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Became a scientist for a few days next weekend as part of a worldwide nature challenge.

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The City Nature Challenge is a four-day event from April 25-28 where people are encouraged to go to local parks and city events and find animals and plants in nature. Participants will use an app called iNaturalist to take pictures of wild plants and animals which will be put into a database to help scientists study biodiversity.

People can contribute observations and photos on their own and by attending city “bioblitz” events. As part of the challenge, the city of Salem is hosting events at Minto Brown Island Park and Bush’s Pasture Park on April 25 and 26.

More information about the challenge and how to participate in it is available here.

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Weigh in on which transportation projects Salem-area planners should fund

The Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study will decide how to allocate $28 million in federal money. Proposals include a multi-use path along 25th Street, sidewalk extensions on several Salem roads and…

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In “Sentenced to the Sidewalk,” reporter Abbey McDonald took a deep look at flaws in Oregon’s civil commitment and mental health systems, providing a human-centered, readable account of complex issues.

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Portland physics student flees Trump crackdown, months from earning his doctorate

The risk seemed far too great. Portland State University graduate student Abdul Almutairi learned Thursday he was one of 23 international students in Oregon targeted by the Trump administration for deportation. Haunted…

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Phantom of the Opera screening to celebrate 100 years of the film with a live band

Salem Cinema will host a screening of the 1925 silent film “The Phantom of the Opera” accompanied by a live band on Monday, April 21.

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Weigh in on which transportation projects Salem-area planners should fund

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s how we prepared our series rooted in the story of Melinda Lou Kayser

Portland physics student flees Trump crackdown, months from earning his doctorate

Phantom of the Opera screening to celebrate 100 years of the film with a live band

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