Larry Sherman brings to the masses a better understanding of this public health problem Portlanders are a little nerdy, so it’s not all that surprising that Science on Tap, a science lecture series where attendees can also enjoy a beer, regularly sells ou ...
14 Apr 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Former Marine and member of Portland’s Veterans for Peace chapter, Dan Shea knows the lasting effects of the Vietnam War all too well. In 1977 his first child was born with a number of birth defects that he believes were the result of his exposure to Agen ...
10 May 2014 - Emily Green
Every war has its after-war,” writes David Finkel, “depression, anxiety, nightmares, memory problems, personality changes, suicidal thoughts.” In the recent “ Thank You for Your Service ” and 2009’s “ The Good Soldiers,” Finkel shows us what he means by p ...
15 Feb 2014 - Jim Douglas
By Robert Britt I met Brian Bland just before Veterans Day. Brian, a former Marine Corps corporal who served two deployments in Iraq, had been invited to Reynolds High School in Troutdale, just east of Portland. The school was hosting a Living History Day ...
15 Dec 2012 - Israel Bayer
The vets came to town: An immersion into the anti-war movement at the Veterans for Peace National Conference By Martha Gies, Contributing Writer There was not much promise in the week beginning August 1. On Tuesday, following the Congressional battle over ...
30 Aug 2011 - Street Roots
Two veterans w/PTSD work together to transcend homelessness [caption id="attachment_2671" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Joe Holness, an Iraq war veteran helped another young vet into housing and is now working t ...
7 Jan 2010 - Street Roots