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Joe Opaleski

Reporter

Joe Opaleski is a freelance journalist covering everything from privacy and policing to local food and music. He's best known for writing about the art scene in his college town of St. Petersburg, Florida, and for uncovering a history of racial turmoil at his alma mater. 

Articles by Joe Opaleski

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    Photo illustration of a Black man whose hands are chained together

    Congress is talking about reparations — and this time, it looks promising

    Ron Daniels, a leader of the effort, talks to Street Roots about what’s at stake for African Americans and the nation
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    March 24, 2021
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    Mingus Mapps

    Mingus Mapps is focused on keeping people in their homes during and after the pandemic

    As the city commissioner in charge of emergency response dispatching, he said he also wants to ensure that operators are ready for a Portland Street Response expansion
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    February 24, 2021
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    McKenzie River lined with trees

    Environmental groups call on Oregon’s congressional delegates to stop post-fire logging

    Oregon Wild, Sierra Club and 36 other groups aim to protect federal lands along the McKenzie and North Umpqua rivers
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    February 24, 2021
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    Carmen Rubio

    Carmen Rubio: Pandemic has ‘crystallized the deep disparities’ in Portland

    The new city commissioner prioritizes housing, supportive services, food security and digital equity
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    February 17, 2021
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    Dan Ryan in front of City Hall

    Dan Ryan: ‘We have to bust out of those silos’ to solve our housing crisis

    The new Portland city commissioner outlines his priorities for 2021
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    February 10, 2021
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    Anarchist symbol

    Portland’s anarchist heritage: A primer on a misunderstood movement

    What, exactly, is anarchism? Many anarchists resist embracing a solid definition, and their ideologies spill into other movements, such as antifa.
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    December 30, 2020
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    It’s science vs. logging when it comes to managing burned acreage in Oregon

    What should the state do with all the forestland left scarred by recent wildfires?
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    November 18, 2020
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    Scales of justice with law books on desk

    Medford residents to sue over camp sweep during wildfire

    The eight plaintiffs say police arrested them after closing a park that was designated for unhoused campers displaced by the Almeda fire
    By
    Joe Opaleski
    October 7, 2020
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    Cameras are shown on the Justice Center building. A quote on the building reads: “The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government.”

    As law enforcement scours social media, protesters are catching on

    Portland is center stage in a federal crackdown on protests that relies largely on social media surveillance — but activists are adapting
    By
    Henry Brannan Joe Opaleski
    September 23, 2020

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