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Gallery show offers glimpse into minds of Oregon inmates
David Slader first laid his hands on a painting signed “B. Pat” inside a decommissioned jail, located in the cellar of Coquille’s old city hall building. The clown-like face painted with crushed-candy pigment was as raw as it was disturbing. “It’s a window into a very troubled mind,” Slader said. “And that’s what makes it…
Johnny Marr is writing in the key of life
When Johnny Marr sat down to write his autobiography, “Set the Boy Free,” it was a chance for him to set the record straight on a career spanning more than three decades. Starting with his humble beginnings in Manchester, England’s Ardwick district, Marr writes of his first encounter with a guitar, the first time he…
Global lessons from Latin America’s left
In the early 2000s, South America was a beacon of hope for developing nations. In country after country — Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and more — leftist or at least left-of-center governments came into power, supported by social movements of poor and indigenous groups. Fifteen years later, Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution is…
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Gallery show offers glimpse into minds of Oregon inmates
David Slader first laid his hands on a painting signed “B. Pat” inside a decommissioned jail, located in the cellar of Coquille’s old city hall building. The clown-like face painted with crushed-candy pigment was as raw as it was disturbing. “It’s a window into a very troubled mind,” Slader said. “And that’s what makes it…
Johnny Marr is writing in the key of life
When Johnny Marr sat down to write his autobiography, “Set the Boy Free,” it was a chance for him to set the record straight on a career spanning more than three decades. Starting with his humble beginnings in Manchester, England’s Ardwick district, Marr writes of his first encounter with a guitar, the first time he…
Eugene Re-entry Court challenges ‘backward’ federal policy
EUGENE — U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken hands James Brown his certificate of graduation and announces that she has signed the order to commute his supervision. In July, he and a fellow graduate will be free men, and the room at the Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse erupts in applause. A full-time salesman at his…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: ‘Everyone needs laughter and smiles’
Spending an hour talking with Amy Turco is like a breath of fresh air. Her calm, essential kindness is contagious, and her philosophy of living for others refreshing. Amy doesn’t smoke or drink, and she’s never done a drug in her life, she said. Her advice on the matter is: “If you’re trying to quit,…
Opinion
Editorial cartoon: June 30, 2017
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