Winter is a time to hibernate, nest, get cozy, stay indoors, where it is toasty and warm. For those not taking part in snow sports this time of year, the Keizer and Salem area offers entertainment of a more cerebral kind: live theater. The Salem…
When I was younger, I hated Kobe Bryant. I didn’t actually hate him as a human, I just hated that he would continuously torch my favorite team. As a Portland Trail Blazers fan, Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers ripped my heart out of my…
Polls have determined that Medicare For All is newly-popular among Americans in the 18 to 36 age range. Those of more youthful years may want to find out that what they wish for in deliverance is what they get. What’s interesting about that age range is…
In 2010, Oregon voters approved a Constitutional amendment allowing annual legislative sessions. Until 2012 the state legislature met in odd-numbered years. The 2010 measure was touted as tool for the legislature to address budget issues (this was during the height of the Great Recession) and…
Just 10 months ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proclaimed that an impeachment of President Donald Trump would not happen unless there was “something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan.” The House vote to impeach Trump was the dictionary definition of partisan—not a single Republican voted…
It was an evening of cheers. It was an evening of tears. It was last Saturday evening as the Keizer Chamber Chamber of Commerce bestowed its annual First Citizen Award and other honors at a banquet at the Keizer Civic Center. Though many in the…
To the Editor: How do we get corruption out of Washington, D.C.? Start locally. Money in politics is what got us where we are—unsure of our futures. Both parties take money from their donors and vote in favor of corporate greed. This is unacceptable. Let…
Donna M. Strobel, 67, of Bethlehem, Penn., passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2020, surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of St. Luke’s Hospice House. She was the loving wife of Greg Strobel with whom she shared over 45 years of…
The understanding part eludes me; I simply do not get itj. We, the American people, have now experienced three years of consequential efforts to rollback environmental oversight in all construction projects that will now, directly, and into the immediate future impact our health, safety and survival.…