Culture
Blitzen Trapper: Rock concert meets theater in Portland
Since releasing its eighth record, “All Across This Land,” in October 2015, Blitzen Trapper has played three Portland shows: one in Pioneer Square and two at Revolution Hall. This March and April, they’ll play 28 – all at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. The hard-touring, five-piece, Portland-based band is used to playing in lots…
Website connects immigrant entrepreneurs with Portland communities
What’s the best way to help immigrants and refugees? It’s a question Tim Cowley’s heard a lot lately. Before moving to Southeast Portland one year ago, Cowley was working on community development projects in East Africa, where he saw how a hand up can be more impactful and dignifying than a handout. He also discovered…
Opinion
Oregon must face facts and overhaul our tax system
Corporations and the wealthy understand where their self-interest lies in regard to taxes. It’s time for the rest of us to wise up and start voting in our self-interest, as well. Here are two examples from last November’s election: 1. Measure 97 would have raised $3 billion a year entirely from large corporations in such…
Editorial cartoon: March 24, 2017
Elizabeth Considine — the creator of Street Roots' editorial cartoon, Sheeptoast — was born in Portland and has been drawing since she could hold a pen. She loves theater, poetry, chickens, growing food, and walking her three dogs in the park. “I find inspiration in the strangeness of life and the character of human nature.…
SR editorial: Revise Oregon’s mortgage interest deduction
The time has come, Oregon. It’s time to modify the state’s mortgage interest deduction. Of course it’s popular, and of course people love it. It’s a tax deduction, and an old one at that, dating back to the earliest days of income taxation when it was used to bolster business growth. It has become, however,…
News
Website connects immigrant entrepreneurs with Portland communities
What’s the best way to help immigrants and refugees? It’s a question Tim Cowley’s heard a lot lately. Before moving to Southeast Portland one year ago, Cowley was working on community development projects in East Africa, where he saw how a hand up can be more impactful and dignifying than a handout. He also discovered…
Rep. Kurt Schrader: Health care bill would have returned us to ‘dark ages’
After a grueling 27-hour debate, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Oregon’s Rep. Greg Walden, voted March 9 to advance the GOP health care plan. The vote was party-line, with the Republican Walden praising the bill for its “affordable, patient-centered reforms,” with “greater flexibility, lower costs for families and greater choice for…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Connecting across political divide
In our increasingly polarized environment, Kerry Anderson has some advice about connecting with people across the political divide. “Don’t get angry when someone says something that is the complete opposite of what you believe,” he said. “Figure out where the other person is coming from.” Kerry, 57, is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and an avid reader…
