News
War in Ukraine rages on, and the situation changes every day
Just 10 years ago, many Europeans would have had trouble finding Ukraine on a map. Now practically everyone knows where it is, but no one can predict the country’s future: How and when will the Russia-Ukraine conflict end? To clarify, this “conflict” refers not only to the situation in the war-torn Donbas region, still partially…
Ukraine’s refugee crisis escalates along with the fighting
The first refugees or so-called internally displaced persons appeared in Ukraine a year ago after the annexation of the Crimea in March 2014. These were mainly Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. The next wave followed after the events in the east of the country, with separatists proclaiming the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, threatening the…
Boxes to the Battlefields: Portland’s Slavic community comes together to support Ukraine
In a thick Russian accent, Mikhail Mitkov-Baklanovsky explains how the round adhesive bandage he’s just pulled from a cardboard box will keep a lung from collapsing after a bullet pierces it. As he speaks, he’s standing next to a small mountain of medical and military supplies he’s stockpiled in a small room off his lower-level…
Opinion
The people’s advocate: Jim Anderson
A simple wooden cross hangs around the neck of Jim Anderson, a tall and lanky Pete Seeger lookalike who is now 88. “I hope the Mexicans will win the Mexican American war on poverty,” he announces as we begin. It takes me a few minutes to catch on: his sense of humor is another aspect…
Let’s make things right on housing
This year both the City of Portland and Multnomah County launched A Home For Everyone, a new plan to address housing and homelessness in our community. Mayor Charlie Hales and city housing commissioner, Dan Saltzman, along with Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury and commissioner Jules Bailey helped launch the process that brought together the community…
