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OPINION | Even with eviction moratorium, landlords kicked renters out

Millions of renters lost a key protection keeping them in their homes last month
By
Matthew Fowle
September 8, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Action needed so people can afford rent

OPINION | Wyden has proposed a bill to move toward universal vouchers
By
Kaia Sand
September 8, 2021
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With the keys to his new apartment on a lanyard around his neck, Dan Newth works on his column for Street Roots.

Home and heart with community

Opinion | ‘I felt privileged, protected, overwhelmed and mentally exhausted’
By
Dan Newth
September 5, 2021
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People already collect cans for cash rewards, why not expand it to trash?

Portland needs a better plan for trash

No one, including members of the houseless community, likes the litter problem in Portland
By
Kat Wasula
September 2, 2021
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Image shows a mattress used as an art canvas.

Kaia Sand | Concern for ‘humanitarian crisis’ could turn inhumane

OPINION | Most funders of the campaign strategist-led ‘People for Portland’ are anonymous
By
Kaia Sand
September 1, 2021
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Photo showing children walking into Kaiser shipyard daycare during World War II

Opinion | It’s time to bring back universal subsidized child care

Learning from history: Community-run child care centers during World War II
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
August 25, 2021
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There are more than 100 papers in 35 countries.

Kaia Sand | It’s a global movement

OPINION | Portland's Street Roots is one of 100 street newspapers in 35 countries
By
Kaia Sand
August 25, 2021
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Portland City Hall

Editorial | Unity is not anonymity

When Portland City Council announced an unanimous decision to sweep Laurelhurst Park a few weeks ago, no one would go on record to talk about it
August 18, 2021
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A bouquet of flowers is propped against Dan Newth's tent.

‘Spinning as my life goes in circles’

Opinion | Living on the streets is a practice of patience ­— and perserverance
August 11, 2021
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Orange tent on a city sidewalk

Five ways to help out in the heat

Hard times demand compassionate responses from the community
By
Kaia Sand
August 10, 2021

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