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- Chemawa junior sets sights on college as the first Native Lakhani scholarKayla Monte — a junior this coming year at Chemawa Indian School in Salem — has dreams of becoming an architect. To get there, she has her sights set on Harvard, Yale or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the helpContinue reading “Chemawa junior sets sights on college as the first Native Lakhani scholar”
- Unsheltered community moved out of Cascades Gateway Park as renovations beginSeveral hundred individuals have been living in the city park for more than a year — since city officials lifted camping restrictions there and at Wallace Marine Park as part of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. ButContinue reading “Unsheltered community moved out of Cascades Gateway Park as renovations begin”
- Oregon artists savor each moment as they return to the stage for the first time in a yearJoint byline with Bill Poehler Performers had a large part of their identity taken away over the past year. Some tried performing virtually or in small, socially distanced shows. Playing to a camera or inContinue reading “Oregon artists savor each moment as they return to the stage for the first time in a year”
- Are the white oaks near the new Costco dying? Advocates fear predictions are coming trueSite developers promised to safely transplant the trees. Local environmental advocates argued the move would likely kill them. The latter may have been correct as the leaves on the oaks appear to be mostly brown and someContinue reading “Are the white oaks near the new Costco dying? Advocates fear predictions are coming true”
- Feds may investigate Chemawa Indian School in Salem after discovery of Canadian mass gravesChemawa Indian School in Salem — the oldest continuously operated residential boarding school for Native American students in the United States — may come under federal review following U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s call for the government to investigate itsContinue reading “Feds may investigate Chemawa Indian School in Salem after discovery of Canadian mass graves”
- Police body cameras, resources for unsheltered: Highlights of Salem’s $662.6M city budgetNatalie is covering city and economic development for the Statesman Journal for the summer of 2021. This story is part of that coverage. The budget — totaling $662.6 million — covers July 1 through June 30 of nextContinue reading “Police body cameras, resources for unsheltered: Highlights of Salem’s $662.6M city budget”
- School conflict highlights nastiness over reporting COVID-19 protocol violationsMonths of conflict in the Cascade School District community surrounding COVID-19 safety concerns have highlighted the need everywhere for students, families and educators to have anonymous and secure reporting options. Read the full story here.
- School board restricts demonstrations at meetings to ‘free speech zones’A motion passed by the Salem-Keizer school board Tuesday night further limits how members of the public can engage with the governing body. Most school board members said the new motion — which designates free-speech and no-trespassing zones — isContinue reading “School board restricts demonstrations at meetings to ‘free speech zones’”
- Local schools pledged anti-racism last year, but are they following through?Joint byline with Jordyn Brown Many local schools during the protests acknowledged the continued presence of racism and pledged against it, saying they would “do the work” to confront it in schools and listen more to their studentsContinue reading “Local schools pledged anti-racism last year, but are they following through?”
- It’s been a year since George Floyd’s murder. What’s changed in Salem?By Connor Radnovich, Dianne Lugo, Natalie Pate, Virginia Barreda and Whitney Woodworth One year removed from Floyd’s death, the Statesman Journal looks back on how the fight for racial equity and justice has developed, andContinue reading “It’s been a year since George Floyd’s murder. What’s changed in Salem?”
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