News
Drugs aren’t the problem, Columbia researcher says
Carl Hart wants us to think differently about drugs. A neuropsychopharmacologist from Columbia University — meaning he’s a researcher and teacher on the effects of drugs on human brains — Hart has dedicated his work to dispelling myths about illegal drug use. He thinks all drugs should be legal, and he’s spent the past year…
Portland’s Mary Pacios: Always an artist
Mary Pacios, a printmaker living in Portland, has a lot to say about society and life at large. Her work is as striking as it is personal. I’m no art critic, but I can tell you there is something special about the images that Pacios produces. They are beautiful and tragic — semi-abstract representations of…
Planet Portland: Political cartoonist on the run
The mere sight of the cartoon sent a shiver through Apala Barclay. He hadn’t laid eyes on it in decades. It was a black-and-white caricature of a Liberian man sitting awkwardly on the ground. His arms bound tightly behind his back at the elbows – a form of torture known as tabay (pronounced “tuh-bay”). Victims…
Opinion
Vendor Leo Rhodes: A tent city is always a work in progress
The idea is simple: Give the homeless a safe, secure place to be. A core group of people gets together and starts brainstorming, on getting support, infrastructure, etc. After many meetings, discussing, arguing and compromising, the core group sends out a press release stating they want to start a shelter or a tent city. I…
Partnership for Safety and Justice: A long, strange (and successful) session
Each legislative session has its own unique feel, but few people at the Capitol could have anticipated the roller-coaster ride of Oregon getting a new governor just a couple of weeks after the session began. Through the anticipated — and unanticipated — twists and turns, smart public safety reforms passed in the Oregon Legislature as…
Editorial: Family Preservation Project restoration an act of justice
It was the little things that meant so much, Nova Sweet recalls. All the little things mothers who aren’t in prison take for granted. “They would let me have a hairbrush and a comb. I could groom her when she came here,” Sweet says ecstatically of those weekly visits with her young daughter. “Everything you…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Jesse Timms
Jesse Timms is originally from Southern California but found his way to Portland after a series of job searches led him here. Timms’ first job was with the Navy, which he joined as a young adult. However, he did not like the experience and soon left. He went on to work many odd jobs in…
