Vendors have been working hard this summer - in the office and out on their beats - to help make Street Roots the best little paper in Portland. Get your fresh edition on Friday and don’t forget to pass along a smile! Here’s what’s coming your way tomorrow:
Scott Simon’s journey home: The host of NPR’s Weekend Edition talks with Joanne Zuhl about his family and his new book, “Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption,” a collection of essays on adoption, including a feature on Portland’s Thomas Lauderdale of Pink Martini.
Two worlds, one roof: The languages of Somalia and Russia fill the halls of Lincoln Woods, where refugees learn to live side by side in East Portland. Amanda Waldroupe reports on this unusual blend of community.
No country for Roma: Italy and France enact deportation policies against the Romani that echo centuries of persecution. This report gives an historical perspective on the situation and the centuries-old bigotry toward the Roma people in Europe.
The ghosts of history: Recalling the Chinese Exclusion Act of the 1800s, novelist Shawna Yang Ryan sees parallels in our current immigration debate.
Street Blues: An introduction to our newest columnist, Robert Pickett with the Portland Police Bureau. Pickett is a bike officer who works on the front lines on Portland’s streets where law enforcement deal with the good, the bad and the ugly on a daily basis.
Plus, poetry and commentary from the streets, your essential horoscopes from Soup Can Sam, and a friendly vendor to hand it to you come Friday morning. Thank you, readers!