to life on the streets
Jay Thiemeyer could have died invisibly, laid out on some abandoned rail-yard or doorway for some security guard to find dead and bloated from the years of hard living, like thousands of people do each year in America — but he didn't.
[Editorial]
Affordability runs parallel with stability
[Letters to the Editor]