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Sophie Maziraga stands with her hands up

Struck by a rubber bullet: My experience as a Black woman at a Portland protest

COMMENTARY | ‘Surviving police brutality is a different type of trauma known to an endless number of Black people,’ Street Roots staffer Sophie Maziraga writes
By
Sophie Maziraga
June 10, 2020
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Crowds of protesters with Black Lives Matter signs

Black Portlanders sound off on George Floyd uprisings

Some see opportunities for local police reform as protests and perseverance open doors to court battles and police bureau budget cuts
By
Donovan M. Smith
June 10, 2020
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Tents in Old Town

Police response to protests shakes houseless Portlanders

The discord is 'quite an ordeal' for people living outside, including those with PTSD who are troubled by loud noises
By
Jessica Pollard
June 6, 2020
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Exterior of the Oregon State Capitol building

State government struggles to help Oregonians through pandemic

Whether the Legislature will convene to provide relief remains uncertain, and the Employment Department's director has been replaced in response to a massive backlog
By
Tom Henderson
June 4, 2020
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Screen shot of assailant wearing a protective mask

VIDEO: Unknown assailant strikes houseless man in Old Town following protest

The attack appears in an hours-long video posted to YouTube under the username 'Toe Andy'
By
Jessica Pollard
June 3, 2020
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Oregon State Penitentiary

Oregon prisoners will not see stimulus money from coronavirus relief package

Checks sent to state prisons were returned to the IRS, but Prison Policy Institute says incarcerated individuals need money at this time as well
By
Jessica Pollard
June 3, 2020
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Hands holding a vial of methadone

Clackamas County Jail expands medication-assisted treatment for opioid withdrawals

A $720,000 grant has allowed the county to build on its pilot project
By
Christen McCurdy
June 2, 2020
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PHOTOS: George Floyd vigil draws a thousand people to North Portland park, hundreds march

People gathered in solidarity with Minneapolis protesters for a memorial and call for justice before marching downtown Friday night
By
Diego Diaz
May 30, 2020
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A group of supporters break ground

In Oregon, reproductive rights prevail even as pandemic limits some services

The regional arm of Planned Parenthood and its advocacy partner are adapting, and the women who head these organizations discuss how
By
Anna Pedersen
May 28, 2020
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Rethinking how America cares for its elderly

As the pandemic puts issues facing older adults in the spotlight, AARP Foundation and Justice in Aging look for opportunities to change the status quo
By
Anna Pedersen
May 26, 2020

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