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  1. Fear and Loathing in the Cascades

    Advice from young politicos, journos and other one-time humans If I’d written all the truth I knew for the past 10 years, about all of the elected officials in office in Oregon, I would be rotting in prison cells from Coffee Creek to the Eastern Oregon Co ...

    11 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  2. It’s that time of year again: Ask the managing editor

    Once a year we open up a page to answer your most pressing questions. And then, every spring, we do this thing, apropos of nothing. Dear Managing Editor, It must be very challenging in this day and age to keep producing a newspaper. How do you compete wit ...

    11 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  3. Just when you thought it was safe to return to the sidewalk

    Street Roots Editorial You know, we were just about to give up on writing editorials. That whole economic/social justice thing is exhausting when no one is paying attention. And then, Christmas came early – or actually a little late. Maybe it was Easter t ...

    11 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  4. Street Roots ends paper run

    Out with the old, in with the new with Street Roots online Staff reports While other newspapers have jibber-jabbered for years about dropping the printed page for a total digital delivery, Street Roots is actually making the leap! As of April 1, Street Ro ...

    11 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  5. We’re red hot potatoes, if I do say so myself

    It’s official! Street Roots is changing its format to online satire. We’ve given up on the idea of reporting real news. We’ve begged and borrowed to fund our journalism department for far too long. Newspapers are changing. Profit margins are down and Stre ...

    11 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  6. New consultants on bridge to nowhere

    Staff Reports Project managers for the Columbia River Crossing, also known as the “Bridge to Nowhere II,” announced today that the $27 billion project will get a new consultant in the spring. “We’re really happy to be bringing on Sarah Palin,” says Richer ...

    10 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  7. Indy band ‘Ironic’ content to influence youths with deep, thoughtful lyrics

    by Seriously Guest writer No one suspected that a group of 20-something musicians who live off their parents’ trust funds would form the band “Ironic.” But probably no one wishes they hadn’t. The group’s second release, titled “Deep,” is eagerly awaited b ...

    9 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  8. Media round-up

    A snapshot of what’s happening this week in Portland’s top rags and mags   The Portland Monthly is featuring the Top 10 headlines published by the magazine in 2012. Coming in at number four was, “Oregon is beautiful.” Number three; “Oregon is beautiful on ...

    9 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  9. Society News

    Elder accidentally creates Perry Mason Facebook event The granddaughter of a 68-year-old woman named Edith recently taught her grandmother how to use Facebook. “I was so excited and overwhelmed at the same time,” says Edith. “I’m still confused about the ...

    8 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  10. Ask Google Instant: It knows what you mean!

    Google Instant, a feature that displays suggested online search results while the user types, has become so popular that Google has expanded it into a regular advice column. Dear Google Instant, What is the name of the police movie series with Stev... — G ...

    5 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

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