Environment
Future of Oregon water resources in peril
2015 was not a good year for water in Oregon. It was the third year in a row of drought. As spring and summer slogged on, 25 counties across the state entered into a state of emergency. Access to water was shut off among farms with junior water rights, causing millions of dollars in economic…
Culture
This art will self-destruct
In a lush corner of a West Coast rainforest, a nursery stump is covered in moss, a small huckleberry bush and the face of a contemplative woman. This is the work of artist Alex Stewart, who creates biodegradable art that will decompose or end up covered in moss within one to six months. “It’s a…
News
Street Roots vendor writing: Hats off to the volunteers
Paulette Bade has been with Street Roots for nearly 20 years, ever since it was called The Burnside Cadillac. You can find her most days seated in her walker, selling the paper at the corner of Southwest Park Avenue and Salmon Street in downtown Portland. I started selling Street Roots a long time ago, and…
He planned every detail of his wedding – and his death hours later
For the last hours of his 75 years on Earth, Robert Fuller was married to a man he loved. “I anoint you,” said Nancy Rebecca, a nurse, clairvoyant and sometime wedding officiant, “Mr. Robert and Mr. Reese Baxter-Fuller.” The cameras flashed, the tape rolled as Fuller and Baxter exchanged vows, rings and a chaste kiss.…
Do no harm: States, doctors across the U.S. still grapple with Death With Dignity
When Robert Fuller decided to die, it was a choice informed by personal experience. Fuller, 75, suffered from terminal cancer. He started feeling sick in July 2018. By September, a CT scan found a tumor growing under his tongue. The news didn’t surprise him. “I knew it was there,” Fuller said in April. “I could…
Trump wants to intercede on homeless crisis – but on whose behalf?
On Monday, Trump free-associated about homelessness with Fox News’ right-wing provocateur Tucker Carlson, associating “filth” with descriptions of homeless people and declaring his desire to “get that whole thing cleaned up” because the visibility of homelessness is “inappropriate.” Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach her at kaia@streetroots.org. Follow her…
Housing
Trump wants to intercede on homeless crisis – but on whose behalf?
On Monday, Trump free-associated about homelessness with Fox News’ right-wing provocateur Tucker Carlson, associating “filth” with descriptions of homeless people and declaring his desire to “get that whole thing cleaned up” because the visibility of homelessness is “inappropriate.” Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach her at kaia@streetroots.org. Follow her…
Opinion
Trump wants to intercede on homeless crisis – but on whose behalf?
On Monday, Trump free-associated about homelessness with Fox News’ right-wing provocateur Tucker Carlson, associating “filth” with descriptions of homeless people and declaring his desire to “get that whole thing cleaned up” because the visibility of homelessness is “inappropriate.” Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach her at kaia@streetroots.org. Follow her…
