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A national expert on asylum and immigration detention will give Salem’s annual Peace Lecture Wednesday evening.

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Ana Raquel Minian, a professor of history at Stanford University, will speak at 7 p.m. at Chemeketa Community College’s auditorium in building 6 on the Salem campus.

Her talk is called “Holding on to Hope: Navigating the Crisis of Detention and Deportation.” The Peace Lecture is put on annually by a local committee.

Minian is “widely recognized for her groundbreaking scholarship on immigration, borderlands, and the human consequences of detention and deportation policies,” a news release from Chemeketa Community College said. “Her work highlights the lived experiences of immigrant communities, blending rigorous research with compelling narratives that illuminate the challenges—and resilience—of those navigating migration systems.”

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West Salem woman sentenced to 6 years for mail theft, fraud that victimized hundreds

Ashley A. Wood, 32, of West Salem, was sentenced to six years in state prison for a large-scale identity and mail theft operation that stole checks and identification from at…

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Salem-Keizer School Board to vote on selling Centennial School

If the school board signs off Tuesday, the Salem-Keizer School District will work to sell the former Centennial School in Keizer and a field north of Chavez Elementary School.

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Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison, months after delaying launch

State officials said onerous work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other shifting policies prevented them from rolling out a new program to expand health coverage.

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West Salem woman sentenced to 6 years for mail theft, fraud that victimized hundreds

Salem-Keizer School Board to vote on selling Centennial School

Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison, months after delaying launch

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