By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Long, long ago, in a country not unlike our own — actually, exactly like our own — people were people and corporations were corporations. Today, however, we have corporate personhood, a court-manufactured status that lets comp ...
7 May 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
By Melissa Favara, Contributing Columnist I love teaching 20th Century American Literature in the Pacific Northwest in the spring. Spring term generally is great because it starts off gray and murky, and the students seem kind of draggy, and everyone gets ...
7 May 2013 - Melissa Favara
By Ann-Derrick Gaillot, Contributing Writer Eileen Vizenor’s life changed completely last December when she lost her home and all of her possessions in the span of a few weeks. The experiences were devastating, but none more than losing her two beloved ca ...
6 May 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
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
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 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
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
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
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
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