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Tag: COLUMN
COLUMN: Meet the flamboyant, whistling varied thrush
Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
COLUMN: Salem ahead of Oregon in pandemic economic recovery
Salem leads western Oregon in job recovery since the pandemic, thanks to a diversified economy and the stability of state government, columnist Pamela Ferrara writes.
COLUMN: Success of California condor breeding program raises hopes for Oregon sighting
Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
COLUMN: Local government grows, but population grows much faster in Salem
Over the past two decades, the Salem area’s population has grown 24%. Paying for employees to keep up with growth is a challenge, columnist Pamela Ferrara writes.
Salem artifact of the month: Burnett’s hair Cocoaine
Salem’s city archaeologist, Kimberli Fitzgerald, delves into the history of a century-old bottle of hair tonic found during a downtown sidewalk repair in Salem.
COLUMN: The next generation of birds
Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The importance of writing for ordinary Oregonians
Journalists regularly cover government programs, but too often don’t reach out to the people most affected to hear their concerns and questions, Managing Editor Rachel Alexander writes.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A month of talking to Salem’s graduating seniors
Managing Editor Rachel Alexander explains how she worked to capture a cross-section of high school graduates with Salem Reporter’s Class of 2023 series.
COLUMN: An extraordinary bird, unpredictably among the ordinary
Local birder Harry Fuller describes a rare bird sighting while awaiting an oil change in the urban wildland of Capitol Lake.