As a reviewer, I try my hardest to avoid exposure to other people’s opinions of newly released movies and TV shows before I can watch them myself, as well as any spoilers that manage to leak online. I’m the kind of guy whose opinion can be easily swayed by others[Read More…]
Opinion
Library campaign begins
Keizer is moving closer to having a public library. After vigorous testimony and debate, the Kezer City Council voted to place the question of adding a fee to the city services bill on November’s general election ballot. It is cost-free to the city to put the question on the ballot[Read More…]
Moon Knight Review
Choosing to watch a movie or TV show based on a comic book property can be a daunting task these days if one isn’t, as the late legend Stan Lee would say, a “True believer.” Marvel Studio’s latest theatrical release, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, has no less than four entries[Read More…]
Doctor Strange hits the box office
Nothing dates a movie quite like bad CGI. Take Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films as an example: Released at the very beginning of the twenty-first century, their precursor, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, easily holds up under the scrutiny of eyes that are now twenty years older. The Hobbit films,[Read More…]
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…]
Support for a public library
It was heartening to see the council chambers filled at the Keizer City Council work session on April 6 by people showing their support for a public library in Keizer Yes, Keizer has a community library. It is run by volunteers with a paid, part-time manager. The Keizer Community Library,[Read More…]
Who wants to be a pirate? Ask HBO Max
Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby, center) and others in Our Flag Means Death. We have a tendency to heavily romanticize the Golden Age of Piracy, and this is not a new phenomenon by any means. For proof of this, look no further than Stede Bonnet, the gentleman pirate and contemporary of[Read More…]
Use millions of ARPA dollars to fund future vision for city
In 2009 the Keizer Compass project envisioned what the city could (and should be) 20 years into the future. We are closing in on 2029 and we have a rare opportunity to make plans come to fruition. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan was approved by the city council last week.[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…]
