For Keith Chilcote, the best pieces come with a bit of mystery. Equal parts art and utility, Keith and his wife, Sarah, have amassed a sizeable collection of Victorian-era

While Washington D.C. bigwigs fumble their way through national health care reform, YWCA Salem's Karla Iverson works the front lines. "You'd be amazed at how many people can't

Hiking, ocean pollution highlighted in Straub series A hiking enthusiast and a scientist who has written about the plastic pollution in the world's oceans will speak this month at

When Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery learns of his new assignment, his stony expression cracks like poorly struck granite. Montgomery, played by Ben Foster in "The Messenger" opening January

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

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

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

Strip away the tinsel, the feasts, and the presents, and the holidays are about one simple thing: family. "Whether it's the one you're related to by blood or