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Paul K. Haeder

Paul Haeder has been a journalist since he was 17. He writes a column for Street Roots called Finding Fringe.

Haeder crisscrossed Latin America, Europe and Vietnam. He eventually landed in the Pacific Northwest, now residing on Oregon's Central Coast. He is a social worker for veterans, foster youths, adults with developmental disabilities and those in homeless circumstances, and others battling addiction and recently released from prison. Haeder is a prolific writer of poetry, short fiction, memoir and environmental polemics. He is also the site director in Lincoln and Jefferson counties for an anti-poverty initiative through Family Independence Initiative. His latest book, "Wide Open Eyes: Surfacing from Vietnam," is a collection of intertwined short fiction based on his own work in Vietnam 25 years ago. 

Articles by Paul K. Haeder

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    Sarah Crozier embraces a dog

    Opinion | An Oregon veterinarian brings comfort to pet owners when it’s time to say goodbye

    FINDING FRINGE | Sarah Crozier’s compassion and career are only part of her story. Her roots and her evolution are just as compelling.
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    November 4, 2020
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    Wallace Kaufman

    Opinion | Ripples of Walden Pond on an Oregon tidewater

    FINDING FRINGE | A traveler and a writer, Wallace Kaufman is a naturalist at heart
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    September 30, 2020
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    A red sky in Salem

    Opinion | Fire. Evacuations. What next?

    As we confront our new normal, we’re still searching for a society designed to protect people
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    September 11, 2020
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    A collage of childhood photos of Jordan Merrell

    Opinion | A letter a day for 15 years and 9 months

    FINDING FRINGE | A mother’s love reaches into the bowels of the Oregon penal system to keep her son afloat
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    August 26, 2020
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    Feds sprayed chemicals into the eyes of a retired ER nurse and veteran

    An interview with Mike Hastie, a member of Veterans for Peace who federal officers assaulted with pepper spray at close range Saturday night, unprovoked
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    July 27, 2020
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    Opinion | Betty Kamikawa sees potential where others see lost cause

    FINDING FRINGE | Helping the disenfranchised through a housing crisis, Kamikawa brings authenticity to small town politics
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    July 17, 2020
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    Exterior of a church

    Opinion | An American story of working undocumented

    FINDING FRINGE | One person’s refugee status is another’s loyalty to employers, state and country
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    June 27, 2020
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    David Peltier

    Opinion | Against the grain, this coastal man searches for universal human rights

    FINDING FRINGE | Living modestly in the forestland of Lincoln County, David Peltier believes in breaking the cycle of poverty and ending isolation
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    May 19, 2020
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    Illustration of tall books that make up a library building. A park bench sits empty outside, next to an empty street.

    Opinion | COVID-19 through a literary lens

    FINDING FRINGE | My conversations with librarians have been the bright line in a ‘world of words’
    By
    Paul K. Haeder
    March 31, 2020

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