Culture
How George Clinton stays funky as all hell
At the heart of most of the funky forms this side of the ’70s are the musical ideas of George Clinton, the ringmaster of revolution in American music. Clinton formed The Parliaments in New Jersey in 1955, and the band rehearsed and wrote together out of the Silk Palace barbershop where he straightened hair. After…
Housing
How rural is rural? Housing advocates want narrower definition
Housing and social services advocates throughout northeastern Oregon have begun to push for a new funding category they say will make it easier for housing developers in the most sparsely populated parts of Oregon to compete for construction dollars – and build more affordable housing. But Oregon Housing and Community Services, the state’s housing agency,…
News
The ultra-rich who give with one hand, take with the other
In 1889, opulent industrialist Andrew Carnegie penned the foundation statement of the modern philanthropic movement. In what was known as “The Gospel of Wealth,” Carnegie made known his aversion to leaving large sums to one’s descendants. Neither was he inclined to dole out charity directly to the needy. He urged that it was people like…
Oregon considers peer-led centers for sober socializing and support after treatment ends
Portland was going to be a fresh start for Lor Hiou, 27, and her boyfriend. Hiou had just completed a 30-day inpatient drug treatment program in Tampa, Fla., and the couple planned to reunite after they spent 90 days apart and clean. The day she arrived in Oregon, she got a phone call letting her…
Oh, the places we could go!
If you soon see plaid- and PDX-carpet patterned portable toilets around the city, see, too, the promise of public health they represent. Those portable toilets are one aspect of the “Hygiene Street Response” in Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed city budget, prepared by Katherine Lindsay, who works in the city’s Homelessness and Camping Impact Reduction Program.…
Opinion
The ultra-rich who give with one hand, take with the other
In 1889, opulent industrialist Andrew Carnegie penned the foundation statement of the modern philanthropic movement. In what was known as “The Gospel of Wealth,” Carnegie made known his aversion to leaving large sums to one’s descendants. Neither was he inclined to dole out charity directly to the needy. He urged that it was people like…
I found my way, thanks to my mentors
In Homer’s epic “The Odyssey,” Mentor was charged with looking after Odysseus’s son, Telemachus, while Odysseus went off to war against the Trojans. The goddess, Athena, took Mentor’s form and urged Telemachus to oppose his mother’s male suitors and to find his lost father. Athena was the Goddess of War. Her wisdom, oversight and guidance…
Oh, the places we could go!
If you soon see plaid- and PDX-carpet patterned portable toilets around the city, see, too, the promise of public health they represent. Those portable toilets are one aspect of the “Hygiene Street Response” in Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed city budget, prepared by Katherine Lindsay, who works in the city’s Homelessness and Camping Impact Reduction Program.…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Proud of how far he has come
Mykel Garner wears a monkey costume to sell Street Roots at his post at Case Study Coffee on Southwest 10th Avenue near the Central Library. “The monkey is around my waist here, and my legs are his legs,” he said. “So I tell people, instead of the monkey on my back, I’m on his back.”…
