Homeless by bureaucracy A Street Roots Editorial Take a good look at these faces. They reflect the faces of today’s homeless population – right before they become homeless. They are not the faces of people who are lazy, addicted or chose the streets. They ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Opportunity awaits us at every corner Editorial from the Sept. 18 edition. The world is a very daunting place. From war to health care, the environment to the economy, and the H1N1 flu – people are feeling the squeeze. Locally, it’s no different. From the ...
30 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Editorial: Police tactics undermine city’s work For years, St. Francis dining hall has been more than a place to gather for a meal. It is that rare plot of serenity and community for people dealing with poverty and homelessness. That was all shattered a f ...
1 Oct 2009 - Street Roots
Editorial: Region must work for housing levy Ever wonder why so many people are experiencing homelessness in Portland, or why the panhandling debate never seems to die? It most certainly has something to do with the economy, but it also has something to d ...
12 Nov 2009 - Street Roots
Levy, bond: The time is right to make a bold move For two consecutive editions of the newspaper Street Roots has called for a housing levy or bond in the Portland region. Also read: Region must work for affordable housing levy from the Nov 13. issue, and ...
2 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
SR editorial: Time to stop our own victimization Advocates for the homeless, including people on the streets, have a tendency to fall prey to becoming victims and responding to any number of crisis situations that unfold in our city in a scattered and som ...
8 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Editorial: Lessons in housing relocation demand change In “Times up at the West,” (Street Roots, Nov. 12) we highlighted both the challenges and successes of the Macdonald Center to create 42 units of affordable housing in downtown Portland. They’re doing ...
26 Nov 2010 - Street Roots
With representatives like these... Street Roots editorial from the December 10 edition... The federal response to the American people, both locally and around the country over the past two weeks is disturbing on many levels. Extending the Bush-era tax to ...
14 Dec 2010 - Street Roots
Housing, not bullets and more training can help end the violence, death... Street Roots editorial from the January 7, edition “Whenever I see the police kill another homeless person, my heart cries out and I shed a tear. When is enough, enough? These peop ...
10 Jan 2011 - Street Roots
SR Editorial: There is still time to make the right choice for veterans Abraham Flexner, an American educator, said decades ago, “Nations have recently been led to borrow billions (now trillions) for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. ...
19 Jan 2012 - Street Roots