By Salem Reporter
Want to see Oregon by bike? An event at the Capitol will show you how
A map of Oregon Scenic Bikeways (Oregon State Parks map) The Oregon Scenic Bikeways Program will hold a free event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24 in the Galleria in the Oregon State Capitol for those wanting…
A New York transplant directs Salem production, pushing actors in comedy musical
Director Melody Erfani works on a scene about social media with the cast of “First Date” in rehearsals at the Grand Theater on Feb. 17. (Casey Chaffin/Special to Salem Reporter) “Just a little more ‘I’m totally going to kick ass…
Salem attorney wins citation for focusing on helping those with convictions move into mainstream
Kimberley Mansfield, the director of the De Muniz Legal Clinic. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) A remark by a kid in a juvenile detention facility planted a seed for Kimberley Mansfield. While visiting a maximum-security juvenile detention facility with a church group…
YMCA annual luncheon raises funds for capital campaign
Single grandmothers Jeanine and Julie give a testimony about the Y, with board member Vanessa Nordyke. (Courtesy/Ashley Russell) The Salem YMCA has been changing lives in Salem since 1892. The Y (YMCA) is more than a fitness center. For over 125…
Local duo takes stage in Salem production of ‘Midsummer’
“Midsummer,” a folk music and theater crossover, opens at the Verona Studio on Thursday. The two-person production, billed as “a play with songs,” features Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel of True North, an Oregon-based folk band. In “Midsummer,” the real-life…
A House divided as Republicans take a walk, stalling legislative action
Republicans in the Oregon House stayed away during a Tuesday evening floor action, insisting the 35-day legislative session was moving too fast. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — Republican legislators on Tuesday put the brakes on the Oregon Legislature, disrupting…
How local legislators are faring in the current legislative session
Oregon State Capitol (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Efforts by local lawmakers to help laid-off agricultural workers, get student-athletes paid and regulate a plant from Southeast Asia are still alive in the 2020 Legislature. But their other bills that would…
Legislature week 3: Here’s what’s moving. Here’s what’s been spiked
Oregon State Capitol, rotunda (Salem Reporter/file) As the 2020 Legislature enters its third week, a second hurdle for bills to keep moving ahead came and went. Thursday, Feb. 13, was the last day for a bill to be scheduled for…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Protesters rally in Salem – and take aim at Salem Reporter’s coverage
Les Zaitz, editor and CEO of Salem Reporter. A big rally at the Capitol is news in Salem, but how we cover them can generate a lot of heat. Let me pull back the curtain a bit to share our…
Facing reluctant lawmakers, legislation granting tax credits to Oregon’s waste-to-energy facility is uncertain
Covanta Marion, a trash incinerator in Brooks, burns roughly 170,000 tons of garbage every year. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Special legislation Marion County says it needs to keep the Brooks waste-incineration facility operating and garbage rates from rising has stalled. House…