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Militia-assisted arrest in Portland under investigation
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is investigating militia involvement in the arrest of a man protesting the June 4 free-speech rally in downtown Portland, according to a spokesperson for Federal Protective Services, the police division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Photos and video circulating online show what appears to be federal officers working alongside…
After departure from EPA, Carlos Martín stays focused on solutions
As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social media feed – occasional affirmations for posts on designing missions, for example, or links to stories about smart sewer flows or the potential of cross-laminated timber. But when he posted his letter of resignation from the…
Forgiving the unforgivable: 4 years a slave laborer under the Khmer Rouge
When Kilong Ung strides past hundreds of thousands of Grand Floral and Starlight parade spectators this June, most onlookers won’t realize he survived one of the most horrific atrocities in human history. Marching ceremoniously alongside members of Portland’s distinguished Royal Rosarians, Kilong’s glistening $2,000 uniform is the antithesis of the tattered long-sleeved shirt and dirty…
Street Roots vendor writing: ‘Shelter’
What is shelter? Is it a house, apartment, motorhome, a camper, car, or maybe a tent. Yes, all of these are shelters. Others will say, but a rescue mission is a shelter, and I say, no it is not! When a shelter source forces those it helps to prostrate themselves for a meal, a shower,…
Housing
‘Soy aventurero’: Samuel Henriquez is grateful to be housed
Waiting at an outdoor table in front of the small coffee house where Samuel Henriquez had agreed to meet me, I looked up to see a short, stocky man standing at the corner, wrapped in a bright blue parka against the cold. His hands were deep in the pockets, the hood pulled over a yellow…
After departure from EPA, Carlos Martín stays focused on solutions
As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social media feed – occasional affirmations for posts on designing missions, for example, or links to stories about smart sewer flows or the potential of cross-laminated timber. But when he posted his letter of resignation from the…
Environment
After departure from EPA, Carlos Martín stays focused on solutions
As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social media feed – occasional affirmations for posts on designing missions, for example, or links to stories about smart sewer flows or the potential of cross-laminated timber. But when he posted his letter of resignation from the…
Opinion
Editorial cartoon: June 2, 2017
Elizabeth Considine is the creator of Street Roots' editorial cartoon, Sheeptoast. (Click or tap the image to enlarge it.) Want to see more Sheeptoast cartoons? VIEW OUR GALLERY
SR editorial: Portland MAX attack tests a growing, changing city
Every now and then, something shocking rattles a community’s foundation. It’s been one week since a man spewing racist epithets on a TriMet MAX train stabbed two men to death and seriously injured another. The men killed and wounded were trying to defend two young black women, the target of the killer’s horrific attack. All…
