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Vendors take supplies and COVID-19 information to the streets

DIRECTOR'S DESK | Accustomed to getting the news out, they are becoming the media in a new way — by word of mouth
By
Kaia Sand
March 12, 2020
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Vote-by-mail ballot

Addiction services get a big push toward the ballot

Oregon Initiative Proposal 44 would create the Drug Addiction and Recovery Act. Here's what that means.
March 6, 2020
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Albert Woodfox

After decades in solitary confinement, Albert Woodfox fights for a better humanity

He doesn’t want anyone else to face the injustices that he and the rest of the Angola 3 suffered
By
Adam Sennott
March 6, 2020
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Building exterior

PSU proposal to restrict student-union access troubles homeless advocates

Designating the Portland State student union as a non-public building would have a disparate impact on people who are marginalized, critics say
By
John Emshwiller
February 28, 2020
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Commercial washing machines

Life on the Streets: Laundry

How do unhoused people keep their clothes clean? Many don't; others rely on resourcefulness
By
Helen Hill
February 28, 2020
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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
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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
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Trial could be a year away in suit over Oregon foster care system

Settlement talks have broken down
By
Libby Dowsett
February 21, 2020
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Group photo of six storytellers

Trans and nonbinary storytellers to come forward and share

A Portland show, Igniting Voices, will explore an evolution of the experiences of presenters ages 16 to 76
By
Sarah Hansell
February 14, 2020
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Dana Lynn Louis

The art and activism of Dana Lynn Louis

A new exhibit by the founder of Gather:Make:Shelter reflects a life of sharing her craft among those without
By
Helen Hill
February 14, 2020

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