New York Times columnist David Bornstein is co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network, which advocates for stories that don’t just expose problems but show how they can be solved Car crashes. Robberies. Drug busts. Fires. A murder. These are topics ...
1 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
As the homeless figures rise, the need for more toilets, showers and laundry facilities is evident During the last week of September, two portable toilets were placed in downtown Oregon City, providing access to public restrooms in downtown 24 hours a day ...
6 Oct 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
And that terrifies those who want to rule the world, the renowned Oregon author says Many consider the arts, and the ability to produce art, intrinsically connected to freedom of expression and essential to ensuring a democratic and egalitarian society. ...
29 Sep 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The first state law of its kind, the new policy is intended to minimize the trauma children experience when a parent is incarcerated Gov. Kate Brown signed a “bill of rights” for the children of parents serving prison sentences into law on Tuesday, Sept. ...
22 Sep 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The renowned scholar and author is coming to Portland to talk about her own experience with schizophrenia One day, when she was 16, Elyn Saks abruptly got up from her desk, walked out of her classroom and left school. She headed home, but she could not ex ...
9 Jun 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Trump's budget cuts threaten to unravel Portland's success housing veterans After living his car, homeless, for a little over a year, Daniel Kallunki moved into a one-bedroom apartment near Troutdale last November, less than a month after receiv ...
26 May 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The Slate senior editor says Justice Scalia’s philosophy of originalism is a farce – and so is judicial activism Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor for Slate, writes about the Supreme Court and the United States’ judicial system. But this isn’t the leaden c ...
2 Mar 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The new complex is met with high demand, but some housing advocates question the fairness of the application process It is 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and close to two dozen people wait outside the doors of Catholic Charities’ main Portland office on t ...
9 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Immigrants, refugees and advocates express apprehension over their ability to travel Anxiety and indignation permeated the room at the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon’s “Know Your Rights” workshop Feb. 4 at Portland State University. The event, ...
9 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act spells confusion for Oregon Health Plan patients and providers and leaves the state facing tough budget decisions The Oregon Health Plan is reputed to be one of the most innovative and ambitious Medica ...
2 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe