News
Political journalist Sarah Kendzior on what middle America can teach the rest of the country
"Flyover country” was never meant to be a flattering term. Middle America, lacking the wealth and sparkle of coastal cities, is viewed from the fringes as a collection of places where people – and money – depart, but never arrive. They are not destinations, but rather hometowns left behind for better climes, upward mobility and…
Evictions have doubled in the United States since 2000
It starts with a note on the door. What that piece of paper says and how a tenant must respond to it varies based on the situation. Did they not pay the rent on time? Did they destroy property? Did they violate their lease agreements? Depending on the answers to these questions, a tenant may…
Coos Bay teachers get schooled on living with poverty and homelessness
Imagine you’re a single mother trying to support two school-aged children on low wages earned working two jobs. You’ve just paid your car insurance and utility bills, when the transmission on your 1997 sedan gives out, and with it goes your only means of transportation to your graveyard shift cleaning offices. Public transportation in your…
Poetry & Art
Political journalist Sarah Kendzior on what middle America can teach the rest of the country
"Flyover country” was never meant to be a flattering term. Middle America, lacking the wealth and sparkle of coastal cities, is viewed from the fringes as a collection of places where people – and money – depart, but never arrive. They are not destinations, but rather hometowns left behind for better climes, upward mobility and…
Street Roots vendors lend artistic hand to pottery project
Several afternoons this spring, Street Roots has been transformed into a bustling pop-up pottery studio thanks to artist Dana Lynn Louis and the Gather:Make:Shelter project. Coffee cups and backpacks were temporarily swept off tables and replaced by paintbrushes, bottles of glaze, drawing books and greenware clay bowls as vendors gathered to research creative designs and…
Housing
Evictions have doubled in the United States since 2000
It starts with a note on the door. What that piece of paper says and how a tenant must respond to it varies based on the situation. Did they not pay the rent on time? Did they destroy property? Did they violate their lease agreements? Depending on the answers to these questions, a tenant may…
Coos Bay teachers get schooled on living with poverty and homelessness
Imagine you’re a single mother trying to support two school-aged children on low wages earned working two jobs. You’ve just paid your car insurance and utility bills, when the transmission on your 1997 sedan gives out, and with it goes your only means of transportation to your graveyard shift cleaning offices. Public transportation in your…
Opinion
SR editorial: Separating children from asylum seekers unconscionable
It is outrageous that we have to declare in print that children should not be traumatized and discarded for political gain. But this abuse is exactly what our government is doing in our name. The contribution of immigrants to our country has always been a supporting pillar in our values as Americans. Today, we are…
