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  1. Taking charge of the holidays key for survivors, victims alike

    Commentary: The holidays can be a daunting time because of heightened emotions and expectations It’s difficult these days to go to a store, watch TV, or sift through email without being reminded that the holiday season is here. For many people, this time ...

    7 Dec 2015 - Kerry Naughton

  2. How Houdini tried to save Portland

    Commentary: Kick Ass Oregon History writes on Houdini and Portland Around 1920, the United States experienced a wave of “spiritualism.” This interest seems to hit our society in spurts over the decades, coming in and out of vogue. But looking at the early ...

    7 Dec 2015 - Doug Kenck-Crispin

  3. The minimum wage fight you don’t know needs to be fought

    Commentary: Oregon nonprofits and businesses currently utilize this statute to pay thousands of individuals a subminimum wage I’m here to sound an alarm. The minimum wage is not, it turns out, actually the minimum wage. You may not know this, but there’s ...

    7 Dec 2015 - Stephen Marc Beaudoin

  4. DEQ resurfacing in Oregon

    Oregon’s agency responsible for monitoring water polluters hopes added positions will help it catch up on expired permits Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) grabbed the lifeline it sorely needed when legislators approved a $1.5 million pac ...

    28 Jul 2015 - Emily Green

  5. Director's Desk: Laws targeting the poor in America are shameful

    Oregon has the chance to support access to a better life instead of draconian laws targeting the poor Legislation in Kansas this week is looking to ban those who receive government assistance from spending it on the movies, swimming pools, spas, lingerie ...

    9 Apr 2015 - Israel Bayer

  6. Editorial: drug policy reform must look to the future, and the past

    This past November, a clear majority of Oregonian voters agreed to take formal action on what had been a fairly accepted social norm: That marijuana use shouldn’t be illegal. Its use shouldn’t result in being arrested, serving time and a criminal record. ...

    9 Apr 2015 - SR editorial board

  7. TriMet Exclusions: One wrong step

    Public defenders say petty criminal charges police issue to TriMet riders are wasting Portland-metro area court resources This past July, at the Tigard Transit Center, Chris Tejero was arrested and slapped with two misdemeanor charges after he boarded Tri ...

    10 Mar 2015 - Emily Green

  8. Oregon’s environmental policies should be more than paper deep

    Oregon has a proud history of protecting its wildlife and natural resources. We also have significant environmental problems. The latter is particularly frustrating when the best intentions are left to languish under the weight of an underfunded bureaucra ...

    25 Feb 2015 - SR editorial board

  9. Underwater: Oregon's agency responsible for monitoring waterway polluters is the most backlogged in the country

    Oregon has the stiffest water pollution regulations of any state in the U.S. Sounds impressive, right? Think again. Oregon is dead last nationwide when it comes to keeping wastewater permits current with state regulations. According to the EPA’s most rece ...

    24 Feb 2015 - Emily Green

  10. Sin state: How bad habits become big revenue for Oregon

    As Oregon adds marijuana to its list of taxable sins, Street Roots examines the financial impact of the state’s excise taxes, also known as “sin taxes.” How much revenue do sin taxes generate for the state and what do the taxed sins ultimately cost reside ...

    19 Feb 2015 - Emily Green

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