News
Novak Đjokovic’s creating opportunities by investing in children
The world of professional sports is typically associated with stories about competitive sports records, record earnings or record-breaking events. This story about a professional athlete is entirely different. Serbian street paper Liceulice interviewed Novak Đjokovic, the most famous Serbian tennis player and athlete whose public work is a testimony that not all successes are solely…
Muhammad Yunus’ plan for a world without poverty
“Poor people are like bonsai plants. If you take the seed of the tallest tree in the forest and put it in a flowerpot, that tree will only grow one meter high. You wonder, why does this tree not grow as tall as the one you saw in the forest? It simply doesn’t have a…
Clackamas County tries corrective medicine for opiate-addicted offenders
Justin Davenport, Jake Moses and Brandin Riehle are best friends, the closest friends each of them has had in their entire lives. The three are in their 20s: Davenport is 28; Moses, 27; and Riehle, 24. Like all friends, they have quite a bit in common. They enjoy playing basketball and other sports. Most importantly,…
Housing
Rent assistance program pays off for Portland residents seeking work
A program that provides job-training skills to low-income Portlanders has shown that participants who are given rent assistance while in the program are far more likely to finish it, get a job and earn higher wages. The Economic Opportunity Program is a job-training program of Worksystems, the local workforce development board for the Portland metropolitan…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Embracing values passed down from elders
Woodrow Eagleman has an easy-going manner with an underlying strength that protects himself and others when needed. His names describe that inner strength. “Woodrow” comes from relatives who served in the U.S. military. His family name includes “eagle,” which stands for bravery and strength in the Lakota tradition. He grew up in Wakpala, S.D., on…
Opinion
SR editorial: Vote yes on Measure 101 for all Oregonians
First do no harm. That’s a centuries-old tenet when it comes to health care. It’s worth keeping in mind when it comes to Measure 101, which asks voters to ensure coverage for hundreds of thousands of Oregonians, or let the bottom drop out and hope for something better. Measure 101 is the Republican response to…
Editorial cartoon: Jan. 5, 2018
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