News
The nun, the murderer and the Oscar-winning film
Elmo Patrick Sonnier committed two heinous crimes. On Nov. 5, 1977, Patrick and his brother Eddie dressed as police officers and abducted two Louisiana teenagers from a local lover’s lane. After they handcuffed the 16-year-old male of the couple to a tree, the brothers raped the 18-year-old girl. Then they placed both teens face down…
Social enterprise lights the way
The building is striking. Several stories tall and stretching roughly two city blocks, the metal-framed factory’s roof is covered with 4,830 navy blue solar panels. This 850-kilowatt array is the largest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. But that’s not what makes this place unique. The nonprofit Portland Habilitation Center Northwest (PHC Northwest) runs…
For The Record: October 25-November 7, 2013
-HIV/AIDS remains an important public health problem in Oregon. From 1981 through 2011, 9,028 Oregonians were diagnosed and reported with HIV infection; approximately 40 percent have since died. -5,384 Oregonians are living with HIV, in addition to an unknown number of others with HIV who moved to Oregon after diagnosis. -During the previous decade, approximately…
The Cho you don’t know
Margaret Cho has been doing stand-up comedy since her early teens. In 1994 she starred in an ABC sitcom, “All American Girl” that was created around her stand up comedy. The show, though short-lived, was the first television show that prominently featured an Asian American family in mainstream media. Cho has dipped her toe in…
Dr. Adewale Troutman: Disparities in our lives reflect in our health
The president of the American Public Health Association, Dr. Adewale Troutman has devoted his 40 years of work to health equity within active communities, leading him to found the first Center for Health Equity.This summer, the Coalition for a Liveable Future released an updated Regional Equity Atlas — an online interactive set of maps that…
A health care expansion worth smiling about
Despite the controversy and questions surrounding the new health care law, one concrete benefit is giving many of Oregon’s most vulnerable people cause to celebrate. Homeless and low-income Oregonians are about to gain access to dental health care as part of their Medicaid benefits administered through the Oregon Health Plan. Those who already have OHP…
Make every week count!
Currently, Street Roots publishes the newspaper every two weeks, 26 times a year. We give more than 400 individuals and families a hand up through the sales of the newspaper. We give people the opportunity to build self-confidence while also improving their quality of life. It means giving people dignity. A weekly publication of Street…
Vendor Profiles
Vendor Profile: On the outside looking in; a vendor’s mission to help
Rick Buck is one very busy man. In addition to dedicating time every day to selling Street Roots, Rick also holds three part-time jobs and volunteers his time with the Salvation Army and Sisters of the Road. From the time Rick wakes up in the morning to the time he goes to bed at night,…
Opinion
Letter: Vendor experience brings a smile to another satisfied customer
My great Street Roots story of the month: A few weeks ago, I picked up the latest issue from my regular (but fairly new) vendor, George, who posts up outside the front door of Powell’s (which I cut through on my way to work). I only had a five dollar bill that day and it…
