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Salem student joins international group of Scholastic Kid Reporters
Owen Marksbury, 10, is one of 28 students across the world who will be writing “news for kids, by kids” this school year. He plans to cover topics including climate change, wildfire and sports.
Town Hall digs into heart of city payroll tax disagreement
At Salem Reporter’s Town Hall Wednesday, Salem City Council President Virginia Stapleton argued a wage tax is the best way to fund needed city services, while Preston Mann with Oregon Business & Industry said the city should consider the state or a levy to raise money.
EVENTS: Fine art festival, calligraphy demonstration and more to do in Salem this weekend
The Westminster Festival of Fine Art returns to Salem this weekend, plus you can catch a Broadway spoof concert or live performance of Pink Floyd's "The Wall."
LIVE BLOG: Follow the Town Hall on city payroll tax
Salem Reporter’s Town Hall on Taxes on Wednesday at the Elsinore Theatre digs into a single question on the November ballot: should the city impose a new income tax on wage-earners and those self-employed to fund “community safety services?”
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: What’s happening around Salem in October
Salem's neighborhood associations bring you the latest about events and issues of concern. This month: a fence comes to life, Highland's Halloween contest and several chances to improve local parks.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Attend local Town Hall and consider where Salem is heading
EDITOR'S NOTE: Salem as a place to live and work is really what's on the ballot for local voters. A Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 11, gives residents a chance to consider and question the role of a new income tax in that future.
ART: October’s artist exhibitions in Salem
Opportunities to see art in Salem this month include open hours at a home studio, a celebration of quinceañeras and work by Indigenous printmakers.
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Salem library partners with Salem Reporter for free access
Salem Reporter is now available for anyone to read at both branches of the Salem Public Library – free when connected to the library’s wi-fi or using a library computer.
Salem’s 6th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day event Monday will spotlight Native Americans’ history, legacy
This year’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration in Salem will retain the same theme as the previous for years – ”resistance is existence.” Organizers say that’s because the lack of diversity and inclusion in local government and schools remains unchanged.