Crisis in the Northwest: Inside one of Oregon’s largest homeless camps with a former drug dealer
This story is part of a series examining the drug and homelessness crisis plaguing Oregon.read part 1, part 2 and part 3. SALEM, Ore. — Matt Maceira remembers people driving by throwing trash out of their car windows at him. But the insults they hurled hurt more. Worthless. It’s hopeless. A lost cause. “Hey, you […]
Crisis in the Northwest: Drugs leave rural areas to rot in the shadows, ‘like playing Whac-A-Mole’
This story is part of a series examining the drug and homelessness crisis plaguing Oregon.read part 1 and part 2. McMINNVILLE, Ore. — A street on the outskirts of town, bordered by fields and the Yamhill River beyond, is lined with run-down RVs, nondescript sedans, shopping carts, bicycles, tents and tarps. Among the piles of […]
Crisis in the Northwest: Police struggle as fentanyl’s grip in rural Oregon becomes ‘nexus’ of daily responses
This article is a preview of an in-depth look at the challenges facing rural Oregon as high-profile issues in Portland dominate attention. The full text will be released on Saturday, February 10th. McMINNVILLE, Ore. — While Portland has garnered national attention for its fentanyl crisis, rural Oregon is similarly facing the opioid epidemic head-on, without […]
Crisis in the Northwest: Are voters ‘beyond a turning point’ after decades of progressive politics?
This is the first story in a series about the addiction and homelessness crisis plaguing Oregon. SALEM, Ore. – It was a quiet morning, save for a man screaming incoherently behind the Oregon State Capitol. He walked back and forth, occasionally flapping his arms, and didn't seem to mind the January drizzle. Inside the building, […]