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By Rep. Paul Evans, For The West Side Newspaper September is upon us. Students will soon return to school, the weather will cool — hopefully sooner rather than later — the days will grow shorter, and memories of summer will become stories shared around the dinner table. Fall is my favorite season.

By Casey Chaffin, The West Side Newspaper From October 2-24, Pentacle Theatre will put on a showing of Angel Street, the play that originated the term gaslighting.  The play, a thriller, traces the rise and fall of a turbulent relationship between a married couple, Mr. Manningham and his wife

By Dan Shryock, The West Side Newspaper The term is synonymous with a worst-case Pacific Northwest scenario: “Cascadia Subduction Zone.” It’s the Big One, the earthquake that experts say is due anytime, the event predicted to devastate the Oregon Coast and bring the mid-Willamette Valley to a

By Jennifer Halley, for the Westside Newspaper Plans to develop one of the largest plots of undeveloped land in West Salem into a multifamily housing unit were met with dissent at the August West Neighborhood Association meeting.  Held on August 6 in the event space at Roth’s Fresh Markets

By Destree Thompson, For The West Side Newspaper September has a feeling to it.  The air changes. Mornings feel a little cooler. Leaves on the trees hint at the colors to come. Around our community, school buses return, calendars fill, and familiar routines begin to take shape again. It'

By Jennifer Halley, for the Westside Paper Salem Pride in the Park will return for its 25th year at Salem Riverfront Park on September 19.  The event, hosted by Salem Capital Pride, a nonprofit organization that seeks to provide opportunities for connection and growth for the LGBTQIA+ community in or

By Casey Chaffin, The West Side Newspaper  On Saturday, October 3, the Center for Hope and Safety will host their Steps 2 Safety fundraiser, a 1K and 5K walk that raises money for the domestic violence nonprofit and the Marion County Domestic Violence Council. The walk’s route goes through