Rachel Alexander
Rachel Alexander is Salem Reporter’s managing editor. She joined Salem Reporter when it was founded in 2018 and covers education, economic development and a little bit of everything else. She’s been a journalist in Oregon and Washington for over a decade and is a past president of Oregon's Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Outside of work, you can often find her gardening or with her nose buried in a book.
Woodburn care facilities, labor contractor, among new reported Covid outbreaks
An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] A Woodburn labor contractor and three local…
Despite pandemic, McKay educators work one on one to help students graduate
McKay High School senior Joseph Jacobsen works with assistant principal Aaron Johnson and science teacher Lori Hunt on August 18, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Lori Hunt glanced from her phone to a spiral-bound notebook on the desk in front of…
In Salem, your neighborhood elementary school can offer child care – but not regular classes
A child in day care at the Boys & Girls Club of Salem on August 13, 2020 starts on a DIY lava lamp project (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service.…
As U.S. celebrates 100 years of women voting, Willamette professor chronicles how Oregon suffragists won the ballot
Cindy Richards, professor of civic communication and media at Willamette University, holds a copy of the 1909 Washington Women’s Cook Book, a publication from the state’s suffrage association (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Feb.…
Oregon Black Pioneers win grant to create online museum of state’s Black history
Willie Richardson, president of the Oregon Black Pioneers, speaks about the group’s research at their Salem office in October 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregonians will soon be able to access a new museum about the state’s Black history from the…
Here’s what Oregon health workers ask about when someone tests positive for Covid
A portion of the information health workers fill out when interviewing an Oregonian diagnosed with Covid. (Oregon Health Authority screenshot) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Since…
DATA: Hospitalizations up, new cases down in Marion and Polk counties
Andrea Davila, a nurse at the Kaiser Permanente North Lancaster clinic administers a test for COVID-19 at the clinic’s drive-thru testing site on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a…
Some Oregon superintendents, parents report ‘whiplash’ as state school reopening rules change again
Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry talks during a virtual school board meeting on Tuesday, April 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy…
Corban, Willamette universities will open for in-person classes Aug. 24
Two people walk through Willamette University on May 15. 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Salem six-year-olds prepare to learn to read over Zoom, more than one thousand local college students will be back inside classrooms and dorms this fall. Willamette and…
Oregon special education and English-learning students can attend school in-person under new guidelines
Highland Elementary 2nd grade teacher Becky Montgomery works with a student during a computer math exercise Wednesday March 13, 2019. (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem students who receive special education services, are learning English or don’t have reliable Internet…