EDITORIAL: Council: Attend or watch A new Keizer City Council terms begins on Monday, Jan. 6. Mayor Cathy Clark will be sworn in for her sixth term. She will be joined by Marlene Parsons, who returns to the dais after previously serving two terms. Starting with the Jan,. 6 meeting,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor, Nov. 3, 2024
Support for Kevin Mannix in HD 21To the Editor:it is important that we support political leaders who deliver on their promises. Kevin Mannix is such a leader. He promised he would fight for re-criminalization of street drugs and this law has now passed. Mannix promised he would push to enhance[Read More…]
PUBLIC SQUARE Nov. 1, 2024
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: This immigrant supports Kevin Mannix To the Editor:I immigrated to the U.S. over 20 years ago. I have voted in every election since I became a citizen. I voted for Kevin Mannix in 2022 and I’ll will do it again this year. Here’s why: Despite the[Read More…]
Public Square, Oct. 25, 2024
EDITORIAL: Cathy Clark for mayor Two women, each of whom have served for 10 years in the role, are facing each other for the office of mayor of Keizer in November’s general election. It is the first contested race for mayor since 2012. Incumbent Cathy Clark is seeking her sixth[Read More…]
Public Square: October 18, 2024
Letters to the Editor: I’m for Virginia Stapleton To the Editor:I’m writing in support of Virginia Stapleton for House District 21. I got to know Virginia through my work advocating for the Salem Public Library funding. Since meeting Virginia, I have come to know her as a community member who[Read More…]
PUBLIC SQUARE October 11, 2024
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR— Re-elect SalinasAndrea Salinas, our 6th Congressional District representative, deserves our support in November. Salinas is familiar with the problems and issues of Oregonians after serving as an advocate for labor unions, environmental groups and reproductive rights organizations in Oregon. She took that knowledge and dedication with[Read More…]
PAC’s political mailer is despicable
Letter to the Editor:
To the Leadership Fund PAC:
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I am in support of libraries, but it has to be done right. Keizer needs to stand on its own, but most importantly it needs to be done in a very sound fiscal way. We do not need to do funding with a, well—it may cost you[Read More…]
Amy Queen for Circuit Court judge
Amy Queen To the Editor: Here’s why I am endorsing Amy Queen for Marion County Circuit Judge – Position 14: I worked with Amy on many public safety issues and projects when I was the Woodburn Police Chief and the Salem Deputy Police Chief. Amy is an experienced and talented[Read More…]
Disappointed by editorial
To the Editor: Constituents of the greater Salem-Keizer area drew attention to the dog whistle that is “The Reawaken American Tour,” during the March 21st Keizer City Council Meeting. Hannah Shooting Bear drew the most direct connection between the rhetoric and ideology of the tour, with its roots in our[Read More…]