Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Marion County Courthouse. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The union representing Marion County employees has prevailed in its unfair labor practice complaint against the county for refusing to allow employees to telecommute since July. On Friday, Oct. 29 the Employment Relations Board sided with the Marion County Employees Union, which[Read More…]
Uncategorized NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this free to the community as a public service to keep residents informed. Please share and please subscribe to support this reporting. The Marion County Board of Commissioners doesn’t plan to consider additional measures to curb the spread of Covid in the community following the county’s highest case[Read More…]
Marion County Courthouse (Anna CK Smith/Salem Reporter) Blatant racism often lives in the shadows of the internet, but on Tuesday Marion County’s top cop witnessed it in broad daylight outside of a Salem coffee shop. Three Latino guys were sitting at IKE Box when a man allegedly walked up, spit[Read More…]
Uncategorized Josh Lair stands by Marion Square Park, where many of his clients spend their time. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Josh Lair has learned one secret to earning trust when police call him out to meet a prospective client. Don’t look like a cop. Few people would mistake the 6-foot-2 social worker[Read More…]
