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People of color stand and hold signs during a protest

Psychological impacts of this moment are overwhelming, Black mental health care providers say

Portland therapists serving the Black community say they’re at capacity as protesters and others fill their appointment slots
By
Jessica Pollard
August 9, 2020
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Kaia Sand | Roll the presses! Street Roots is returning, and you can pay with Venmo

Starting Aug. 12, readers will have a cashless option for purchasing the newspaper from vendors, who will all be trained in new health and safety protocols
By
Kaia Sand
July 31, 2020
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A group of people hold signs supporting reproductive rights

Opinion | With Trump appointing anti-abortion judges, the fight for reproductive freedom is critical

Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon’s director urges Oregonians to remain united against the White House’s harmful policies
By
Emily McLain
August 10, 2020
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A child sits on a bench

More homelessness expected among K-12 students in Portland

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, unhoused students struggled to stay connected, and district officials don’t know how many have fallen through the cracks
By
Christen McCurdy
August 8, 2020
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Federal law enforcement create a barrier with Portland Police Bureau on July 21 in downtown Portland amid protests over police brutality.

Opinion | We must challenge militarism in efforts to defund police

U.S. defense spending and the resulting militarization of our nation’s police forces dwarf investments in actual needs, such as housing and social services
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
August 6, 2020
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Street Roots Podcast logo with portraits of DeVon Pouncey and Sen. Jeff Merkley

Street Roots Podcast | Talking with Sen. Jeff Merkley

Episode 10: Oregon’s U.S. senator discusses his efforts to keep federal forces out of protests, COVID-19 assistance, the detention of children at the border, and more
By
DeVon Pouncey
August 7, 2020
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Scott

Photos | Generosity, humility and vulnerability inside the camps of Portland

With sweeps paused during the pandemic, many houseless communities have grown as campers have settled in. Photographer Benjamin Brink captured this unique moment in the city’s history.
By
Benjamin Brink
August 2, 2020
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Illustration

The world ended as I knew it, but people live on

COMMENTARY | I choose to stumble onward no matter what the terrain
By
Dustin Dandliker
March 13, 2020
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Street Roots vendor Wendy

Street Roots vendor profile: Happiness in art

Vendors’ contributions to the Street Roots chalkboard hold special meaning for Wendy
By
Helen Hill
March 13, 2020
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Senior with hands folded

Protecting older adults from coronavirus means talking about senior poverty

COMMENTARY | Many seniors can’t afford an unexpected health crisis
By
Marisa Espinoza
March 13, 2020
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Vendors take supplies and COVID-19 information to the streets

DIRECTOR'S DESK | Accustomed to getting the news out, they are becoming the media in a new way — by word of mouth
By
Kaia Sand
March 12, 2020
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Illustration of the exterior of the proposed housing complex

Organization behind privately seeded navigation center in Portland plans affordable-housing complex

Harbor of Hope intends to build 153 units at 148th and East Burnside
By
Christen McCurdy
March 6, 2020
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Lower Monumental Dam

The Rights of Nature: A changing battleground in the fight for the Snake River

COMMENTARY | The movement to legally enshrine the rights of species and ecosystems has been gaining steam worldwide
By
Helen Hill
March 6, 2020
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Eyelids

New Eyelids album part of a Golden Age for bands of a certain age

Chris Slusarenko and John Moen are joined by former Tim Buckley collaborator Larry Beckett
By
Jason Cohen
March 6, 2020
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Vote-by-mail ballot

Addiction services get a big push toward the ballot

Oregon Initiative Proposal 44 would create the Drug Addiction and Recovery Act. Here's what that means.
March 6, 2020
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Street Roots vendor Jul

Street Roots vendor profile: Courage to do something new

It had been a long time since Jul had a paid job. Now, she proudly sells the newspaper.
By
Jessica Hamilton
March 6, 2020
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Albert Woodfox

After decades in solitary confinement, Albert Woodfox fights for a better humanity

He doesn’t want anyone else to face the injustices that he and the rest of the Angola 3 suffered
By
Adam Sennott
March 6, 2020
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Raven Drake

Street survival in the age of coronavirus

DIRECTOR'S DESK | It's all-hands-on-deck when it comes to hygiene support
By
Kaia Sand
March 6, 2020
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U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

We are protecting abortion access and empowering the next generation

COMMENTARY | We won't go back. Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette is expanding health care despite threats to Roe v. Wade.
By
Anne Udall
March 6, 2020
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Building exterior

PSU proposal to restrict student-union access troubles homeless advocates

Designating the Portland State student union as a non-public building would have a disparate impact on people who are marginalized, critics say
By
John Emshwiller
February 28, 2020
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Connie King Leonard portrait and her book cover

Between high school and homelessness

Oregon author Connie King Leonard’s YA novel draws from her own experience as a teacher with homeless students
By
Pat Zimmer
February 28, 2020
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Robbie Robertson circa 1971

Robbie Robertson and his improbable rise to stardom

The legendary guitarist and songwriter of The Band reminisces in this ‘Letter to My Younger Self’
By
Jane Graham
February 28, 2020
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Commercial washing machines

Life on the Streets: Laundry

How do unhoused people keep their clothes clean? Many don't; others rely on resourcefulness
By
Helen Hill
February 28, 2020
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Scene from “Dark Waters"

The man winning the war on toxic waste

Rob Bilott secured huge payouts after taking on chemical giant DuPont over pollution — a fight that has been made into ‘Dark Waters,' a film starring Mark Ruffalo
By
Simon Ward
February 28, 2020
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"Hope" is displayed above a tent

Metro steps up and puts hope on the ballot

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Voters need to turn out in droves to pass this homeless-services measure
By
Kaia Sand
February 28, 2020
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Street Roots vendor Melissa

Street Roots vendor profile: Adapting and persevering

If Melissa could change one thing about the work world, it would be to accommodate the diverse ways people think and work
By
Pat Zimmer
February 27, 2020
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John Cameron Mitchell on stage dressed as Hedwig

John Cameron Mitchell has a lot going on – in Portland and beyond

The actor-musician-writer and longtime collaborator Chris Slusarenko, of Eyelids, talk ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch,’ ‘Shrill,’ Lou Reed and the ‘Origin of Love’ tour
By
Jason Cohen
February 21, 2020

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