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Best SR photos of 2009
Street Roots has some of the best photographers in the city. The newspaper is lucky to have an all volunteer, all-star tandem of award winning shooters, like Leah Nash, Ken Hawkins, John Ryan Brubak… more →
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Best SR photos of 2009
rocketpoetry wrote 4 days ago: Street Roots has some of the best photographers in the city. The newspaper is lucky to have an all … more →
Living between two worlds: African refugees battle cultural isolation as they try to adapt to their new home in Portland
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rocketpoetry wrote 4 months ago: From the August 7 edition of Street Roots. On a toasty Tuesday afternoon, Suleqa Ismail wears the t … more →
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rocketpoetry wrote 4 months ago: Journalism is the first rough draft of history, a famous publisher once said. Get a leg up on the fu … more →
Copy editors discuss (foul) language today in office
rocketpoetry wrote 4 months ago: From left to right, Eddy Barbosa, Cassandra Koslen, Mary Pacios, Art Garcia, Mara Grunbaum, Ruth Kov … more →
Veterans arriving on the streets not who you think
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rocketpoetry wrote 6 months ago: (Rick Stoller, who directs the Harbor Lights shelter, says it’s becoming increasingly difficul … more →
Street Roots wins honors from Society of Professional Journalists
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rocketpoetry wrote 7 months ago: Street Roots writers Mara Grunbaum, Tye Doudy and Joanne Zuhl took home honors from the Oregon and … more →
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rocketpoetry wrote 7 months ago: Quick! Grab your Street Roots and head to the park! Summer time is here and it always seems to vanis … more →
Enviros charge up to challenge coal
rocketpoetry wrote 7 months ago: Cesia Kearns and Robin Everett with Oregon’s Sierra Club. From the May 15 edition of Street Ro … more →
Immigrant workers face extremes of economic crisis
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rocketpoetry wrote 7 months ago: Published in the May 1 edition of Street Roots Growing up in the riverfront manufacturing town of St … more →
Talking food in the new world
rocketpoetry wrote 8 months ago: By Mara Grunbaum Staff Writer What does the word “hunger” call to mind? A malnourished child in a th … more →
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rocketpoetry wrote 8 months ago: Tomorrow is May Day and Street Roots is marking the day and with a package of stories reflecting on … more →
More cases added in challenge to secret police list
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rocketpoetry wrote 9 months ago: From the March 20 edition of Street Roots. Lawyers challenging the Portland Police Bureau’s downtown … more →
Cambodian community talks about troubled past, looks to the future
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rocketpoetry wrote 9 months ago: It’s been three decades since the Khmer Rouge killing fields, and Sochanny Meng still has nigh … more →
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rocketpoetry wrote 9 months ago: Smile and the whole world smiles with you! Give it a try, starting with your neighborhood vendor who … more →
Mental health care funds left behind in the recovery
rocketpoetry wrote 9 months ago: In February, Chris Bouneff got a phone call from a man whose wife has bipolar disorder. She had been … more →
Two more cases add to 'The List' trial
rocketpoetry wrote 9 months ago: And oh yeah, the police want stimulus money to expand it… This morning, Multnomah County Judge … more →
Sight Unseen: City’s count of people on the street finds some, but misses the broad scope of modern homeless demographics
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rocketpoetry wrote 10 months ago: By Mara Grunbaum, Staff Writer Want to fill out a survey?” asked outreach worker Brandon Schwanz of … more →
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rocketpoetry wrote 11 months ago: Posted Jan. 22, 2009 So much news, so little time! But it only takes a minute to trade a buck for th … more →
One building owner's journey to preserve affordable housing
rocketpoetry wrote 1 year ago: From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, “In need of a new deal.” In the 22 … more →
