Civic reporting on the decisions, budgets, and policies shaping Salem.
Fewer kids, money that follows them and four 100-year-old buildings. What the district says is driving the closures, and what’s still unanswered.
Salem Explained
We have the river. We have the crowd. We're missing one thing.
Nine months, one task force, zero consensus. Here's the story, from the people who were in the room.
A conversation about safety, compassion, and accountability
Salem isn't unique in struggling with the value proposition of a public pool. But we should at least decide it on purpose, with the actual numbers on the table.
What the attack ads, the mailers, and the Reddit threads are leaving out.
Last night meeting was almost an all nighter
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