Culture
John Cameron Mitchell has a lot going on – in Portland and beyond
John Cameron Mitchell doesn’t live in Portland, but he’s sure spending a lot of time here. Besides being featured on Hulu’s “Shrill,” which films locally, the multi-hyphenate performer behind the musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” was bringing his “Origin of Love” tour to Revolution Hall on Feb. 26. He will return for the Portland…
Tehlor Kay Mejia creates a terrifyingly real world in her YA fantasy
On Feb. 24, Oregon author Tehlor Kay Mejia’s sophomore novel, “We Unleash the Merciless Storm,” a young adult (YA) queer Latinx fantasy set in a dystopian reality, will hit the shelves. Mejia’s books come at a time when diversity in YA literature is steadily increasing, but still has a long way to go. Just less…
News
What Oregon can learn from other states about foster care reform
The story of three boys trapped in a torturous family circle of abuse, starvation and neglect was the impetus for immediate change in New Jersey’s foster care system. The victims’ civil trial attorney, Eric Kahn, believes the overhaul of New Jersey’s Department of Youth and Family Services would have happened at some point — but…
Tehlor Kay Mejia creates a terrifyingly real world in her YA fantasy
On Feb. 24, Oregon author Tehlor Kay Mejia’s sophomore novel, “We Unleash the Merciless Storm,” a young adult (YA) queer Latinx fantasy set in a dystopian reality, will hit the shelves. Mejia’s books come at a time when diversity in YA literature is steadily increasing, but still has a long way to go. Just less…
Trial could be a year away in suit over Oregon foster care system
Ten months after the filing of a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Oregon’s foster children, settlement talks have broken down and the case is headed for trial. National watchdog group A Better Childhood has filed a cross motion to set a new schedule for the trial to allow plaintiffs more time to develop their case.…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Mark Rodriguez gets an apartment
After three years and four months living on the streets of Portland, Mark Rodriguez has his own place. Among other changes, he finds his appetite has improved. “This morning I got up and made two eggs with toast and butter. Then I went back to bed. On the bus on the way here, I was…
Environment
Making sense of Timber Unity: A matter of identity and the white working class
The sun came out on a recent Thursday in Salem. For many of the attendees at the Timber Unity rally against cap-and-trade legislation, sunshine after record-setting rain in the previous month, was proof that God showed favor to Timber Unity. However, attendance was a far cry from the 10,000 people predicted on the Timber Unity…
Opinion
Making sense of Timber Unity: A matter of identity and the white working class
The sun came out on a recent Thursday in Salem. For many of the attendees at the Timber Unity rally against cap-and-trade legislation, sunshine after record-setting rain in the previous month, was proof that God showed favor to Timber Unity. However, attendance was a far cry from the 10,000 people predicted on the Timber Unity…
SR editorial: To fight homelessness, Metro asks the wealthy to pay their fair share
If the Legislature is in session, then people are complaining about taxes. You can’t have one without the other. Taxes and who pays them were front and center in the debate over a bill in the House to raise the limit on the amount the Metro service district can levy. That decision could have an…
