Middle school students passionate about improving Salem could win a prize for sharing their ideas.
The second annual Oregon Civics Bee is seeking students from 6th to 8th grade to write about a problem in their community and how it could be addressed. Winners could win up to $1,000 and compete in a national competition this fall.
As Salem Mayor Chris Hoy prepares to leave his post he remarked on topics ranging from homelessness, the critical need for statewide tax reform and the city’s looming budget crisis.…
In an auditorium on his alma mater’s Salem campus on Monday, Tobias Read took his oath of office as secretary of state with a promise to spend the next four…
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