Opinion
Aging infrastructure impacts salmon migration
As the Biden administration prepares to make the biggest investment in U.S. infrastructure in more than a decade, there’s much discussion about how systems like roads, bridges and electric power grids affect people’s daily lives. Here’s an angle that’s received less attention: Wildlife depends on infrastructure too. I’m studying how human-made structures affect salmon migration…
OPINION | Investments in community needed, not cops
Violent crime rates are up. All of us have seen it in the news, and some of us have seen it in our lives. Pundits and policymakers are jumping to conclusions about how to end the rising crime rates. But because there’s no sole cause of violence, there isn’t a single solution. This column is…
Housing for the People | Stories from the frontlines
Mandee Seeley spent three of her five years in Oregon without a home, living in the national forest with her husband and two children. For the latest installment of INSP’s ‘Housing for the People’ column, she writes from her personal perspective about the basic requirement of all humans to have a home, and how the…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Accomplishing goals and looking ahead
Since her last interview just over nine months ago, Dorothy expressed a desire to continue her college education and find a place to live. She has followed through on both of those goals. “I am so grateful for my new apartment,” Dorothy said. “I love the neighborhood and there is a park close by.” She…
Poetry & Art
Music makes Wynne feel powerful, she wants you to feel it too
Sina Wynne Holwerda, more commonly known as Wynne, describes the shock of the pandemic as running 100 miles per hour into a brick wall. Prior to the pandemic Wynne had performed her first sold-out hometown headlining show and was on a sold-out tour with EarthGang. Despite the pandemic halting her momentum as an independent artist…
Housing
Congregate shelter benefits debatable
According to a recently announced spending plan to address homelessness jointly funded by the city of Portland and Multnomah County, local sheltering options will substantially increase. The plan, which will cost $38 million in total, allocates $18 million to add 400 new beds to the city and county’s available roster of shelter space and “bring…
