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Martha Gies

Articles by Martha Gies

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    This society cares about safety: A plea for better gun laws

    COMMENTARY | We won’t reduce gun deaths if we shrug our shoulders and walk away
    By
    Martha Gies
    April 27, 2017
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    Susan Emmons

    Susan Emmons and her beautiful career

    COMMENTARY | Portland’s leading advocate for affordable housing is retiring from her role as executive director of Northwest Pilot Project
    By
    Martha Gies
    October 27, 2016
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    S. Brian Willson at Vietnam memorial

    The price of peace for S. Brian Willson

    COMMENTARY | A new documentary tells the story of the Portland peace activist and Vietnam veteran
    By
    Martha Gies
    June 28, 2016
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    Harold Johnson

    Portland author's dream a long time in the making

    Harold Johnson, a longtime teacher and poet, aspired to write a novel. Decades later, his goal has come to fruition.
    By
    Martha Gies
    April 28, 2016
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    Riot police monitor Occupy Portland protesters in Portland on Nov. 13, 2011 REUTERS Steve Dipaola

    An impenetrable force: Reflecting on the Portland police union, past and present

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    Martha Gies
    February 24, 2015
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    O’Keefe Sober

    January 15, 2014
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    Susan Emmons one of the city’s seers

    December 7, 2013
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    Hungry for Justice: Guantanamo Prison

    A personal perspective on the humanitarian crisis at Guantanamo Prison
    May 23, 2013

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