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♦ Street roots 16 April 13, 2012 Everyone deserves a home Portland’s long-standing safety net provides a basic level of security that we all deserve. In particular, when people have a safe, stable, affordable place to live they’re better able to invest in themselves, their children and a better city for us all. City Council’s support of the safety net is a powerful stand for Portland values. The safety net consists of critical investments in both housing and homeless services. Show your support: ■ Like the “ I support the Portland Safety Net” Facebook page and open site. ■ Download the poster. ■ Take a photo of yourself and/or friends with the poster. ■ Post it to your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and/or Instragram showing your support with the tag “ I support the Portland Safety Net.” Thank you! and you do). Start apologizing. Try to make it S a g ittariu s (Nov. 23-D ec. 23) Halloween is Aries (March 21-April 19) sincere, but if you can’t, apologize anyway. just around the corner, so start stocking up on the green makeup today! It should be on sale Breathe deep and soon it will be all better. Stop L eo (J u ly 2 3 -A u g . 22) The lack of romance now. As a general rule, you should always breathing and things will only get worse. you’ve experienced for the last month will secure your goods before the time of necessity finally blossom in a chaotic fashion. Be careful arrives. what you wish for. T a u ru s (A p ril 2 0 -M a y 20) The sun will return C ap rico rn (D ec. 24-Jan . 19) With your V irg o (A u g . 2 3 -S e p t. 2 2 ) Santorum’s out?! one day. It’s up to you to be ready for it. experience, you might want to consider a job Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat, exposing Yes, the GOP has washed its hands clean of with one of those companies that pays people the once great second-choice candidate for the clothes and clothes that expose a lot, fresh to stand in line. skin and a big smile - that’s what you need in presidency. Santorum will always be around, however, so long as sexual liberation remains your summer kit! The big smile actually a pillar of 21st Century America, Santorum will A q u a riu s (Jan. 20-F eb . 18) It was as if an doubles for a lot of things. occult hand, in a glove of gold, took over your follow gay men in their post-coital pursuit of G e m in i (M a y 2 1 -J u n e 2 0 ) Weather got you house of peace and painted it in capitalism. happiness. down? Have a good time in spite of it. Notice Break free, lil’ water bearer! Tune out the the beauty of nature, the flowery trees L ib ra (S ep t. 2 3 -O c t. 22) Be authentic. That corporate hum and channel that bit o’ nirvana exploding along the waterfront, the vividly takes courage and strength, but over the that’s been acting like a grade-schooler, never fluorescent green of the trees and moss and course of time it is the only way to truly live. picked on by teacher, waving his hand high ferns creeping from the earth. Find a waterfall, from the back row of your psyche with the right stand underneath it, cleanse and renew S c o rp io (O ct. 23-N ov. 21) So that trophy answer all along. yourself. you hold in your hand shines of gold, even platinum. Only you find out that it’s all a fake P is c e s (F eb . 1 9 -M a rc h 2 0 ) Things are C a n c e r (J u n e 2 1 -J u ly 22) Somehow in your when you get caught in excessive heat or a looking up for you this month. An old flame will race for the prize you’ve managed to burn torrential downpour. That prize you thought reappear in your life. Whether that is good bridges and alienate your significant other you won just got blown away in the tornadoes depends on you. But, the financial windfall will (explains why the moons of romance have hitting the Midwest. gone a bit dim lately, if you know what I mean, definitely improve your social status. Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 SUPPORT STREET ROOTS WITH & CONTRIBUTION OF: Return service requested. $35 $50 $100 $250 $500 $_ _ _ _ _ _ Send your check to: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR, 97209 Street Roots is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization. Your donation may be tax deductible. Or donate securely online at www.streetroots.org