Part II — With a statewide prison population of nearly 15,000 inmates, education programs are few and far between This is Part II of a two-part report looking inside Oregon's prison workforce. Part I explores whether prison jobs exploit inmates ...
5 Jan 2017 - Corinne Ellis
Rucker is the Integrated Health and Recovery Treatment case manager. But he used to be on the other side of the patient and case manager relationship. In a sterile hospital room in the depths of Oregon Health & Science University, Tyrone Rucker sat wi ...
1 Dec 2016 - Corinne Ellis
Increased investment has begun in Portland with a newly announced health and housing alliance In a report released in late October, Oregon Health Authority examined the role of housing as a social determinant of health. The report, which surveyed 15 of ...
23 Nov 2016 - Corinne Ellis
Vinnie Kinsella’s new book, “Fashionably Late,” chronicles the experiences and the journeys of men who came out when they were older For 34 years, Vinnie Kinsella hid a part of himself from the world. Coming out of the closet in his mid-30s was anything b ...
9 Nov 2016 - Corinne Ellis
A surfing enthusiast, Stephen left California for a fresh start in Portland Surfing isn’t just a hobby for Stephen Banks; it’s a way of life. Stephen has lived in all corners of the country, but he said his favorite place will always be California. Steph ...
20 Oct 2016 - Corinne Ellis
Things have begun to look up for Street Roots vendors, musicians Dominick and Julianne Selling Street Roots is far more than just a job for Julianne and Dominick Hart; it is an exercise in relationship building. In nearly everything they do, Dominick and ...
9 Oct 2016 - Corinne Ellis