Your Thursday evening update on Salem news

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If you like live theater, this is a good time for you. Two plays with local productions are staging now. You’ll find two stories below about those.

Yesterday, we asked your thoughts on government support to be sure Oregon has local news providers. We received several interesting comments from readers. We’ll gather them up and share them in our Friday evening newsletter. The column is repeated below in case you want to get in on the issue.

Meantime, here’s local news that you are part of seeing that Salem gets.

Housing, semiconductors, budget take center stage as legislators hope for bipartisan session
Legislative leaders sketched out their agendas for the next five months in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the first day of the legislative session
Housing, semiconductors, budget take center stage as legislators hope for bipartisan session
Legislative leaders sketched out their agendas for the next five months in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the first day of the legislative session
McKay thespians give a nod to Disney villains in “Descendants”
The musical, which follows three villain’s children as they adapt to attending boarding school with the children of Disney heroes, opens Friday, Jan. 20.
McKay thespians give a nod to Disney villains in “Descendants”
The musical, which follows three villain’s children as they adapt to attending boarding school with the children of Disney heroes, opens Friday, Jan. 20.
Pentacle’s “An Inspector Calls” puts wealth inequality under a spotlight
The play, an engaging mystery for fans of “Knives Out,” runs at Salem’s Pentacle Theatre through Feb. 4.
Pentacle’s “An Inspector Calls” puts wealth inequality under a spotlight
The play, an engaging mystery for fans of “Knives Out,” runs at Salem’s Pentacle Theatre through Feb. 4.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Demise of Medford paper comes as legislators propose a news rescue
EDITOR’S NOTE: A handful of legislators is proposing how to prop up local news in Oregon – just as one of the state’s largest dailies closes. Citizens and journalists need…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Demise of Medford paper comes as legislators propose a news rescue
EDITOR’S NOTE: A handful of legislators is proposing how to prop up local news in Oregon – just as one of the state’s largest dailies closes. Citizens and journalists need…

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