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Tag: Oregon

The Nation Magazine

Discussing homelessness and homicides on OPB

April 6, 2023 Thacher Schmid

Talking live on the air with Dave Miller, host of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Think Out Loud” program to talk about the recent data-driven story in The Nation about homeless homicides. Continue reading Discussing homelessness and homicides on OPB

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King Chaos, Queen Cricket and One Long, Strange Year in a Roadside Homeless Camp

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Thacher Schmid

At this lawless encampment of rickety RVs, residents face eviction, addiction and machete battles, but their self-made community is the only thing they have. Continue reading King Chaos, Queen Cricket and One Long, Strange Year in a Roadside Homeless Camp

The Sun Magazine

Blind Hate: Randy Blazak on Why White Supremacy Persists

February 24, 2020February 9, 2023 Thacher Schmid

“The Internet has also changed how young people are brought into the movement. Thirty years ago you had to be handed a flyer or know somebody who knew somebody. Now kids are getting messages through Instagram and on gaming platforms like Discord.” Continue reading Blind Hate: Randy Blazak on Why White Supremacy Persists

Los Angeles Times

In Oregon, one college tries to make a home for ‘Dreamers’

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Thacher Schmid

You could say Ana Maldonado goes out of her way to get to Portland Community College’s new DREAM Center. First she walks, then takes light rail, then a bus. That brings her to the PCC campus closest to her house. … Continue reading In Oregon, one college tries to make a home for ‘Dreamers’

Street Roots

The ‘heart-wrenching’ youth detention conditions in The Dalles

December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 Thacher Schmid

Disability Rights Oregon’s Sarah Radcliffe talks about her new report about juvenile incarceration at NORCOR Kids disciplined for leaving an orange pip on the floor, falling asleep, using a tissue as a bookmark or “being needy.” Kids locked up for … Continue reading The ‘heart-wrenching’ youth detention conditions in The Dalles

Lund Report

Homelessness Compounds Health Challenges for Transgender Portlanders

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Thacher Schmid

A lack of data has led to funding cuts for some programs that otherwise might support these individuals, while others — such as OHSU — seek to boost their offerings In her 31 years, Willow Paloma has had many identities: … Continue reading Homelessness Compounds Health Challenges for Transgender Portlanders

Portland Mercury

Through the ‘Eviction Mill’

September 21, 2016April 12, 2017 Thacher Schmid

  WHEN ELENORE WILLIAMS’ family of seven moved into a new apartment in 2013 and found it infested with fleas, she says, management’s response was to give her a bottle of Hot Shot insect killer spray. “The landlord did not … Continue reading Through the ‘Eviction Mill’

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