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  1. Together, ex-Seattle street paper editor, vendor unearth a purpose

    The Olympic National Park holds amazing things — including signs to a troubled future I’m not much of a hiker, so when Bryant Carlin forged off an established trail in Olympic National Park and led me through a tangle of moss and Pacific fern, I had to sp ...

    3 Sep 2015 - Rosette Royale

  2. Foot soldiers of the Civil Rights era, past and present

    History is written by the victors.” At least, that’s what a famous quote tells us. Trouble is, there’s no real agreement on who spoke or wrote those words. Maybe it was Niccolò Machiavelli, author of the 16th-century work of political philosophy, “The Pri ...

    3 Feb 2015 - Rosette Royale

  3. George Packer on The Divided States of America

    It’s hard to say just when it began, the unravelling of the American Dream. Did it start in the ’70s, with the slow dismantling of industrial jobs in the Midwest? Can it be traced to the era of Reaganomics, that time period in the ’80s of reduced governme ...

    20 Nov 2014 - Rosette Royale

  4. Crowd Control: Journalist Alan Weisman talks about the need to curb the global population

    On Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. PST, the global population was 7.12 billion people, and our population keeps growing. Every four-and-a-half days, one million more children are born. UN officials predict that by 2100, there may be 10.9 billion of us. That would be wo ...

    14 Jan 2014 - Rosette Royale

  5. The nun, the murderer and the Oscar-winning film

    Sister Helen Prejean became famous with her book, Dead Man Walking, which was made into an Oscar-winning film. But her mission to end the death penalty remains her starring role. Elmo Patrick Sonnier committed two heinous crimes. On Nov. 5, 1977, Patrick ...

    6 Nov 2013 - Rosette Royale

  6. Age of Inocente

    Inocente gained fame in the Oscar-winning documentary “Inocente,” which shows her pursuing her dream to be an artist. Her paintings exhibit a sense of whimsy, and sometimes, her face is the canvas. As a homeless teen, Inocente dreamed of a better life. Bu ...

    9 Oct 2013 - Rosette Royale

  7. Growing up Panther

    Former Black Panther Party captain Aaron Dixon reflects on an often misunderstood movement that still resonates today By Rosette Royale, Contributing Writer In the era of Androids and iPads, it’s easy to forget that 45 years ago, people used rotary phones ...

    26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  8. Sweet shots

    Associated Press photographer Barry Sweet chronicles four decades of contemporary American scenes from the Pacific Northwest and beyond By Rosette Royale, Contributing Writer Our concept of contemporary history is forever married to the storytelling power ...

    30 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  9. The full four-part series on domestic abuse: Gravity of Abuse

    The full four-part series on domestic abuse: Gravity of Abuse [caption id="attachment_7211" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo by Kate Baldwin[/caption] “The gravity of abuse: The personal toll of domestic abuse,"  gre ...

    20 Jul 2012 - Street Roots

  10. The gravity of abuse: Part III: No contact

    The gravity of abuse: Part III: No contact [caption id="attachment_7290" align="alignnone" width="500"] All photos by Kate Baldwinw[/caption] The third in our series on one family’s struggle to survive domestic violence. Read ...

    4 Jul 2012 - Street Roots

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