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5 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Insiders at City Hall say that 84-year-old Charlie Hales woke up on Monday morning and forgot he was mayor. “There’s no need to worry,” says one of Hales’ three staff members. “He told people all along not to expect the status quo.” Hales, who is responsi ...
5 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Groups work to move homeless across downtown The local Chamber of Commerce is working on a strategy to move homeless youth downtown from SW 3rd and Stark to SW 5th and Alder. It’s thought that nearly 60 staffers from City Hall, nonprofits and the business ...
4 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Editors at The Oregonian were thrilled this week to highlight the success of their outdated website by celebrating their 100,000 hateful comment. The comment was posted after The Oregonian reported that Amanda Fritz was actually a Socialist from England w ...
3 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Program takes priority to help ease the challenges veterans face Staff Reports Department of Veterans Affairs officials announced yesterday that it is commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Iraq War with a new T-shirt. Secretary of Veterans Affairs ...
1 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
The Heidelmoss family of Greensboro, Ind., (above) were ready to close on their dream home last week when they learned they would have to submit to urine and blood analysis in order to receive their mortgage. The policy is a new law that requires families ...
1 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Staph Reports A spokesperson for the Oregon Republican Party wants cyclists in Oregon to be tested for performance-enhancing drugs before receiving any more funds from the state’s transportation budget. “It’s clear that the majority of cyclists, especiall ...
1 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
How the Cully neighborhood came together to turn sustainability into a poverty-fighting strategy By Donita Fry, Contributing Columnist Portlanders may be aware of the city’s reputation for being progressive, one that infuses sustainable theories and pract ...
27 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots was sad to see the Oregonian editorial board flip-flop on important legislation today for people experiencing poverty in Oregon. On June, 9, 2012 the Oregonian board supported the legislation put together by Kotek. "The best approach lon ...
27 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots editorial We need to get real about dental healthcare in Portland and around the state. We see these problems every single week at Street Roots. It’s mostly emergency circumstances that require a visit to the emergency room (ER). In many case ...
26 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff