TODAY’S ENGAGING CONVERSATION: Reporter Abbey McDonald explains why the Salem City Council is likely to repeal a city ordinance governing camping on public property. The action comes after federal courts struck limits in other communities. Her original story is HERE. She also discusses what’s holding up public announcement of which airline is going to serve Salem, as she reported HERE. And she tells why Marion County is going to get a new sheriff. That story HERE.
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Les Zaitz is editor and CEO of Salem Reporter. He co-founded the news organization in 2018. He has been a journalist in Oregon for nearly 50 years in both daily and community newspapers and digital news services. He is nationally recognized for his commitment to local journalism. He also is editor and publisher of the Malheur Enterprise in Vale, Oregon.