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  1. Cut off: Keeping Oregon foster siblings connected

    Foster youths have created a bill that would make sibling contact a legally binding right It’s been two years since DeAnna Baker has seen or heard from her two little brothers. Baker, 16, and her younger siblings have been in and out of Oregon’s foster ca ...

    2 Feb 2017 - Emily Green

  2. Barney Frank on Trump-era politics

    The heavy-hitting Democrat from Massachusetts is bringing his game plan to Portland On Jan. 26, the famously free-speaking Barney Frank will deliver what will undoubtedly be an invigorating lecture titled “Democratic Values after Trump: A Frank View” at P ...

    19 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  3. Unified on inauguration week: Why we march

    Portland-area groups and individuals tell Street Roots why they're participating in protests and rallies In a world where political activism is often segmented by cause, never before has one administration unified such a diverse group of progressives ...

    16 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  4. Oregon's recidivism rate lowest in nation? Not so fast

    Oregon came out ahead in a state-by-state study, but comparing recidivism rates can be misleading In corrections, the best measure of success is generally agreed upon to be the recidivism rate, or the rate at which people reoffend after their release. In ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  5. Inside Oregon’s prison workforce: Exploitation or opportunity?

    PART I — Inmates' cheap labor is necessary to keep prisons operating – and sometimes the work benefits the prisoners, too This is Part I of a two-part report looking inside Oregon's prison workforce. Part II explores education and training progr ...

    5 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  6. TriMet fare jumpers won’t be charged with Class A misdemeanors

    Except for in extreme cases, tri-county prosecutors agree to stop using excessive 'interfering with public transit' charge All three district attorneys in Portland’s tri-county area signed an agreement Tuesday stating their offices will no longe ...

    3 Jan 2017 - Emily Green

  7. A Colombian perspective on social work in Portland

    When Colombian social worker Cristina Castaño Henao brought her talents to Portland, she learned how even in the land of plenty, there are needs Cristina Castaño Henao’s job as a social worker once took her to dizzyingly high altitudes amid Colombia’s act ...

    22 Dec 2016 - Emily Green

  8. A program that helps Multnomah County send fewer people to prison is at risk

    A new report shows the program is working, but politics and money woes threaten to undercut its progress Since July 2014, Multnomah County has sent more than 600 offenders, who in the past would have likely gone to prison, into an intensive probation prog ...

    15 Dec 2016 - Emily Green

  9. Self-gentrification: A South Bronx lesson for Portland

    Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategy consultant, pushes for ‘self-gentrification’ – development from within the community Majora Carter may not be a household name in Portland, but she is somewhat of a celebrity in South Bronx, where she was bo ...

    12 Dec 2016 - Emily Green

  10. Letting farmworkers ‘shelter in place’ during pesticide use raises concerns

    Advocates for migrant farmworkers say a new worker protection rule under OSHA’s consideration may cause more harm than good The condition of housing that farmers provide or rent to migrant workers has long been a source of concern in Oregon, which is home ...

    10 Dec 2016 - Emily Green

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