The congressman from Portland hopes to flip the script on centuries of government-sanctioned discrimination Congressman Earl Blumenauer doesn’t consider himself naive. He’s been in politics most of his life, from the Portland City Council to serving Orego ...
13 Sep 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
COMMENTARY | Homeless students deserve the same education as their peers Improving educational outcomes for all of Oregon’s students is urgent business. That’s why it was so important to me to add a provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act, passed by ...
8 Feb 2019 - Ron Wyden
The U.S. senator talks with a street paper vendor about poverty in America Street paper vendor Ken Martin took advantage of a chance meeting with U.S. Sen. Al Franken. Franken was getting out of his car, and Martin was nearby, doing what he normally does ...
8 Sep 2017 - Ken Martin and Roberta Haber