Culture
Comedian Maria Bamford is not afraid to get personal
Comedian Maria Bamford has a singular talent for finding the absurd joy in moments that make most of us bubble in shame. At one point in her 2017 Netflix special, “Old Baby,” while performing to an audience gathered in a bowling alley, she recounts a time she gave a Career Day talk to a group…
Have you met Scott McCaughey?
Scott McCaughey has made scores of records over the past 35 years – with his Seattle band, the Young Fresh Fellows; with his more recent Portland rock and folk collective, the Minus Five; as the “fifth member” of R.E.M.; and as a utility player for countless others, including M. Ward, Robyn Hitchcock, Wilco and The…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Experiences around the world
Michone Nettles was born in Vancouver, Wash., the ninth of 10 children. His mother was a homemaker. His father worked for Alcoa Aluminum for 35 years. “She took care of us all, and he supported us,” he said. His parents were from Hooks, a small town in the Texarkana area of Texas. “My grandfather came…
Housing
Housing on the Oregon Coast: What about The Big One?
In a recent conversation with a rural Clatsop County woman, she spoke of her housing options for retirement between Astoria and Warrenton. “Well, I’d love to live in town, but it is too expensive,” she said about Astoria. “We looked at housing in Warrenton, but then what about the tidal wave?” This is a familiar…
News
PERS reform sticks it to teachers, other underpaid public employees
The Oregon Legislature is planning a pay cut for public employees, as a big part of a package to restructure the deficits caused by the failure to fully fund the Public Employee Retirement System. Public positions already pay much less for the qualifications required than is true in the private sector. Compensation in the public…
Two walkouts; two very different futures for our children
Wednesday was a day of contrasting walkouts. Brightly visible in red T-shirts, students and teachers across the state walked out into the sunlight. Oregon Republican senators, on the other hand, scurried into the shadows. Handed the possibility of passing a bill to fund education, they opted to shut down the Senate instead, leaving the state…
Opinion
PERS reform sticks it to teachers, other underpaid public employees
The Oregon Legislature is planning a pay cut for public employees, as a big part of a package to restructure the deficits caused by the failure to fully fund the Public Employee Retirement System. Public positions already pay much less for the qualifications required than is true in the private sector. Compensation in the public…
Two walkouts; two very different futures for our children
Wednesday was a day of contrasting walkouts. Brightly visible in red T-shirts, students and teachers across the state walked out into the sunlight. Oregon Republican senators, on the other hand, scurried into the shadows. Handed the possibility of passing a bill to fund education, they opted to shut down the Senate instead, leaving the state…
