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PHOTOS: Loggers, truckers, farmers and more head to Capitol, seeking to spike carbon policy plans
A rally and protest unfold in Salem on Thursday, Feb. 6. Timber Unity spent months organizing the latest display of objection to plans for environmental legislation seen as damaging to rural areas of Oregon. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) A rally and protest unfold in Salem…
Inspired by nature, composer’s work debuts at Oregon Symphony in Salem
Gabriella Smith’s new composition will debut in Salem on Friday. (Courtesy/ Gabriella Smith) Gabriella Smith likes to make recordings of the natural world. The 28-year-old composer will listen to early morning bird songs or dip a hydrophone into the water to record shrimp crackling or…
From Mickey Mouse to Civil War veterans, learn about the clubs that shaped Salem’s history
Visitors read about Salem’s Mickey Mouse Club at Willamette Heritage Center’s new “Join the Club” exhibit (Courtesy/Willamette Heritage Center) For much of the 1930s, more than 1,000 children flooded Salem’s Elsinore Theatre on Saturday afternoons to watch Mickey Mouse cartoons and act in skits. They…
In south Salem, ‘garbageman angel’ aids woman calling for help
Joe Hettwer, also known as the ‘garbageman angel’, helped a woman who had fallen in her garage. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Joe Hettwer was running his garbage route in south Salem last month when he heard a faint noise through his ear plugs that sounded like…
Grab a book, then head to an open mic night, discussion or movie screening for Salem Reads
Salem Reads 2020 gets underway Feb. 5 (Courtesy/Salem Public Library Foundation) The Salem Public Library might be temporarily closing its doors, but book lovers will still have plenty to do in February as the city’s annual Salem Reads event gets underway. Now in its fourth…
Grammy-nominated singer to perform at Willamette University
Theo Bleckmann is performing at Willamette University Wednesday evening. (Courtesy/Willamette University) A Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist is performing at Willamette University Wednesday evening. Theo Bleckmann and pianist-composer Dan Tepfer will perform a mix of dark and political songs from a pre-World War II period as well…
In favor of an Oregon fur ban, animal right activists rallied at the Capitol
Animal rights activists gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol to protest the sale of fur. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) A group of animal rights activists gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol to protest the sale of fur and the inhumane…
What started as a way to keep Woodburn farmworkers informed has become a voice of the local Latino population
Arturo Sarmiento, station manager at Radio Poder. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) On a recent Friday afternoon, three members of Latinos Unidos Siempre sat in a studio to air their weekly two-hour music show “La Voz de los Jovenes” (“Voice of the Youth.”) The show airs on…
Talk explores how the traumatization of homeless people influences their brain
Salem Housing Authority. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) In his years of working with homeless people, Stephen Goins has explored the why of homeless thought patterns and behavior. On Thursday, Jan. 23 he’s going to share his insights during a talk titled: “The Homeless Brain” from 5:30…