News
More sexual-assault reports at Coffee Creek prison raise questions
This report contains potentially triggering details of an alleged sexual assault and may not be suitable for young readers. What happens when eight incarcerated women bring forth sexual assault allegations, but three of them appear to be embellishing their stories? In January 2018, Oregon State Police visited Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville to take…
The connection between eviction and suicide
“Breaking the Silence” is a statewide media collaboration aimed at putting a spotlight on the public health crisis of suicide in Oregon and offering our readers, listeners and viewers resources to help if they – or those they know – are in crisis. Learn more at breakingthesilenceor.com. WHEN KIMBERLY REPP saw how high Washington County’s…
Opinion
Writing unlocks the door: Realizing a childhood dream
I wanted to write before I could even read. When I was 4 years old, Dad read a lot of children’s books to me, but my favorite was “The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy.” The cover was powder blue with a canary yellow title. The only illustrations were at the beginning of each story…
Adding a citizenship question to census an attack on immigrant health care
Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau may not seem political or imminently relevant to your life, but I can assure you it is both. The census helps dictate how federal tax dollars are spent, based on how many people live in given communities. And it determines long-term representation at the state and local level…
SR editorial: Public records are the right of every Oregonian
From the moment a politician put pen to paper, there has been a reporter asking for a copy of the document. Transparency in government is a hallmark of democracy, and public-records laws are fundamental to preserving the public’s constitutional right to government accountability. But when the public is forced to wait extensive periods for records…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Working toward her goals
Kat has moved around a lot. She was born in California and traveled from there to New York, Medford, New Orleans and back again to Portland. She’s always loved doing hair and makeup professionally. “I used to own a shop with a friend of mine in Medford,” she said. “After I first came here to…
Culture
Roxane Gay looks back at her teenage self
By Roxane Gay, as told to Anastasia Safioleas Roxane Gay is the author of the books “Ayiti,” “An Untamed State,” the New York Times bestselling column "Bad Feminist," the nationally bestselling “Difficult Women” and the New York Times bestselling “Hunger.” She is also the author of “World of Wakanda” for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. If…
Housing
The connection between eviction and suicide
“Breaking the Silence” is a statewide media collaboration aimed at putting a spotlight on the public health crisis of suicide in Oregon and offering our readers, listeners and viewers resources to help if they – or those they know – are in crisis. Learn more at breakingthesilenceor.com. WHEN KIMBERLY REPP saw how high Washington County’s…
