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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…
PHOTOS: YMCA demolition and Salem Peace Mosaic preservation
Staton demolition workers bring down the remaining pieces of the Salem YMCA on Dec. 11, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Field superintendent Jayson Valech paused as a piece of concrete crashed down, the force of the impact reverberating down Northeast Court Street. “It never gets old,”…
PHOTOS: Schirle students get into Thanksgiving spirit with Turkey Trot
Schirle second and third grade students take off running in the school’s 2019 Turkey Trot (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) About 150 Schirle Elementary students hit the track after school Friday for the Turkey Trot, a Schirle tradition where families and Schirle alumni come out to cheer…
PHOTOS: Middle and high school students start a new year
Alicia Kruska, Judson Middle School principal, guides students in a temporary lunch line. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) It’s a year of transition for many Salem-Keizer: Four schools are navigating around construction and campus expansions, and many have new principals. At Judson Middle School, cafeteria expansions have…
PHOTOS: Salem-Keizer students head back to school
A student at Bush Elementary School finds a seat for breakfast on the first day of class. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Mary Eyre Elementary School teacher Genesis Melendez gets to know her student, Guadalupe Gonzalez, at a before school event on Sept. 3, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem…
PHOTOS: West Salem residents pack hall to discuss bridge
Salem City Councilor Jim Lewis addresses the West Salem Neighborhood Association on Monday, Feb. 18, regarding transportation issues. (Salem Reporter/Les Zaitz) Bob Cortright addresses the West Salem Neighborhood Association on Monday, Feb. 18, regarding transportation issues. (Salem Reporter/Les Zaitz) Rick Ritter addresses the West Salem…
PHOTOS: Teachers from across Oregon rally in Salem for increased funding
Portland fourth-grade teacher Nichole Watson, of Rosa Parks Elementary, said her students deserve “my undivided attention,” drawing cheers from thousands of educators at the Feb. 18 March for Our Students. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of teachers and educators from across Oregon spend Presidents Day at…
PHOTOS: Snow blankets Salem, prompting school closures
Kids play in the snow at Aldrich Park in Salem on Feb. 5, 2019 (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) About two inches of snow fell on Salem overnight Tuesday, prompting local schools to close for the day. The Oregon Capitol is blanketed in snow on…
PHOTOS: Oregon community colleges highlight technical education programs for lawmakers
Chris Foltz, a chef instructor at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, carves a pelican from ice outside the Oregon Capitol on Feb. 1. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) With a drone, virtual welding simulations and responsive CPR dummies, Oregon’s 17 community colleges brought some hands-on learning to…