Opinion
How moss research laid bare Portland’s problem with pollution
They drink the water from your gutters. They creep into your garden. They whisper tales to the kale. For some, mosses are just a guest we never invited – an opportunity to break out the latest in domestic chemical warfare, from X-Moss to Moss-Out and Moss-B-Gone. But mosses are no one’s enemy. In fact, we’re…
TPP deal a win for corporations, a blow to climate and workers
As much as anyone, Oregonians recognize the incredible challenge posed by climate change and the need to address it head on. It’s one reason our Congressional delegation should reject the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a 6,194-page pact that seeks to set rules governing approximately 40 percent of the global economy, yet fails to mention the term…
Street Roots editorial: Portland should denounce TPP deal
Portland is a national leader in addressing climate change. City Council passed a historic resolution to oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure last year, and with citywide participation in the Climate Action Plan, we’ve reduced carbon dioxide emissions to 15 percent below 1990 levels, placing us well ahead of the national trend. So why then, when…
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Gloria Steinem’s promise is 58 years in the making
Fresh from college in 1957, then 22, Gloria Steinem headed to India to avoid her engagement to a man she describes as good, but wrong. En route she found herself in England, waiting for her visa. “It was here I incidentally discovered I was pregnant and became desperate to find an abortionist,” she said on…
Bibi McGill’s path of self-discovery
Bibi McGill began playing guitar at the age of 12. Her parents noticed her playing air guitar on a pool cue and asked her if she wanted to take lessons. She did. McGill went on to study music academically and earn a degree in music scoring and arranging, after which she promptly made the move…
Portland’s efforts to save Joyce Hotel foiled
*This article was updated March 24, 2016, with additional details, including comments from representatives of Precision Property Management Corp. and Central City Concern. An atrocity. That’s what David Tacke calls the closure of the Joyce Hotel and the eviction of its low-income tenants. Tacke is president of the hotel’s management company, Precision Property Management…
