Proponents of an Oregon bill hope to bring back vocational learning in schools By Nathan Gilles, Staff Writer In his left hand, high school senior John Theimer holds a shiny dial caliper. Using the engineering tool, which looks like a cross between a wren ...
26 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities runs down the impact of cuts to homeless, housing services By Douglas Rice, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The budget cuts known as sequestration, initiated on March 1, will likely force state and local ...
27 Apr 2013 -
Michael Anderson, a Street Roots’ board member and longtime housing advocate recently wrote a piece about how Street Roots makes Portland a better place for all. He pinned the following commentary for the organization: I love Street Roots. For the news t ...
30 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Homeless youth tell their side with Project Viewfinder By Erin Fenner, Staff Writer About four months ago, approximately a dozen people who were homeless or transitioning out of homelessness got together in a room to discuss what sort of film they wanted ...
1 May 2013 - Erin Fenner
By Dr. Jay Levy, D.D.S., Contributing Columnist As a practicing Portland dentist and one who has enjoyed reading and supporting Street Roots for years, it was very disappointing to read the Street Roots article and editorial regarding water fluoridation. ...
2 May 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By John Duke, Contributing Columnist Twice a month the Medical Teams International mobile dental van comes to Outside In to treat homeless youths and other patients within our homeless youth services. Even though the van has the ability to do cleanings an ...
2 May 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Taurus (April 20–May 20) The stars see great prospects in your future, but then they have a lousy sense of timing. This could just be a throwback to your conception when you really made something of yourself. Look on the bright side going forward. Gemini ...
2 May 2013 - Street Roots Staff
The Portland singer, songwriter uses crowdsourcing to put a new album on the market, with proceeds to help support local organizations By Sue Zalokar, Staff Writer Susannah Weaver. Why does that name sound familiar? Weaver, otherwise known as “Little Sue” ...
6 May 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
By Andrea Valderrama, Contributing Columnist “On August 12th, 2012 they arrested me around 2 a.m.,” the day laborer says. “I think they arrested me simply because they noticed I was Latino, but they wrote down it was for littering. The police officer told ...
6 May 2013 - Street Roots Staff
The federal sequester chops $13 million from Oregon’s social-service network, leaving housing and homeless programs bracing to absorb the hit By Jake Thomas and Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writers By now, every American is probably familiar with the term and conce ...
6 May 2013 - Street Roots Staff