By Jake Thomas - Salem Reporter
After operating in Salem for decades, Chang Tuh hopes to make Korean food mainstream
Korean pop music (or K-Pop) acts are selling out U.S. stadiums. A Korean film was named best picture at last year’s Oscar awards. Now, Salem is the springboard for a Korean company hoping to capitalize on Americans’ embrace of cuisine…
Memorial honoring Vietnam War veterans on Oregon Capitol grounds moves forward
Ron Morgan recalled how after serving in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War he tried to stop in an American Legion post but was told he couldn’t enter. “You’re not a real veteran. That’s not a real war,” Morgan,…
Documents shed new light on crash that left three farmworkers dead and triggered a federal investigation
The stop in Salem was only to be brief for the 16 seasonal workers. They had worked all day loading Christmas trees into delivery trucks at a Corvallis farm and now, at week’s end, they were on their way to…
Cherriots failed to meet minority contracting goals for years
The Salem Area Mass Transit District awarded just a single contract to a company owned by a woman or minority in its most recent reporting period, well short of its own goal to see that such businesses get a share…
VOTE 2020: Raquel Moore-Green says she’ll seek more accountability in Legislature if given full term
State Rep. Raquel Moore-Green. (Courtesy/Raquel Moore-Green.) If elected to a full-term, Republican state Rep. Raquel Moore-Green said she’ll focus on making sure that legislation does what it’s actually intended to do. Moore-Green said she’ll also introduce legislation requiring bills to…
Tax bills on their way to Salem area property owners
The Marion County building in downtown Salem (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Tax bills are on their way to Marion and Polk county residents. While property values are up, not all property owners will see significantly bigger bills. According to…
Unemployment rate in Salem area sees steady decline, but rates are still high
Brandon Sanders, a barista at IKE Box, wipes down the point of sale area in between customers on May 12, 2020. IKE Box re-opened last Monday. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem area economy continues to rebound as the unemployment rate…