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A live turkey is seen through a cardboard box (photo illustration)

Thanksgiving looks different this year for people on the streets

As sit-down feasts are substituted with takeout boxes, many of Portland’s unhoused residents will be denied an important holiday tradition: human connection
By
Emma Nathanson Joanne Zuhl
November 25, 2020
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Doorways that line the sidewalk are occupied by houseless individuals.

Photos | Snapshots of Old Town: Humanity undone

Photographer B Okabe captured this unusual moment in history as seen by those who live and work in Portland’s Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood
By
B Okabe
November 18, 2020
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Photo at left: Memory Condren. Photo at right: A UHaul truck is parked outside of Goose Hollow Tower.

As students face housing insecurity, Oregon colleges find creative ways to boost graduation rates

Developers, politicians and nonprofits are coming together to look at how they can support students
By
Jessica Pollard
November 18, 2020
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Illustration of a financial exchange through a computer screen

People donate billions through GoFundMe. Where it goes is not guaranteed.

The crowdfunding site’s failure to vet campaigns and guarantee that money goes to intended causes points to larger issues around nonprofit and charitable giving regulation
By
Chris May
November 18, 2020
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Street Roots Podcast logo with photos of Chris May and DeVon Pouncey

Street Roots Podcast | Reporter Chris May on Oregon’s homebuilding lobby and more

Episode 13: The Street Roots correspondent discusses his reporting on builders’ influence on state policy, GoFundMe and more
By
DeVon Pouncey
November 20, 2020
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Street Roots vendor George Denison

Street Roots vendor profile: An actor’s comeback

As a model, George was the ‘male face of the ‘90s.’ After some ups and downs, he found Street Roots and rekindled his acting and modeling career.
By
Pat Zimmer
November 18, 2020
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An American flag is displayed on a tent

Finding Home

A series of in-depth articles examining national perspectives around America’s growing housing and homeless crisis
By
Joanne Zuhl
October 21, 2020
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A person holds different varieties of squash

Oregon groups are stepping up in the fight for food justice

The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a spotlight on inequities in the food system
By
Jessica Pollard
September 9, 2020
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Fresh foods at William Temple pantry

Photos | How Portland food pantries have adapted to extraordinary demand

‘We are experiencing what may be a hundred-year flood of hunger,’ says Oregon Food Bank's CEO
By
Celeste Noche
September 9, 2020
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A "Have a safe trip" sign is displayed in front of a TriMet bus

Portland’s busiest bus line: What it looks like during a pandemic

We rode TriMet’s Line 72 to find out if services have suffered and if COVID-19 safety measures are working
By
Henry Latourette Miller
September 9, 2020
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Person holds up the cover of All Rise magazine

A magazine from Oregon prisoners seeks to humanize their experience

All Rise, a new publication based in Portland, gives current and former prisoners a voice in a marketable format
By
Emily Green
September 9, 2020
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Three photos of vendors

Street Roots vendors tell us what it’s like to be back

After a five-month hiatus, vendors returned to selling the weekly paper on Aug. 26
By
Pat Zimmer
September 9, 2020
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A peace sign hangs on a chain-link fence. Tents are on the other side of the fence.

Kaia Sand | We must counter lies about the C3PO camps with facts

OPINION | Extremists' 'antifa' allegations are cruel and dehumanizing. Here's the truth about these Portland communities.
By
Kaia Sand
September 9, 2020
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Opinion | Oregon is poised to reduce incarceration

It’s time to divest in prisons and invest in BIPOC crime survivors and communities instead
By
Shannon Wight Amy Davidson
September 2, 2020
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Dustin Dandliker

Opinion | The last turn of my crooked path

A CROOKED PATH FORWARD | In his final column, Dustin reflects on small acts of kindness and their place along the paths that move us forward
By
Dustin Dandliker
September 2, 2020
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A house nearly topples off a cliff

The evictions are coming — and Wall Street is ready

Thousands of Portlanders are barely hanging on to housing, and their losses could be another opportunity for investors to gobble up properties
By
Chris May
September 2, 2020
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Street Roots vendor Daniel

Street Roots vendor profile | I’m an explorer

Daniel has enjoyed his adventures in Portland since he moved here four years ago
By
Jessica Hamilton
September 2, 2020
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Kids march with adults, carrying a banner that says "Kids March For Black Lives"

Opinion | I am a mother and a teacher. Tear gas and bulletproof vests are not my normal.

I’ve been to scores of protests. I've experienced violence by police. And I’m terrified. The mayor and police chief aren’t hearing Portland's BIPOC voices.
By
Marcelle Donehower
September 2, 2020
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Xander Almeida with an American flag

Right-wing extremists have adopted the American flag. These BLM protesters want it back.

To some of the people marching in support of Black lives, the same flag represents very different values
By
Ellena Rosenthal
September 2, 2020
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Ted Wheeler sits at a table

Editorial | Portland needs clear leadership on police reform

The mayor's response to the protests is underwhelming. It's time for city leaders to unite for meaningful change.
By
SR editorial board
September 2, 2020
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Portraits of Juan Chavez, Viktoria Safarian, Michael Fuller and Athul Acharya

Agents of change: Four Portland attorneys driving reform

Beneath the waves of protests, these lawyers are challenging police and policy
By
Jessica Pollard
August 26, 2020
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A a person fans a lot of $100 bills

Opinion | Bloomberg makes $7,000 a minute. How about you?

When we examine our income in terms of a Bloomberg-minute, much is revealed about what it means to earn
By
Brian Greer
August 26, 2020
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A collage of childhood photos of Jordan Merrell

Opinion | A letter a day for 15 years and 9 months

FINDING FRINGE | A mother’s love reaches into the bowels of the Oregon penal system to keep her son afloat
By
Paul K. Haeder
August 26, 2020
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A mural is seen on the Nesika Illahee building

Once-houseless Native families now have a home in a gentrifying neighborhood

NAYA was successful in renting 51 of 59 new units in Portland to Native households, and a clever financing model made that possible
By
Brian Oaster
August 26, 2020
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A U.S. Postal Service van is parked beside a tent erected on the sidewalk

Kaia Sand | We must save USPS, a lifeline for the poor

OPINION | The Trump administration's push to privatize the Postal Service is reckless, scary and unnecessary
By
Kaia Sand
August 26, 2020
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Genny Nelson

Remembering Genny Nelson: Her spirit, compassion and integrity

The co-founder of Sisters of the Road, who died Aug. 19, touched many people. Here's what some of them have to say.
August 26, 2020
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History has been about survival of the friendliest, explains Dutch author Rutger Bregman

Bregman is certain humans are not as bad as we fear we are — and he’s written a book, ‘Humankind: A Hopeful History,’ to prove it
By
Thuy On
August 24, 2020

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