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CALENDAR for May 10, 2019

Friday, May 10 It’s bloom season at Schreiner’s Iris Gardens, 3625 Quinaby Road NE. Schreiner’s will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 10 acre display garden contains over 500 named iris varieties and other companion plants. Admission is $5 per car, and Bloom Season Passes can[Read More…]

LETTER: Why I support Chuck Lee

To the Editor: I am supporting Chuck Lee for Salem/Keizer School Board Zone 6 I have known Chuck for over 25 years and have seen his commitment to education first hand. Over the years, we have worked on various projects and committees where I was fortunate to watch and learn[Read More…]

LETTER: A better way to board airplanes

To the Editor: We all know that boarding airplanes takes way too much time. The typical system creates a blockage in the aisle, causing a line in the jet bridge. One of the main reasons for this is people bringing carry-ons. Because the airlines are charging for checked bags, more[Read More…]

LETTER: By nature pitbulls are not a danger

To the Editor: Ending abusive behavior towards pitbulls is a key step for ending all violence, which is why it’s important to resolve the problem by educating people. For clarification, the term, “pitbull,” actually classifies four dog breeds, but the original breed is the American Pitbull Terrier. To start off,[Read More…]

LETTER: Ocean pollution

To the Editor: Ocean pollution has rapidly increased in the past years, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association states, “The majority of pollutants going into the ocean come from activities on land. Natural processes and human activities along the coastlines and far inland affect the health of our ocean. One of the[Read More…]

The $2 trillion infrastructure trap

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer emerged from the White House after meeting with President Donald Trump. They announced that Trump and congressional Democrats had agreed to spend $2 trillion on a big infrastructure package. It’s amazing how chummy partisans can be when they doubt they[Read More…]

Can Americans ever be united against foes?

A daily question returns to this writer’s mind: What would it take to unite the American people as we approach the third decade of the 21st century? Most Americans were united in a common effort to defeat the Japan and Nazi Germany after the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,[Read More…]

Fires keep KFD on the run with other agencies

On Sunday evening, Keizer Fire District, along with Marion County Fire Department and Woodburn Fire District, responded to the report of a house fire in the area of River Rd and Brooklake Rd in NE Salem on Sunday around 8 p.m. Firefighters could see a large black column of smoke[Read More…]