Archive for November, 2009

The meet goes down at a North Salem hash house that smells faintly of urinal cakes. Frank Ivester, private eye, has shoulder-length silver hair with a matching French fork

Anna Peterson has seen many public and private organizations step up to meet the needs of the Salem community. She’s seen it enough times that’s she’s made “stepping

Salem’s problems may have changed over the past year, but Linda Norris’ outlook hasn’t. “I love this community, this job, and working for this city,” Norris said. It’s

"Si se puede," or "Yes, we can," was the slogan for both the United Farm Workers labor union and Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Dolores Huerta, a lifelong activist

If elected mayor of Salem, Jordan Blake would like to see the city become a model of sustainability through the state and beyond. Blake, 33, the youngest of

In September, a Tibetan mastiff named Yangtze River Number 2 made its way home to the Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in China escorted by a fleet of 30 limousines.

If she'd remembered about the candy canes, Amy Korst might have rethought her decision to go trashless for a year. "Every year for as long as I can

:-) A mayoral "race" Let's hear it for a mayoral race with actual choices. Three candidates, Chuck Bennett, Jordan Blake and Anna Peterson, will vie for the city's top

Magazines and morning talk shows might tell you that the best gifts are those that anticipate the receiver’s wants and personality. I am here today to tell you