How the right-wing Patriot movement is organizing throughout Oregon’s rural communities Oregon’s scenic Harney County, never known for seeking the spotlight, drew the gaze of nearly every Oregonian in January when armed militants occupied the Malheur Nati ...
11 Oct 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Joyce Hotel will remain open for some of the most vulnerable residents in our community After six months of uncertainly, the Portland Housing Bureau has completed an agreement to buy the Joyce Hotel, Downtown Portland’s last low-barrier housing for the ci ...
22 Jun 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Two-dozen low-income residents wait to hear their fate The saga of the Joyce Hotel has developed a new twist: The city of Portland has made another offer to purchase the building in an effort to salvage one of the last low-income housing options in downto ...
6 May 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Jen Senko explains the ‘epidemic’ of conservative media indoctrination — how it originated, how it divides us, and how to respond Jen Senko acknowledges that brainwashing is a strong term, but it’s the one she thinks best describes what happened to her fa ...
3 Apr 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Owner pulls out of talk with city, which offered to buy the low-barrier, low-cost hotel as long as tenants could stay *This article was updated March 24, 2016, with additional details, including comments from representatives of Precision Property Manage ...
22 Mar 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Steve Phillips says candidates need to pay attention to the rainbow coalition that is the new American majority If today’s political scene has left you feeling less than hopeful, consider the work of Steve Phillips. Phillips is a civil rights lawyer and s ...
17 Mar 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
Portland's Joyce Hotel, considered the housing of last resort, is closing March 30 The Joyce Hotel, one of downtown’s last rental havens for Portland’s homeless, has given notice to its residents to vacate the premises by March 30. The mass eviction ...
28 Jan 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
The photographic journey of Matt Black Like many professional photographers, Matt Black reached the point where he set aside the trusty film on which he’d built an award-winning reputation and embraced the digital world. That was 2012. One of his first st ...
17 Dec 2015 - Joanne Zuhl
Sonja Skvarla, founder of A Social Ignition, uses the language of business to help people invest in themselves, even when no one else will Joshua Wright has a plan to help people, specifically young adults. His business plan is to create a mixed martial a ...
10 Dec 2015 - Joanne Zuhl
With women still woefully underrepresented in leadership roles in film, TV and advertising, groups such as the ACLU and the 3% Conference are stepping up Whenever Juliana Lukasik is in need of motivation, she turns on the movie “Miss Representation.” The ...
24 Sep 2015 - Joanne Zuhl