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Oregon begins accepting unemployment claims for self-employed and gig workers

Salem’s Capitol Mall park, deserted on Friday, March 27, 2020 around 9 a.m., during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon began accepting jobless claims from self-employed and gig workers Tuesday, a little more than a month after President Donald Trump signed a law making those workers eligible for benefits.[Read More…]

This year was supposed to be the most promising for a pair of Salem musicians. But COVID-19 undid their plans

Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel, the core members of folk and bluegrass quartet Kristen Grainger & True North, have had plenty of time to rehearse at home since the COVID-19 outbreak. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a[Read More…]

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PHOTO: And now a break from the pandemic

A drone camera captures fields of a yellow seed crop adjacent to orchards and fields of the Spring Valley area in west Salem. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Running for city councilor has gotten costly for one ward as partisan divide shapes a local race

Salem city hall (Salem Reporter) In the race to represent Salem through unpaid, nonpartisan city council positions, one campaign this year stands out for the heavy campaign spending, unusual for such local races. Reid Sund, finance director for Salem Health, has collected $46,846 from his supporters in the race to[Read More…]