TOP STORIES: Sentenced to the Sidewalk, health care challenges

This was my third year at Salem Reporter, and my first being on the homelessness, housing and health care beat full time.

It means my list of top stories this year is heavier and full of more complex challenges than years’ past. But, this year, I’ve also gotten some of the kindest messages from readers of my career, those who had questions about their and the community’s futures which I helped answer.

Here are the…