Raising a roof, and expectations, for the homeless: Steve Duin column
Posted May 01, 2021
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Homer Williams, the founder of Oregon Harbor of Hope, has long preached a simple and tenacious sermon on the homeless.
In a disaster zone, the Portland developer argues, “The first step is always providing a safe place. That’s what we’d do after an earthquake. A place where you can lock your door and get a good night’s sleep. No one gets a good night’s sleep on the streets, and over time, you’re degraded both mentally and physically.”
At LIT Workshop in Northwest Portland, Wayne Watson has built such a place.
Those vaccines are closer than you know: Steve Duin column
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Taking ownership of the block you love: Steve Duin column
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Crazy money and sneakerheads: Steve Duin column
Updated Mar 13, 2021;
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In the dog days of the pandemic, a 19-year-old University of Oregon dropout named Joe Hebert gave a Bloomberg Business reporter the inside scoop on his sneaker-resale adventures, a decision that cost his mother, Ann, her elite job at Nike.
Marketing is an essential part of sneakerhead culture, and “West Coast Joe” apparently decided his brand would be well-served by a Bloomberg cover story. Along the way, he told reporter Joshua Hunt that growing up in Portland gave him quite an edge in the insatiable quest for the product, or “kicks,” he could flip: