South Salem High School sophomores Arnav Mohindra, left, Ali Kirk and Holly Kansky practice a DECA presentation in the school library on Feb. 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) South Salem High School students taking business and marketing classes can now earn college credit, potentially saving thousands of dollars. The school[Read More…]
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Marion County challenges garbage burner’s bad environmental rap
Brian May talks about Covanta Marion at the Salem City Club on Friday, Feb. 21. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) The Covanta Marion garbage burner isn’t as bad a polluter as its been made out to be, Marion County officials contend. Brian Nicholas, with Marion County Public Works, presented a 45-minute long[Read More…]
Salem’s Bud Pierce cited for service to American Cancer Society
Kathy Ottele presents Dr. Bud Pierce the American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Advocacy award on Thursday, Feb. 20, at an event in Salem. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Policymakers, cancer survivors, and health advocates met recently to learn more about the American Cancer Society’s efforts to fight cancer. “Cheers to[Read More…]
Uncategorized DIGEST: A fast run through Salem news of recent days from Salem Reporter
The Salem Police Foundation held a breakfast with the chief on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Courtesy/Salem Police Department) Salem mayor pushes for ‘sit-lie’ in the face of increasing uproar over homeless problem downtown At his State of the City address last week, Mayor Chuck Bennett said there’s no excuse for homeless[Read More…]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Readers react to column about Capitol protests, telling us to keep going
Les Zaitz, editor and CEO of Salem Reporter In just 30 minutes, the emails started coming in. Last week, I described in a column how Salem Reporter approaching covering protests for and against pending climate change legislation. We had taken some dings from both sides, and I considered the moment[Read More…]
Uncategorized Legislation introduced to advance deal between timber and environmental interests
Greg Miller (right), representative of the coalition of timber companies that signed the deal with conservation groups, presents HB 4168 to members of the House Rules Committee Thursday, Feb. 20. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) The fate of the landmark deal signed between a coalition of timber companies and environmental groups[Read More…]
The Legislature’s greenhouse gas reduction bill has been the session’s most complex and contentious legislation. Here’s what it means
Senate Bill 1530 has been the most argued about legislation of the 2020 legislative session. Sen. Michael Dembrow, the bill’s chief architect, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources while Sen. Alan Olsen, R-Canby, listens. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau). SALEM — The arguments and[Read More…]
Salem group takes interesting approach to presenting Lincoln’s speeches
Susan Friesen desperately wanted to get into her school’s band. Not because she loved music. Not yet. She wanted to get out of the general music class where a teacher had wronged her. “I remember we were preparing for a program and she told me to mouth the words and[Read More…]
A bill seeking to crack down on masked rioters draws concerns over free speech and privacy
An anti-fascist counterprotester at a Patriot Prayer rally. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Legislation targeting mask-wearing rioters has drawn criticism from a coalition of civil rights and community organizations that say it’ll have a chilling effect on protests while setting the state back on its efforts to halt mass incarceration. Speaking before the[Read More…]
Salem mayor pushes for ‘sit-lie’ in the face of increasing uproar over homeless problem downtown
Mayor Chuck Bennett responds to questions from the a crowd of neighbors at Pringle Community Hall. The city scrapped plans to turn the hall into an emergency homeless shelter last month. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Each day Mayor Chuck Bennett opens his electronic inbox to a half dozen emails from downtown[Read More…]
