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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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Image of solitary confinement

Opinion | Solitary confinement chips away at the spirit

Enrique Bautista describes enduring the hole
August 4, 2021
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A West End chalk drawing by Eva Takakanew honoring children who died at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Opinion | How do you just forget?

Eva Takakanew, of Thunderchild First Nation near Turtleford, Saskatchewan, asks what Canada needs to work on with Indigenous communities in 2021
August 3, 2021
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Opinion | To change the criminal justice system, we need to change policymaking

House Bill 2002 was a thoroughly crafted and heavily negotiated bill. It should have passed, yet the BIPOC-community-led effort fell short by the smallest margin because of a Senate leadership failure to back it.
By
Talia Gad
July 28, 2021
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Portrait of Joanne Zuhl sitting at a table outdoors, surrounded by trees

Parting words from Street Roots’ executive editor

Joanne Zuhl is stepping down after 18 years: ‘I am thankful that I was part of this team’
By
Joanne Zuhl
July 28, 2021
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Illustration depicts a shadow of a person holding a gun

Opinion | Gun violence is a public health crisis

Rupal Ramesh Shah: This serious issue demands action, including tougher restrictions on firearms and better crisis management
By
Rupal Ramesh Shah
July 28, 2021
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Photo showing exterior wall of building with American flag painted on it and white door in middle

Opinion | Confronting inequity in the homeless system requires immediate action

And the government must help, writes the executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless
By
Donald Whitehead
July 21, 2021

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