Rachel Alexander
Education Reporter at Salem Reporter
Managing editor/ed @SalemReporter. FOI chair @SPJOregon. Local news, spreadsheets + roller derby are my jam. 206 born & raised. 100% pure chaos energy
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6 days ago |
salemreporter.com | Rachel Alexander
Gov. Tina Kotek wanted to give the Englewood Eagles a bit of inspiration heading into the weekend. “You are a lot more brave than you think you are,” she told a gym full of students at the north Salem elementary school on Friday afternoon. Kotek was a guest of honor for an assembly where she read “A Little Bit Brave” by Nicola Kinnear.
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6 days ago |
salemreporter.com | Rachel Alexander
Last summer, reporter Abbey McDonald received a desperate email from a Salem woman. She described how her mother, Melinda Lou Kayser, was wasting away on a sidewalk in southeast Salem. Kayser was severely mentally ill, unable to care for herself and often aggressive toward those trying to help. “Please help,” the subject read. THE SERIES:Part 1: Melinda Lou Kayser died on a cold Salem sidewalk months after county investigators determined she could care for herself.
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1 week ago |
salemreporter.com | Rachel Alexander
Voters in the Salem area will select four school board members in the May 20 election, as well as fill a Salem City Council seat. All elections are contested, with two candidates campaigning for each school board seat, and three seeking the city council spot. A number of free upcoming local events offer voters a chance to meet candidates and learn more about their goals if elected. And some events have already been taped or aired and are available to watch.
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1 week ago |
salemreporter.com | Alex Baumhardt |Madeleine Moore |Julia Shumway |Rachel Alexander
Portland-based clothing company Wildfang received a shipment from China right before President Donald Trump announced a 152.5% tariff on all Chinese goods. If that order had gone through just 48 hours later than it did, it would have cost Wildfang nearly $180,000 extra because of Trump’s tariffs, CEO Emma Mcilroy told Gov. Tina Kotek during a roundtable at Salem’s Chemeketa Community College Center for Business and Industry on Wednesday.
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1 week ago |
salemreporter.com | Rachel Alexander
Matthew Meyers and Colin Williams hoped to earn a finalist spot at the national We the People competition last week. The Sprague High School seniors traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete in the annual civics extravaganza, preparing 18 speeches on various aspects of constitutional law and history. After the second day of competition, they made the cut for the top 10 teams in the U.S., beating out rivals with 24 or more students.
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