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ohn Kadubec has explored all over the
United States, He was a trucker for 22
years and has seen it all, and according to
Kadubec, nowhere compares to Portland.
“Every time I came to the Pacific
Northwest I told myself, ‘Don’t ever forget
about this place,”’ Kadubec said.
Kadubec resonates with the atmosphere
of Portland. When asked what he might
write for a Street Roots piece, his deep
broadcaster-like voice rose above the hum of
the coffee machine in the background and
his eyes lit up with possibilities. He finally
decided he would focus on the politics of
Portland: how to keep the
city accessible and equitable,
preserve its culture and
mitigate wealth disparity.
“I don’t want Portland to
become another San
Francisco,” Kadubec
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said shaking his head,
“or overcrowded like
Los Angeles,” He said
this in the knowing tone of
someone who has lived in
Southern California.
Kadubec moved to the
Portland area nine years ago and
Jras heen selling Street Roots in
front Multnomah County
Courthouse and Oregon Health and
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Cooperative Grocery, Green Zebra, Chuck's
Produce, Food Fight!, Cherry Sprout Produce, and
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Science University for the past five months.
He has a number of regular customers and
is learning names. For Kadubec, Street
Roots is more than just a way to make a
profit, it’s connection - a tool to tie together
an increasingly divided society.
He engages with customers and
passersby because “It’s out
of my heart, not just
out of a sale. It’s
the start of a
relationship.”
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“I used to shy away from talking to
people in general. (Street Roots) has given
me an opportunity to practice my social
skills and to show my better qualities.”
Positive feedback from customers helps.
“It rejuvenates my Spirit,” Kadubec said.
Kadubec grew up listening to his father’s
stories of living in communist Ukraine,
where personal letters were redacted and
media were censored by the government
This is part of why Kadubec is so adamant
about free media and the mission of Street
Roots.
“We cannot stray from our voice. It is
critical - vital - to a free society” Kadubec
said. “Money doesn’t control Street Roots
like other media. We are the free people.”
It is news by the people for the people
that Kadubec believes will help
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decode the divisiveness
plaguing society. For these
reasons, he is proud to
be a Street Roots
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Kadubec is a
person of conviction;
he believes in the
power of a place,
the power of
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people and the
power of a street
newspaper. You
can find him selling
in front of either the
courthouse or OHSU.
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Remembering Dani
She also worked hard, selling papers most
iana Wyatt, who we knew as Dani, was
every day, even if it was rainy and cold, even
small in stature. But what she lacked
in height, she more than made up for
if she was in pain. She wanted to make her
in personality, kindness, hard work and glee.
customers happy and often wore an awesome
She was a friend to both her
purple wig and danced with some
customers and her fellow
signature moves, twirling her
Diana Wyatt
vendors, often lending a
papers from arm to arm, front to
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sympathetic ear and a loving
back, music playing softly on a
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smile.
speaker to help her keep tempo.
Dani worked with both Street
Dani was also a stellar mentor,
Roots and our sister paper in Seattle, Real
always willing to take new vendors (and even
Change. Street Roots learned only recently
staff!) under her wing. She was a natural
that she passed away on July 1.
leader who was full of advice.
Most recently, she was a mainstay on
“She had a great personality - she was a
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the corner of First and Marion in
good listener,” said Amy Turco, a vendor who
Seattle, a spot she inherited when her
worked with Dani. “I’m really going to miss
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childhood friend, fellow vendor Jonas
her. I just can’t believe she’s gone.”
C \ Stone, passed away last year. Even
“She was a fun, spirited person who
with all the bustle of the block, the
brought a lot of joy to this office,’’said Aileen
space feels emptier without her.
McPherson with Street Roots. “She was
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In Portland, Dani was a dedicated
always funny as hell - four-foot nothin’.”
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member of the community. Whether
When other vendors passed, Dani always
it was with a genuine smile, a deep
had a heartfelt word to say in their honor. We
laugh or a good joke (or two or
hope to do her justice with this memorial.
three), she always knew how to
Losing Dani feels like losing a member of
< brighten a room.
our family. We will miss her deeply.
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Dani leaves behind her husband, Mike
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others, too. Once, when asked
Papariella, who has been a Real Change
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why she appreciated her
vendor since 2007.
customers, she said that it was
because of their “smiles and
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