How Oregonians are eating the social and economic cost of bad oral health By Alex Zielinski, Staff writer Sitting in a reclining chair in Multnomah County’s newest dental clinic for the first time, Kenneth can’t help but smile. Despite his crooked, gapped ...
27 Mar 2013 - Alex Zielinski
How the Cully neighborhood came together to turn sustainability into a poverty-fighting strategy By Donita Fry, Contributing Columnist Portlanders may be aware of the city’s reputation for being progressive, one that infuses sustainable theories and pract ...
27 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Ann Derrick Gaillot, Contributing Writer If ever you walk past the OnPoint bank at Northeast Ninth Avenue and Broadway, you may notice a grinning woman set apart from the crowd by her sizeable, fluffy, blond mullet. That woman’s name is Sherri Banning ...
27 Mar 2013 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Rep. Jennifer Williamson talks about new public safety initiatives and the potential for real reform By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer In the past 10 years, Oregon’s prison population has grown by nearly 50 percent, and while it remains lower than that nationa ...
27 Mar 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Street Roots editorial We need to get real about dental healthcare in Portland and around the state. We see these problems every single week at Street Roots. It’s mostly emergency circumstances that require a visit to the emergency room (ER). In many case ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Former Black Panther Party captain Aaron Dixon reflects on an often misunderstood movement that still resonates today By Rosette Royale, Contributing Writer In the era of Androids and iPads, it’s easy to forget that 45 years ago, people used rotary phones ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
While other states reduce incarceration and crime, Oregon is on track to spend $600M on new prison space By Denise Welch and Sonny Lerma, Contributing Columnists This year, Oregon’s Legislature will examine whether to pass reforms that reduce our reliance ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Housing program makes gains as agencies join forces to overcome barriers By Robert Britt, Staff Writer After five years of federal buildup and more than six months of focus from community partners, the nation’s largest program to house homeless veterans s ...
25 Mar 2013 - Robert Britt
By Andy Smith and Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist On Monday, March 4, the co-chairs of the Ways and Means Committee in the State Legislature presented their budget for Oregon for the next two years. This is the beginning of the second step in the ...
22 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
An open letter to City Hall By Jennifer Brager, Housing Land Advocates Housing Land Advocates (HLA), a nonprofit organization, encourages land use policies supporting affordable housing and the development of sustainable communities. Our organization has ...
22 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff