Seen through a sliding glass door, Noah Hall, wife Jessica and children Evan, 6, and Ruby, 2, sit at the kitchen table of their Salem home on Wednesday, April 23. The Halls are both elementary school teachers who are currently teaching classes from phone via video while also caring for[Read More…]
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COLUMN: Unemployment figures for Salem can be tricky to translate
A graph from the Oregon Employment Department, released May 19, illustrates job losses during previous recessions and how they compare to the current economic downturn. (Courtesy/Oregon Employment Department) The Salem area unemployment rate took an unprecedented one-month jump from March to April of more than nine points, due to the[Read More…]
Joe Smothers wanted to present a firsthand account of a Salem protest. He ended up capturing a viral moment
Salem Police Sgt. Mike Johnson in a video talking with individuals holding rifles outside of a downtown business. The video, captured by Joe Smothers, has sparked controversy in Salem. (Twitter) Before he went to bed on Monday, June 1, Joe Smothers finished a Facebook Live video of the protests against[Read More…]
School in the fall will include face masks, smaller classes and online learning for some students
Students get off the bus for the first day of school at Bush Elementary. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem schools can resume in-person classes in the fall, but students should expect to see smaller classes, bus drivers wearing masks and logs of contacts to aid in tracing any outbreaks of the[Read More…]
After flouting pandemic restrictions, Salem salon owner continues to be a lightning rod
Supporters cheer the opening on Tuesday, May 5, of Glamour Salon at 195 Liberty St. S.E. Owner Lindsey Graham said she opened in defiance of state restrictions to earn an income (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) About a year and a half ago, Lindsey Graham faced a risky choice as she found[Read More…]
School board delays budget to hear more about taking police officers out of Salem-Keizer schools
The Salem-Keizer School Board (Salem Reporter/file) The Salem-Keizer School Board Tuesday night postponed final action on the billion-dollar school budget to allow more consideration of a surprise proposal to remove police officers from local schools. The board’s decision reflects yet another government acknowledgement of growing citizen demands for reform, sparked[Read More…]
Hundreds call on Salem-Keizer to end contracts for police in schools
Students organized by Latinos Unidos Siempre urged the new Salem-Keizer School Board to address the mental health needs of immigrant students and stop policies that disproportionately punish students of color at a July 2019 meeting. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Hundreds of community leaders, teachers and citizens are calling on the Salem-Keizer[Read More…]
Salem-Keizer Education Foundation to dissolve, transferring many programs to YMCA
The Salem-Keizer Education Foundation is dissolving after almost 40 years serving thousands of students in the Salem area through mentoring programs, youth sports and after-school activities. A near-total loss of revenue over the past three months as local schools have shut their doors proved insurmountable for an organization that had[Read More…]
Councilors call for review of Salem police protest actions and bias training
Salem City Hall. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Salem City Council wants a to review of a widely circulated video in which a Salem police officer was recorded last week helping a group of armed people outside a downtown salon avoid running afoul of a city-imposed curfew last week. Several city[Read More…]
Principal Sara LeRoy leaving North Salem High School after large gains in graduation rate
Sara LeRoy, North Salem High School principal (Special to Salem Reporter/Moriah Ratner) For the second time in four years, North Salem High School will start the year with a new principal. Sara LeRoy, a former North teacher who took over as principal in 2017 is stepping down at the end[Read More…]
