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Feb. 21, 2020

Culture

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John Cameron Mitchell on stage dressed as Hedwig

John Cameron Mitchell has a lot going on – in Portland and beyond

The actor-musician-writer and longtime collaborator Chris Slusarenko, of Eyelids, talk ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch,’ ‘Shrill,’ Lou Reed and the ‘Origin of Love’ tour
By
Jason Cohen
February 21, 2020
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Tehlor Kay Mejia

Tehlor Kay Mejia creates a terrifyingly real world in her YA fantasy

The author discusses her latest novel, a queer, Latinx dystopian fantasy with Trump-era issues
By
Sarah Hansell
February 21, 2020

Environment

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Signs on large trucks protest taxes and government control

Making sense of Timber Unity: A matter of identity and the white working class

COMMENTARY | When supporters speak to the threat to 'our way of life,' they are invoking the white supremacist history of Oregon
By
Kaisa Schlarb
February 21, 2020

Opinion

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Signs on large trucks protest taxes and government control

Making sense of Timber Unity: A matter of identity and the white working class

COMMENTARY | When supporters speak to the threat to 'our way of life,' they are invoking the white supremacist history of Oregon
By
Kaisa Schlarb
February 21, 2020
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Money

SR editorial: To fight homelessness, Metro asks the wealthy to pay their fair share

A proposed ballot measure to impose a progressive tax on our region's highest earners would help level the playing field
By
SR editorial board
February 21, 2020

Social Justice

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Chalk drawings on a street of a child holding an adult's hand

What Oregon can learn from other states about foster care reform

States that have overhauled their foster care systems in the wake of class-action lawsuits may offer lessons
By
Libby Dowsett
February 21, 2020
Street Roots
Tehlor Kay Mejia

Tehlor Kay Mejia creates a terrifyingly real world in her YA fantasy

The author discusses her latest novel, a queer, Latinx dystopian fantasy with Trump-era issues
By
Sarah Hansell
February 21, 2020
Street Roots

Trial could be a year away in suit over Oregon foster care system

Settlement talks have broken down
By
Libby Dowsett
February 21, 2020

Vendor Profiles

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Street Roots vendor Mark Rodrigeuz

Street Roots vendor profile: Mark Rodriguez gets an apartment

Mark, who enjoys feeling safe inside, says the transition from years on the streets ‘has been interesting’
By
Helen Hill
February 21, 2020
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